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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Isabel Keane

Figure skater who lost his parents in Reagan airport plane crash qualifies for Olympics

Figure skater Maxim Naumov has been named a member of the 2026 U.S. Olympic team, nearly a year after his parents were killed in a tragic plane crash.

The 24-year-old’s parents, former 1994 world champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were among the 67 people killed when their American Airlines plane crashed into a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025.

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