Maxim Naumov, who lost his parents in the Washington D.C. plane crash, has a family friend staying with him around the clock
Ice skater Maxim Naumov is being cared for by a family friend “24 hours a day” after the loss of his parents, 1994 World Champions Evgenia “Zhenya” Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who died in the recent Washington D.C. plane crash.
“I know a couple who is with him right now,” said Ekaterina 'Katia' Gordeeva, a former teammate and close friend of Naumov’s parents. “They weren't even in Washington yet, but … that morning , we all connected right away, all the people from Simsbury.” Simsbury is the town where Naumov lived with his parents.
Sixty-seven people, including 14 figure skaters, died in the crash on January 29. The skaters were returning home from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Kansas on the American Airlines flight that collided mid-air with a military helicopter. The Skating Club of Boston sent 18 athletes to the competition, and CEO Doug Zeghibe said six members of the club’s team members were killed. No one survived the crash.
“Our sport and this Club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,” the club said in a statement. “Skating is a tight-knit community where parents and kids come together 6 to 7 days a week to train and work together. Everyone is like family. Of the skaters, coaches and parents on the plane, we believe six were from The Skating Club of Boston. We are devastated and completely at a loss for words.
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