Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) — Maxim Naumov came to a stop in the middle of the ice, looked up at the sky and patted his heart. Then he mouthed a few words, in Russian, to his parents:
“This is for you guys. You guys are with me. I love you both.”
Former world pairs champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova died in January when their plane crashed into a military helicopter on approach to Washington, D.C., and fell into the icy Potomac River. A total of 67 pe