Figure skater Maxim Naumov kept his late parents, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, close to his heart when he competed at the 2026 United States Figure Skating Championships.
After his short program on Thursday, January 8, Maxim, 24, sat in the “kiss-and-cry” booth to receive his scores alongside coach Vladimir Petrenko. While awaiting the results, Maxim held up a throwback photo of his mom and dad with him on an ice rink.
He was spotted crying and kissed the family portrait once the judges’ artistic and technical marks were revealed.
Evgenia and Vadim were killed in January 2025 after boar...
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