Maxim Naumov

Maxim Naumov (born August 1, 2001) is an American figure skater. He is the 2026 U.S. national bronze medalist, three-time U.S. national pewter medalist, and the 2020 U.S. junior national champion. Naumov finished within the top five at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

He represented the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Maxim Naumov was born on August 1, 2001, in Hartford, Connecticut. His parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were the 1994 World Champions in pairs for Russia. Naumov subsequently took control of the Skating Club of Boston's Youth Academy Program that his parents founded.

On March 2, 2025, Naumov took part in Legacy on Ice, an ice show organized by U.S. Figure Skating that paid tribute to the victims aboard American Eagle Flight 5342. He honored his parents' memory by performing to "Город, которого нет (The City That Doesn't Exist)" by Igor Kornelyuk, which was their favorite song. Naumov received a standing ovation following his performance. Later that month, Naumov was invited to perform in the exhibition at the 2025 World Championships that took place in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He received a long standing ovation from the audience at the end of his performance.

2025–26 season: Milano Cortina Olympics Naumov during his short program at the 2026 U.S. Championships Following a period of uncertainty, Naumov announced his plans to continue his competitive figure skating career. He selected Vladimir Petrenko, a longtime family friend, as his new head coach. In addition, he added renowned French choreographer Benoît Richaud to his team after being invited to partake in Richaud’s Peak Ice summer training camps in Italy and France.

He opened his season in September by finishing ninth at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy. The following month, he went on to place ninth at the 2025 Grand Prix de France and won the gold medal at the 2025 Ice Challenge.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Naumov placed thirteenth in the short program and twenty-second in the free skate, finishing in twentieth place overall. He reflected happily on his Olympic experience following his free skate performance, saying, "What it took for me to get to this moment is what I look back on and what I'm most proud of. Of course, I made mistakes and fell on the [quad] Salchow, but that's not what it's all about. It's about just what it took to get here and the fact that I'm here. I gave everything that I possibly could have to do that program, from the start to finish. That is something I can take away from this... Today, I was able to just take a second, stay on my feet a little bit, and look around, and it was covered with U.S.A. flags. And it just makes me so proud, honestly, to be able to represent my country at the biggest stage. The privilege of doing that is really something. I always need to do things that I'm proud of. Of course, there's a couple of things I would have changed, but hopefully that can inspire me, with everything that I was able to do. And I think I'm going to have a better year later."

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–26