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Maxim Naumov

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Maxim Naumov
Born (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 (age 23)
Hartford, Connecticut,
United States
HometownSimsbury, Connecticut[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachVadim Naumov
Evgenia Shishkova
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston
Not to be confused with Maksim Naumov.

Maxim Naumov (born August 1, 2001) is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. national pewter medalist and the 2020 U.S. junior national champion. Naumov finished within the top five at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

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"Once again, Maxim made us all proud, getting on to the podium at Nationals after 7th place in the short. This beautiful and emotional performance is a result of a team work. Huge thanks to Serhii and Irina Vaypan and of course to Adam Blake for his wonderful choreography of a classic! Maxim has earned his place in the team of 4 Continents. 👏🏻👍🏻💪🏻😄🎊"

—Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova's final Instagram post caption[2]

Maxim Naumov was born on August 1, 2001, in Hartford, Connecticut. His parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were the 1994 World Champions in pairs for Russia.[3][4] Naumov previously competed in gymnastics as a child.[5] After graduating from Simsbury High School in 2019, he began attending ASU Online.[5]

Naumov has cited his figure skating influences as being Olympic champions Evgeni Plushenko and Yuzuru Hanyu, as well as his parents.[4]

On January 29, 2025, Naumov's parents, who were passengers onboard the American Eagle Flight 5342, were killed in the Potomac River mid-air collision. Days prior the tragedy, the couple expressed pride over their son's fourth-place finish at the 2025 U.S. Championships, which had recently taken place, via their joint Instagram account.[6]

Career

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Early years

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Naumov began skating at age five after being inspired by his parents.[5] He is the 2013 U.S. national juvenile and the 2017 U.S. national novice champion, as well as the 2016 U.S. national novice and 2018 U.S. national junior bronze medalist. At the advanced novice level, Naumov is also the 2016 Gardena Trophy and 2017 International Challenge Cup champion.[7]

Naumov made his junior international debut at the 2017 Philadelphia Summer International, winning the silver medal behind Ryan Dunk. He made his Junior Grand Prix debut at 2017 JGP Latvia, where he finished eighth. Naumov did not compete during the 2018–19 season due to injury.[8]

2019–20 season

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Naumov returned to competition in June 2019 after missing the previous season due to injury.[8] Competing on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix, he placed seventh at 2019 JGP France.[7]

Naumov won the junior title at the 2020 U.S. Championships. He landed two triple axels in his free skate and achieved a Level 4 on three elements.[9] After attending the U.S. junior camp, he was named to the U.S. team for the 2020 World Junior Championships, alongside Ilia Malinin and Andrew Torgashev.[10] At the 2020 World Junior Championships, he placed tenth in the short and fourth in the free to finish fifth overall.[11]

2020–21 season

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Naumov started his season competing at the ISP Points Challenge, a virtual domestic competition for prize money, berths to the national championships, and future international assignments. Naumov competed in the senior men's event, placing sixth in both segments of the competition and seventh overall among ten skaters.

With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Naumov was assigned to make his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate America, an event scheduled for skaters training in the United States and held in Las Vegas.[12] He placed eighth at the event.[13]

Naumov next competed at the 2021 U.S. Championships, also held in Las Vegas, where he placed fifth in both segments and overall.[14][15]

2021–22 season

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Naumov won the bronze medal at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup event, and then came sixth at the 2021 U.S. Classic.[7]

2022–23 season

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Naumov appeared twice on the Challenger circuit in the fall, finishing fifth at both the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy and the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.[7] Sixth after the short program at the 2023 U.S. Championships, he rose to fourth in the free skate and won the pewter medal.[16] This in turn earned him an assignment to the 2023 Four Continents Championships.[17] He finished tenth at Four Continents.[7]

2023–24 season

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Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial, Naumov placed eleventh. On the Grand Prix, he was tenth at the 2023 Skate America.[7]

In advance of the 2024 U.S. Championships, Naumov was preemptively named as first alternate for the American team for the 2024 Four Continents Championships, which were to occur in Shanghai the week after the national championships.[18] Naumov finished second in the short program at the national championships, in what was considered a surprise result. He dropped to fourth place after coming fourth in the free skate, winning a second consecutive national pewter medal.[19] He subsequently replaced Camden Pulkinen on the Four Continents team, and finished twelfth the following weekend.[7]

2024–25 season

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Naumov started the season at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he finished in eleventh place.[7] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit at 2024 Skate America, he was seventh of twelve men. Naumov assessed his performance as "technically similar" to his appearance at the Nebelhorn Trophy, explaining that his quadruple jumps were improved in practices "so the consistency is getting there but I'm still lacking a lot of confidence on the actual program run. It's a natural progression so I'm feeling it will get better and better."[20] He was later given a second assignment on the Challenger circuit, placing eighth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[7]

At the 2025 U.S. Championships in Wichita, Naumov won his third consecutive pewter medal. His only notable error came in the free skate when failing to execute his planned quadruple Salchow jump, which he said he was "definitely bummed about," but added "I'm overall happy with how I did everything."[21] Three days following the conclusion of the championships, Naumov's parents remained in Wichita to participate in a development camp for young skaters. They were part of a group of camp participants who were traveling home on American Eagle Flight 5342, which collided mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk over the Potomac River and crashed, resulting in the deaths of all onboard.[22] Although assigned to the American team for the 2025 Four Continents Championships, Naumov subsequently withdrew.[23][24]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–25
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2023–24
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2022–23
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2020–22
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2019–20
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2017–18
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2016–17
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  • Maybe I Maybe You
    by Scorpions
    choreo. by Adam Blake
2015–16
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  • 300 Violin Orchestra
    by Jorge Quintero
    choreo. by Adam Blake

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [31]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Four Continents Championships 10th 12th WD
U.S. Championships 5th 4th 4th 4th
GP Skate America 8th 10th 7th
CS Budapest Trophy 5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
CS Nepela Memorial 11th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th 8th
Cranberry Cup 3rd
U.S. Classic 6th
Competition placements at junior level [31]
Season 2017–18 2019–20
World Junior Championships 5th
U.S. Championships 3rd 1st
JGP France 7th
JGP Latvia 8th
Philadelphia Summer 2nd

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [31]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 227.17 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
Short program TSS 87.11 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
TES 47.01 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
PCS 40.10 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
Free skating TSS 149.90 2020 World Junior Championships
TES 75.98 2020 World Junior Championships
PCS 80.52 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.

Senior level

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Results in the 2020–21 season [31]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 23–24, 2020 United States 2020 Skate America 8 70.91 4 143.56 8 214.27
Jan 11–21, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. Championships 5 83.53 5 160.67 5 244.20
Results in the 2021–22 season [31]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 11–15, 2021 United States 2021 Cranberry Cup International 6 73.64 3 149.51 3 223.15
Sep 14–17, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. International Classic 5 69.99 4 137.40 6 207.39
Results in the 2022–23 season [31]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 14–16, 2022 Hungary 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 1 87.11 5 140.06 5 227.17
Nov 17–20, 2022 Poland 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 5 76.17 5 142.81 5 218.98
Jan 23–29, 2023 United States 2023 U.S. Championships 6 77.71 4 171.43 4 249.14
Feb 7–12, 2023 United States 2023 Four Continents Championships 8 75.96 9 142.75 10 218.71
Results in the 2023–24 season [31]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 28–30, 2023 Slovakia 2023 CS Nepela Memorial 11 70.05 12 131.66 11 201.71
Oct 20–22, 2023 United States 2023 Skate America 10 70.73 9 139.80 10 210.53
Jan 22–28, 2024 United States 2024 U.S. Championships 2 89.72 4 170.78 4 260.50
Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 China 2024 Four Continents Championships 15 67.61 9 147.39 12 215.00
Results in the 2024–25 season [31]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 18–21, 2024 Germany 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 15 63.01 11 136.29 11 199.30
Oct 18–20, 2024 United States 2024 Skate America 8 73.11 7 143.27 7 216.38
Nov 20–24, 2024 Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 5 75.77 12 117.92 8 193.69
Jan 20–26, 2025 United States 2025 U.S. Championships 7 82.41 3 165.75 4 248.16

Junior level

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Results in the 2017–18 season [31]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 3–5, 2017 United States 2017 Philadelphia Summer International 2 60.40 2 114.69 2 175.09
Sep 6–9, 2017 Latvia 2017 JGP Latvia 9 57.64 9 106.02 8 163.66
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 United States 2018 U.S. Championships 3 64.07 4 114.93 3 179.00
Results in the 2019–20 season [31]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 21–24, 2019 France 2019 JGP France 6 63.47 8 115.68 7 179.15
Jan 20–26, 2020 United States 2020 U.S. Championships 1 70.75 2 136.17 1 206.92
Mar 2–8, 2020 Estonia 2020 World Junior Championships 10 75.20 4 149.90 5 225.10

References

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  1. ^ Kaloi, Stephanie (2 February 2025). "Ice Skater Maxim Naumov Has a Family Friend with Him '24 Hours' a Day". Us Weekly. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Once again, Maxim made us all proud, getting on to the podium at Nationals after 7th place in the short". Instagram. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ^ Hine, Tommy (December 23, 2006). "Different Holiday on Ice". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Walker, Elvin (March 11, 2016). "Maxim Naumov continues a family tradition". IFS Magazine.
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  6. ^ Lazarus Caplan, Anna. "Plane Crash Victims Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov Said Son 'Made Us All Proud' at Competition in Final Post". People.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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  8. ^ a b Gardner, Maddie (January 23, 2020). "Four 2 Five: Hitting the ice with the U.S. Figure Skating Junior Men's Champion". WFMY News.
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  24. ^ "#TomokiHiwatashi replaces #MaximNaumov at #4ContsFigure. We hope Maxim takes the time he needs and is supported and surrounded by loved ones 💕". X. In the Loop. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2024/2025 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024.
  26. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2023/2024 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023.
  27. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2022/2023 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023.
  28. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2020/2021 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
  29. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2019/2020 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020.
  30. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2017/2018 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "USA–Maxim Naumov". SkatingScores.
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