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Maxim Naumov Used His Olympic Debut to Honor His Parents Who Died in D.C. Plane Crash

American figure skater Maxim Naumov's Olympic debut on Tuesday was beautiful in more ways than one.

In addition to his gorgeous short program on the ice, which earned a men's free skate-qualifying score of 85.65, Naumov opened his number with a moving jumbotron tribute to his parents, both of whom were killed in the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash in D.C. last January.

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