Maxim Naumov (figure skater)

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Maxim Naumov
Born (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 (age 23)
Hartford, Connecticut,
United States
Hometown Simsbury, Connecticut [1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Men's singles
Coach Vadim Naumov
Evgenia Shishkova
Skating club Skating Club of Boston

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.

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Personal life

"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

Early years

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–25
[25]
2023–24
[26]
2022–23
[27]
2020–22
[28] [5]
2019–20
[29]
2017–18
[30]
2016–17
[5]
  • Maybe I Maybe You
    by Scorpions
    choreo. by Adam Blake
2015–16
[5]
  • 300 Violin Orchestra
    by Jorge Quintero
    choreo. by Adam Blake

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level  [31]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Four Continents Championships 10th12thWD
U.S. Championships 5th4th4th4th
GP Skate America 8th10th7th
CS Budapest Trophy 5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
CS Nepela Memorial 11th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th8th
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 3rd1st
JGP France 7th
JGP Latvia 8th
Philadelphia Summer 2nd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [31]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS227.17 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
Short program TSS87.112022 CS Budapest Trophy
TES47.012022 CS Budapest Trophy
PCS40.102022 CS Budapest Trophy
Free skating TSS149.90 2020 World Junior Championships
TES75.982020 World Junior Championships
PCS80.522022 CS Budapest Trophy

Senior level

Results in the 2020–21 season   [31]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 23–24, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg 2020 Skate America 870.914143.568214.27
Jan 11–21, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 U.S. Championships 583.535160.675244.20
Results in the 2021–22 season   [31]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 11–15, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Cranberry Cup International 673.643149.513223.15
Sep 14–17, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 U.S. International Classic 569.994137.406207.39
Results in the 2022–23 season   [31]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 14–16, 2022 Flag of Hungary.svg 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 187.115140.065227.17
Nov 17–20, 2022 Flag of Poland.svg 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 576.175142.815218.98
Jan 23–29, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 U.S. Championships 677.714171.434249.14
Feb 7–12, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Four Continents Championships 875.969142.7510218.71
Results in the 2023–24 season   [31]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 28–30, 2023 Flag of Slovakia.svg 2023 CS Nepela Memorial 1170.0512131.6611201.71
Oct 20–22, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Skate America 1070.739139.8010210.53
Jan 22–28, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 U.S. Championships 289.724170.784260.50
Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2024 Four Continents Championships 1567.619147.3912215.00
Results in the 2024–25 season   [31]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 18–21, 2024 Flag of Germany.svg 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1563.0111136.2911199.30
Oct 18–20, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 Skate America 873.117143.277216.38
Nov 20–24, 2024 Flag of Poland.svg 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 575.7712117.928193.69
Jan 20–26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg 2025 U.S. Championships 782.413165.754248.16

Junior level

Results in the 2017–18 season   [31]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 3–5, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg 2017 Philadelphia Summer International 260.402114.692175.09
Sep 6–9, 2017 Flag of Latvia.svg 2017 JGP Latvia 957.649106.028163.66
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg 2018 U.S. Championships 364.074114.933179.00
Results in the 2019–20 season   [31]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 21–24, 2019 Flag of France.svg 2019 JGP France 663.478115.687179.15
Jan 20–26, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg 2020 U.S. Championships 170.752136.171206.92
Mar 2–8, 2020 Flag of Estonia.svg 2020 World Junior Championships 1075.204149.905225.10

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