Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet

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.” The chairs where skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane use to sit are part of a hallway memorial for the skaters, who perished in a plane crash in January, at The Skating Club of Boston, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Norwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit 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 people were killed, including more than two dozen who were returning from a development camp following the U.S. figure skating championships in Wichita, Kansas.Maxim Naumov, who finished fourth at nationals, alre...