Maxim Naumov
Speaks on Honoring Mother and father
… Throughout Determine Skating Championship
Revealed
Determine skater Maxim Naumov‘s tribute to his mother and father through the U.S. Determine Skating Championship was deeply emotional … and the 24-year-old spoke in regards to the tear-jerking second on Wednesday — saying he needs they had been by his facet because the judges learn his remaining scores.
Naumov met with the media at The Skating Membership of Boston after being named to the U.S. Olympic crew over the weekend … and spoke on honoring his mother and father as he pursued his targets of reaching essentially the most prestigious stage in sports activities.
Maxim’s mother and father, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkov, had been tragically killed when their American Airways flight collided with a navy plane over the Potomac River whereas on method to Ronald Reagan Worldwide Airport … an incident that took the lives of 14 members of the U.S. skating neighborhood.
Now that Maxim is sure for Italy for the Winter Olympics … what are his ideas as he gears as much as characterize his nation after every little thing he endured over the previous yr?
“It is in each sense of the phrase a dream come true,” Naumov stated. “The Olympics is the final word mountaintop for us as athletes. It is what we dream about, what we take into consideration once we go to mattress. What we take into consideration within the morning.”
“To have the ability to characterize the US on such an enormous degree is an honor.”
Maxim is following in his mother and father’ footsteps … as they represented Russia on the Olympics throughout their skilled skating careers.
We can’t have to attend lengthy to look at Maxim characterize the Pink, White and Blue … because the opening ceremonies are solely 23 days away.
