Maxim Naumov’s parents, Evgenia “Zhenya” Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, were killed in a mid‑air plane crash near Washington, D.C., in January 2025.

What happened to them

  • Vadim and Evgenia were former 1994 World pairs champions for Russia and later became figure‑skating coaches in the U.S., working with the Skating Club of Boston.
  • They died when an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; the plane crashed into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board.

Context around the crash

  • The couple had just attended a U.S. Figure Skating development camp in Wichita, Kansas, after the 2025 national championships; Maxim had flown home earlier, so he was not on the doomed flight.
  • Their deaths devastated the figure‑skating community and turned Maxim into a focal point of public attention as he continued competing while grieving, including at the 2026 U.S. Championships and the 2026 Winter Olympics.

How Maxim has honored them

  • He has repeatedly dedicated performances to his parents , often speaking of them in interviews and holding up old photos of the three of them on the ice.
  • In early 2026, he made the U.S. Olympic team exactly one year after their deaths , framing the achievement as a tribute to their legacy and coaching.

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