Some familiar names from the past popped up on the Jumbotron at the 2016 U.S. Championships.
The Russian influence has been present at nationals for almost two decades in the form of coaches and choreographers, but, as their children grow up, a new tradition is unfolding.
Maxim Naumov, the son of the 1994 World pairs champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, is one of them. In January, the 14-year-old won the bronze medal in the novice men’s event.
“It was a great feeling. It was a relief,” said his father Vadim, who co-coaches his son. “I felt so much pressure for him. I am thankful that everything ended up well.”
Shishkova, who is one of Maxim’s choreographers, admitted that she was too nervous to be in the arena for his…