Overview
- Naumov secured his Team USA spot with a bronze at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis.
- He resumed training at the Skating Club of Boston with pairs Emily Chan and Spencer Howe, giving the club three Olympians for Milan–Cortina.
- After losing his parents in the 2025 midair crash near Washington, D.C., he says skating became his tool for coping.
- He held a photo of his parents while awaiting his scores at nationals and plans to carry their pictures to Italy for the Games starting Feb. 6.
- National pairs champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov were not selected due to citizenship timing rules and are preparing for Four Continents in Beijing.