US skater Maxim Naumov honors his late parents by completing an Olympic dream he shared with them
- Posted on February 13, 2026
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US skater Maxim Naumov honors his late parents by completing an Olympic dream he shared with them
The last conversation that Maxim Naumov had with his parents was about following in their footsteps to the Olympics. 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. Among them was actor Jeff Goldblum, who took in the performance with his wife, Emilie.