""I'm just so excited for the Olympic spirit, the Olympic environment," Malinin said. "Hopefully go for that Olympic gold.""
""We absolutely did it," Naumov said. "Every day, year after year, we talked about the Olympics. It means so much in our family. It's what I've been thinking about since I was 5 years old, before I even know what to think. I can't put this into words.""
Ilia Malinin enters the Milan-Cortina Olympics as a world champion and four-time national champion, the prohibitive favorite for men's gold. Madison Chock and Evan Bates captured a record seventh U.S. title and remain Olympic contenders after helping the U.S. win team gold at Beijing and finishing fourth individually. Alysa Liu is a world champion, and Amber Glenn won her third straight national title. U.S. Figure Skating announced a 16-athlete squad that includes Andrew Torgashev and Maxim Naumov. Maxim Naumov fulfilled his late parents' hopes after their fatal January 2025 crash and described the Olympics as a lifelong dream.
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