Figure skater Maxim Naumov makes U.S. Olympic team a year after parents were killed in plane crash
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Key Points:
- Maxim Naumov, 24, was named to the U.S. figure skating team for the Winter Olympics after finishing third at the U.S. championships, fulfilling a dream he shared with his late parents.
- Naumov's parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were 1994 world champions in pairs figure skating and tragically died in a midair collision last January involving a U.S. figure skating team flight.
- Despite the loss, Naumov expressed feeling his parents' presence and honored them during his routines, carrying a childhood photo with them to the championships.
- The upcoming Olympic figure skating competition will be held in Milan from February 6-19, with U
