US EditionFigure skater Maxim Naumov makes U.S. Olympic team a year after parents were killed in plane crash
- On Sunday in St. Louis, U.S. Figure Skating unveiled the 16-athlete Olympic roster after four days of nationals for the Milano Cortina Games.
- Matt Farrell cautioned that `Sometimes these aren't easy`, explaining U.S. Figure Skating based selections on athletes' body of work over two seasons and nationals, while citizenship delays affected Alisa Efimova and Christina Carreira.
- Ilia Malinin, 21, nicknamed the 'Quad God,' headlines the roster with his quadruple Axel and two world titles, while Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito secured the three women's Olympic spots.
- With the Olympics opening Feb. 6, multiple athletes on the roster are viewed as medal threats, including Madison Chock and Evan Bates and reigning world champion Alysa Liu.
- Beyond podium talk, Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe secured their final pairs spot despite no top-three finish, with Howe having enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2024.
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KAKE NewsFigure skater makes U.S. Winter Olympic team after losing both parents in DC plane crash
Figure skater Maxim Naumov made the 2026 U.S. Winter Olympic team after losing both of his parents in the tragic Washington, D.C., plane crash last year.
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Figure skater Maxim Naumov is headed to the Olympics, almost one year after losing both his parents in the 2025 mid-air collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Naumov, 24, qualified by finishing third at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis on Sunday, January 11. “I thought of them immediately,” Naumov said of his parents, according to U.S. Figure Skating. “I wish they could be here to experience it with me, but I…
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