AdvertisementMaxim Naumov, who finished third behind Malinin’s dominant performance on Saturday, has a legacy in the sport that is heartbreaking. Matthew Stockman via Getty ImagesAdvertisementVadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who were world champions in pairs figure skating in 1994, became coaches at the Skating Club of Boston. They were returning from Wichita, Kansas, host of the 2025 U.S. championships, along with 26 others connected to figure skating, when their plane collided with a military helicopter, killing everyone aboard both aircraft. “I would not be sitting here without the unimaginable work effort and love from my parents,” Naumov said in a news conference on Sunday. AdvertisementThe married couple of Chock, 33, and Bates, 36, have won five straight national titles and seven overall, a record.

Source: Huffington Post January 12, 2026 14:36 UTC