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Moving words by Surya Bonaly:
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Six people affiliated with the Skating Club of Boston—two skaters, two parents and the married coaching team of Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, former World Champion pair skaters from Russia who moved to the U.S. in the late 1990s—were also lost in the plane crash. Five-time European Champion, three-time World medalist Surya Bonaly fondly recalled Shishkova and Naumov, who she had known for more than 35 years. In addition to competing at many of the same competitions, as a young skater in France, Bonaly’s coach would send her to Saint Petersburg, Russia, for training.
“Those two, I knew they were going to get married,” said Bonaly. “They were young, but there was a connection. They were always super sweet, gentle and kind. They were never mean to other skaters. They just were minding their business and happy to be together when we were touring.”
As time went on, Bonaly was happy to see Shishkova and Naumov married and becoming parents to son Maxim, now 23, who finished fourth in senior men at the 2025 U.S. Championships and headed back to Boston on Monday. He was coached by his parents.
“To move to another country, to live a new life and become citizens, I was so proud of them becoming great coaches,” said Bonaly. “Last year, I watched U.S. Nationals with my mother and we talked about them.”
Airplane Tragedy Strikes the USA Figure Skating Community - Falls Church News-Press Online
The 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas, ended on an upbeat and satisfying note on Jan. 26 with the senior men’s competition. Northern Virginia’s Ilia Malinin claimed his third U.S. senior title with a quadruple filled program. Two days prior, his training mate...
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Six people affiliated with the Skating Club of Boston—two skaters, two parents and the married coaching team of Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, former World Champion pair skaters from Russia who moved to the U.S. in the late 1990s—were also lost in the plane crash. Five-time European Champion, three-time World medalist Surya Bonaly fondly recalled Shishkova and Naumov, who she had known for more than 35 years. In addition to competing at many of the same competitions, as a young skater in France, Bonaly’s coach would send her to Saint Petersburg, Russia, for training.
“Those two, I knew they were going to get married,” said Bonaly. “They were young, but there was a connection. They were always super sweet, gentle and kind. They were never mean to other skaters. They just were minding their business and happy to be together when we were touring.”
As time went on, Bonaly was happy to see Shishkova and Naumov married and becoming parents to son Maxim, now 23, who finished fourth in senior men at the 2025 U.S. Championships and headed back to Boston on Monday. He was coached by his parents.
“To move to another country, to live a new life and become citizens, I was so proud of them becoming great coaches,” said Bonaly. “Last year, I watched U.S. Nationals with my mother and we talked about them.”
