Evgenia Shishkova and her husband Vadim Naumov were from Russia but lived in Norwood, Massachusetts, close to where they coached.

We skated together. We grew up in Saint Petersburg and we skated on the same ice,” said Marina Eltsova, of Leawood. “It’s surreal. ... I know there are videos of what happened. I just did not want to see it.

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.

Former international pairs skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov spent over two decades coaching in Connecticut.

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov’s son Maxim, who medaled in the U.S. Championships in Wichita, was not on the plane that crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday. He flew home earlier in the week.

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the fatalities of the American Airlines jet crash into the Potomac River in Washington DC on Wednesday night, news has emerged.

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included athletes returning from the U.S.

An American Airlines flight tragically collided with a Black Hawk helicopter on January 29, 2025, carrying two Russian figure skaters. Learn more about them here.

World Figure Skating pairs champions frequently shared pictures of their skating pupils, including their son, Maxim Naumov

A professor, members of the tight-knit figure skating community, and friends on a hunting trip are among the victims of the deadly midair plane collision near Reagan National Airport, the deadliest aviation incident in the United States in more than 20 years.