Maxim Naumov, a member and figure skater for the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, has officially been selected to represent Team USA in the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
The U.S. Figure Skating announced the 16 skaters to represent the U.S.: three women, three men, two pairs, and six alternates.
Women
- Amber Glenn
- Isabeau Levito
- Alysa Liu
Alternates
- Alternate 1: Bradie Tennell
- Alternate 2: Sarah Everhardt
- Alternate 3: Starr Andrews
Men
- Ilia Malinin
- Maxim Naumov
- Andrew Torgashev
Alternates
- Alternate 1: Jason Brown
- Alternate 2: Tomoki Hiwatashi
- Alternate 3: Jacob Sanchez
Pairs
- Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe
- Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea
Naumov, a three-time U.S. National Pewter medalist, was selected nearly one year after his parents, former Olympic Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, were two of six victims with ties to Massachusetts killed in the American Airlines plane that was involved in a deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29, 2025.
Naumov, when asked what it meant to be selected to the U.S. team, said he immediately thought about his parents.
“My parents, what we talked about and how much we discussed this through my entire life, and how much it means to us, and how much the Olympics is part of our family. I thought of them immediately. I wish they could be here to experience it with me, but I do feel their presence, and they are with me.”
The 2026 Olympics are slated to begin on Friday, February 6.
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