Boston 25 News spoke to two victims of Wednesday night’s midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight six years ago.
We shared a special report of Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov’s son Max who had high hopes of following in their Olympic footsteps.
Max, who was only 16 years old at the time, was training six-days a week at the Skating Club of Boston. With his parents, who won the pairs title at the 1994 World Championships and competed twice in the Olympics, as his coaches and always by his side.
Their legacy includes five European medals, two world medals, and two appearances at the Olympic Games.
“Figure skating becomes your life so that’s what it takes it takes everything,” Shishkova told Boston 25 News.
“Back then there was nothing left behind,” Naumov detailed.
“I mean getting to that level I mean at one point they were the best of the best and to get to that I think that’s any athlete’s dream,” their son Max said.
In 2018 the couple told us they actually stayed in America because of their son and his promising future in figure skating.
Over the weekend he placed fourth at the US Championships in the Senior Men’s event.
He flew home Monday from Wichita, Kansas.
The executive director of the Skating Club of Boston -- visibly emotional today while talking about Max’s relationship with his parents.
“Both of his parents were with him while he competed. It was well-known mom was always too nervous to watch him skate,” said a teary Doug Zeghibe. " But his dad was with him in the kiss and cry celebrating his great performance.”
According to the Skating Club of Boston, Max is a member of Team USA and is ranked among the top national skaters.
He is also the 2020 national novice champion.
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