Overview
- Naumov marked the first anniversary of his parents’ deaths with an Instagram tribute, calling the past 12 months the most difficult of his life and writing, “It’s hard to believe that it’s already been one full year.”
- In a new interview, the 24-year-old said he feels his parents’ presence during training and still hears their coaching cues from years on the ice together.
- Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the 1994 world pairs champions and his longtime coaches, were among 67 people killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk on Jan. 29, 2025, including 28 from the skating community.
- Naumov was officially named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic team on Jan. 11 and is preparing for his Olympic debut in Milan next week.
- He says qualifying fulfilled a family goal set when he was 5, and he plans to honor his parents’ legacy by competing for a medal.