MILAN (AP) — The last conversation that Maxim Naumov had with his parents was about following in their footsteps to the Olympics.
Now the American figure skater has done it.
The Olympic dream has become a reality for Max Naumov. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/xtkwVouma9
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 13, 2026
The 24-year-old Naumov finished his Winter Games debut with an emotional free skate Friday night, just over a year after Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among 67 people killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport and fell into the dark depths of the Potomac River…