Figure skater Maxim Naumov makes U.S. Olympic team a year after parents were killed in plane crash

Local figure skater among 16 athletes nominated to 2026 US Olympic Team - Boston News, Weather, Sports

U.S. Figure Skating on Sunday announced the 16 skaters nominated to the U.S. Olympic Team for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The team was selected following the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Missouri and includes Maxim Naumov, who lost his parents in a tragic plane crash in Washington, DC and trains in Norwood. It’s the first time Naumov has made the team and when asked what he thought about, he sai…

Maxim Naumov named to the 2026 US Olympic team after parents' tragic death

Maxin Naumov, who lost both of his parents in a midair crash over Washington, D.C., just one year ago, will represent the United States in the Winter Olympics.

American figure skater qualifies for first Olympics a year after parents died in plane crash

Maxim Naumov was named to the United States’ Winter Olympic team one year after his parents were killed in a plane crash.

Maxim Naumov Makes U.S. Olympic Team 1 Year After His Parents Tragically Died in D.C. Plane Crash

Figure skater Maxim Naumov was named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic team on Sunday, Jan. 11, one year after his parents, Evgenia 'Zhenya' Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, were tragically killed in the American Airlines plane crash along with 65 others.

Skater Maxim Naumov Makes U.S. Olympic Team One Year After Parents’ Fatal D.C. Plane Crash

One year after Maxim Naumov’s parents died in the tragic American Airlines plane crash that claimed the lives of 67 people in 2025, the pro figure skater was selected for the 2026 U.S. Olympic team.

Simsbury native makes US Olympic figure skating team a year after parents’ death

Maxim Naumov, a Simsbury native, earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team after winning bronze at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.