"US Figure Skating has confirmed the 16 athletes who will represent Team USA at the Milan-Cortina Games next month in Italy, including Maxim Naumov, who fulfilled the hopes of his late parents by making the Olympic team. Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who were world champions in pairs figure skating in 1994, became coaches at the Skating Club of Boston. Last January, they were returning from Wichita, Kansas, host of the 2025 US championships, along with 26 others connected to figure skating, when their plane collided with a military helicopter, killing everyone on board both aircraft."
"I would not be sitting here without the unimaginable work effort and love from my parents, Naumov said on Sunday. It means absolutely everything to me, fulfilling the dream that we collectively had as a family since I first was on the ice at five years old. So it means absolutely everything. And I know they're looking down, smiling and proud."
"He will compete in men's singles with world champion Ilia Malinin, fresh off his fourth straight national title. Malinin will be the prohibitive favorite to follow in the footsteps of Nathan Chen by delivering another men's gold medal for the American squad when he steps on the ice at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. Ice dance duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who won their record-setting seventh US title on Saturday night, also will be among the Olympic favorites, as will world champion Alysa Liu and women's teammate Amber Glenn, who won her third consecutive national title at the weekend. I'm just so excited for the Olympic spirit, the Olympic environment, Malinin said. Hopefully go for that Olympic gold."
Sixteen athletes were named to Team USA for the Milan-Cortina Games, with Maxim Naumov earning a berth that fulfills a dream shared with his late parents. Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were 1994 pairs world champions who later coached at the Skating Club of Boston. The parents died in a January plane collision with a military helicopter while returning from the 2025 U.S. Championships in Wichita alongside 26 others. Naumov credited his parents' work and love for his progress. Team members include world champion Ilia Malinin, Andrew Torgashev, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn.
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