Figure skater who lost his parents in an airplane crash pays tribute
Max Naumov responded after skating after skating at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on March 2, 2025.
Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesFigure skater Maxim Naumov Back on the ice to honor his late parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkovahe died in a plane crash in Washington, D.C. in January.
Maxim, 23, conducted a personal routine of “City Not Existent” in the Ice Us Figacy On Ice Ice Skating Buty on Sunday, March 2, DC.
After his emotional habits were over, he kneeled down and began to cry as his spotlight shone on him. The sold-out crowd in the arena, many of whom were also obviously crying, gave Maxim a long applause.
The event has benefited loved ones and families affected by the January 29 crash that claimed the lives of 28 members of the figure skating community. A total of 67 people were killed when a commercial airliner collided with an Army helicopter near DC’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River.
Pierre Verdy/AFP via Getty Images via Russian figure skating duo Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov are partners on the ice. The couple sparked a romance shortly after their pair of skating partners started in 1985. The two-time Olympian went on to win multiple titles, then hung up skates in 1998. […]
A few days before the crash, Maxim’s parents participated in watching their son skate at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
Evgenia, 52, and Vadim, 55, who is now skating in Wichita to help coach the U.S. National Development Training Camp as part of their affiliation with the Boston Skating Club.
“Max competes in the U.S. Championship in the Senior Men’s Championship, Champion Men,” Boston Skating Club CEO Doug Zeghib Explained at a press conference on January 30. “He was fourth and it was a medal. His time in Wichita ended the men’s event on Sunday. He was actually flying on Monday. I came back with him. He had no reason to stay in the National Development Camp.”
After his parents died, Maxim was surrounded by his relatives.
“I know a couple is with him now,” Ekaterina “Katia” GordeevaThe former teammate and close friend of the Naumov family told people. “They aren’t even in Washington yet, but…that morning [of the plane crash]we all immediately connected. ”
Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano reflects on a tragic plane crash and spends a special week in Wichita, Kansas, killing multiple American figure skaters. “Today the heart of my skating family breaks my mind and prayers for my skating family,” Boitano, 61, wrote through his Boitano. […]
Gordeeva explained that the woman with Maxim was “like his godmother, she was with him now, her husband and her husband.”
Sunday’s welfare features performances and looks from a generation of famous figure skaters, including former Olympic athletes Johnny Weirhe is now a coach after retiring in 2023.
“Imagine it could be their mom or family, it’s just devastating,” Weir, 40, said after his performance. cat. “I can never say this event will be closed, but it shows that the kids I work with every day can tear things apart and still show up on others. It’s OK to be sad.”
He added: “I think the moment of solidarity is the biggest gift we can give to those who have lost.”
