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Figure Skater Whose Parents Died In D.C. Plane Crash Earns Standing Ovation At Boston World Championships
"I don't think I've walked through a hallway and haven't given a hug since. And I feel that support and love," Maxim Naumov said Sunday.
April 1, 2025
Maxim Naumov came to a stop in the middle of the ice, looked up at the sky and patted his heart. Then he mouthed a few words, in Russian, to his parents:
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"This is for you guys. You guys are with me. I love you both."
Former world pairs champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova died in January when their plane crashed into a military helicopter on approach to Washington, D.C., and fell into the icy Potomac River. A total of 67 people were killed, including more than two dozen who were returning from a development camp following the U.S. figure skating championships in Wichita, Kansas.
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