Overview
- Naumov practiced Wednesday for the first time since being named to Team USA following his third-place finish at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
- He said competing at the Olympics is a dream come true and described his selection as deeply meaningful after a year of mourning.
- At nationals, he held a family photo while awaiting his scores, saying he wanted his parents with him in that moment.
- His parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were among those killed in a January 2025 midair plane collision over the Potomac River that affected the Skating Club of Boston.
- Club teammates Emily Chan and Spencer Howe also made the Olympic team and described how the tragedy strengthened their community.