U.S. Men 2025-26 Discussion - Quad God and the Mere Mortals

[TanithandBenFan]

Max is a guest on Polina’s podcast this week:

The Iron Butterfly: In the Mix: Maxim Naumov’s Olympic Mindset

I interview 3x U.S. Pewter Medalist Maxim Naumov on his career thus far and mindset heading into this Olympic season.

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[layman]

With so many Grand Prix changes recently, any chance of Naumov or Sanchez getting a 2nd Grand Prix?

 

[Karen-W]

With so many Grand Prix changes recently, any chance of Naumov or Sanchez getting a 2nd Grand Prix?

Sanchez maybe? He's currently 6th on the Alternates List but he could move up to the top if he has a strong outing at CoC next week - of course, the other 5 ahead of him could also maintain or improve their own position with solid outings at their lone GPs also.

Same can be said for Naumov, though I have less confidence in his ability to score 235+ internationally in the fall since that's not his usual competitive track record.

 

[Allskate]

I hadn't realized that Camden had withdrawn from Cup of China due to his back injury. It's a bummer that this season is going like this for him, especially since it's likely his last season.

 

[Dobre]

Happy for Tomoki today. It's been a journey, and it was great to see him deliver.

 

[BittyBug]

Emmanuel Savary exhibition.

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[tangerine dream]

Emmanuel Savary exhibition.

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Great performance!

It seems like just yesterday that he and Nathan were two tiny kids battling it out for the novice national title.

 

[ice coverage]

According to the fall issue of Skating, Maxim Naumov earned the 2024-25 Skating magazine Readers' Choice Award!

Returning to the topic of Max Naumov as winner of "SKATING magazine Readers' Choice of the Year Award" ...

FYI for non-subscribers: The Fall 2025 issue of the magazine now is available on USFS website.
If anyone wants to read the full text of the "Naumov Earns SKATING Readers’ Choice Award" article, it is on p. 5.

Fall 2025 SKATING Magazine

Madison Chock and Evan Bates eye Olympic season.

online.flippingbook.com

https://www.usfigureskating.org/about/skating-magazine​

(It is normal that each issue does not become available online until some lag time has passed after delivery of hard-copies to subscribers.
And IIRC, it is normal procedure that at both links above, the Fall 2025 issue eventually will be replaced by the subsequent issue.)

Excerpt from the article:

“I’m truly honored to be named Readers’ Choice Skater of the Year,” Naumov said. “Thank you to everyone who voted and supported me — your belief in me keeps me striving to inspire others both on and off the ice.”​