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Maxim Naumov (figure skater)

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Maxim Naumov
Born (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 (age 23)
Hartford, Connecticut
HometownNorwood, Massachusetts
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachGarrett Lucash
Vadim Naumov
Evgenia Shishkova
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston

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

Personal life

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Maxim Naumov was born on August 1, 2001, in Hartford, Connecticut. His parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, are the 1994 World Champions in pairs for Russia.[1][2] Naumov previously competed in gymnastics as a child.[3] He graduated from high school in 2019 and will attend Suffolk University after taking a gap year.[3]

Naumov's favorite skaters are Olympic champions Evgeni Plushenko and Yuzuru Hanyu, as well as his parents.[2]

Career

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Early years

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Naumov began skating at age five after being inspired by his parents.[3] He is the 2013 U.S. national juvenile and the 2017 U.S. national novice champion, as well as the 2016 U.S. national novice and 2018 U.S. national junior bronze medalist. At the advanced novice level, Naumov is also the 2016 Gardena Trophy and 2017 International Challenge Cup champion.[4]

Naumov made his junior international debut at the 2017 Philadelphia Summer International, winning the silver medal behind Ryan Dunk. He made his Junior Grand Prix debut at 2017 JGP Latvia, where he finished eighth. Naumov did not compete during the 2018–19 season due to injury.[5]

2019–2020 season

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Naumov returned to competition in June 2019 after missing the previous season due to injury.[5] Competing on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix, he placed seventh at 2019 JGP France.[4]

Naumov won the junior title at the 2020 U.S. Championships. He landed two triple axels in his free skate and achieved a Level 4 on three elements.[6] After attending the U.S. junior camp, he was named to the U.S. team for the 2020 World Junior Championships, alongside Ilia Malinin and Andrew Torgashev.[7] At the 2020 World Junior Championships, he placed tenth in the short and fourth in the free to finish fifth overall.[8]

2020–2021 season

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Naumov started his season competing at the ISP Points Challenge, a virtual domestic competition for prize money, berths to the national championships, and future international assignments. Naumov competed in the senior men's event, placing sixth in both segments of the competition and seventh overall among ten skaters.

With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Naumov was assigned to make his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate America, an event scheduled for skaters training in the United States and held in Las Vegas.[9] He placed eighth at the event.[10]

Naumov next competed at the 2021 U.S. Championships, also held in Las Vegas, where he placed fifth in both segments and overall.[11][12]

2021–2022 season

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Naumov won the bronze medal at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup event, and then came sixth at the 2021 U.S. Classic.[4]

2022–2023 season

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Naumov appeared twice on the Challenger circuit in the fall, finishing fifth at both the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy and the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.[4] Sixth after the short program at the 2023 U.S. Championships, he rose to fourth in the free skate and won the pewter medal.[13] This in turn earned him an assignment to the 2023 Four Continents Championships.[14] He finished tenth at Four Continents.[4]

2023–2024 season

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Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial, Naumov placed eleventh. On the Grand Prix, he was tenth at the 2023 Skate America.[4]

In advance of the 2024 U.S. Championships, Naumov was preemptively named as first alternate for the American team for the 2024 Four Continents Championships, which were to occur in Shanghai the week after the national championships.[15] Naumov came second in the short program at the national championships, in what was considered a surprise result. He dropped to fourth place after coming fourth in the free skate, winning a second consecutive national pewter medal.[16] He subsequently replaced Camden Pulkinen on the Four Continents team, and finished twelfth the following weekend.[4]

2024–2025 season

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Naumov started the season at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he finished in eleventh place. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, he finished seventh at 2024 Skate America.[4]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2020–2022
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2019–2020
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2017–2018
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2016–2017
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  • Maybe I Maybe You
    by Scorpions
    choreo. by Adam Blake
2015–2016
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  • 300 Violin Orchestra
    by Jorge Quintero
    choreo. by Adam Blake

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [23]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Four Continents Championships 10th 12th
U.S. Championships 5th 4th 4th
GP Skate America 8th 10th 7th
CS Budapest Trophy 5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
CS Nepela Memorial 11th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th 8th
Cranberry Cup 3rd
U.S. Classic 6th
Competition placements at junior level [23]
Season 2017–18 2019–20
World Junior Championships 5th
U.S. Championships 3rd 1st
JGP France 7th
JGP Latvia 8th
Philadelphia Summer 2nd

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [23]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 227.17 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
Short program TSS 87.11 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
TES 47.01 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
PCS 40.10 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
Free skating TSS 149.90 2020 World Junior Championships
TES 75.98 2020 World Junior Championships
PCS 80.52 2022 CS Budapest Trophy

Senior level

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2024–25 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 20–24, 2024 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 5
75.77
12
117.92
8
193.69
October 18–20, 2024 2024 Skate America 8
73.11
7
143.27
7
216.38
September 18–21, 2024 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy 15
63.01
11
136.29
11
199.30
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
Jan. 30 – Feb. 4, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships 15
67.61
9
147.39
12
215.00
January 22–28, 2024 2024 U.S. Championships 2
89.72
4
170.78
4
260.50
October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 10
70.73
9
139.80
10
210.53
September 28–30, 2023 2023 CS Nepela Memorial 11
70.05
12
131.66
11
201.71
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 7–12, 2023 2023 Four Continents Championships 8
75.96
9
142.75
10
218.71
January 23–29, 2023 2023 U.S. Championships 6
77.71
4
171.43
4
249.14
November 17–20, 2022 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 5
76.17
5
142.81
5
218.98
October 14–16, 2022 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 1
87.11
5
140.06
5
227.17
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
September 14–17, 2021 2021 U.S. International Classic 5
69.99
4
137.40
6
207.39
August 11–15, 2021 2021 Cranberry Cup International 6
73.64
3
149.51
3
223.15
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 5
83.53
5
160.67
5
244.20
October 23–24, 2020 2020 Skate America 8
70.91
4
143.56
8
214.27

Junior level

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2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 2–8, 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 10
75.20
4
149.90
5
225.10
January 20–26, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships 1
70.75
2
136.17
1
206.92
August 21–24, 2019 2019 JGP France 6
63.47
8
115.68
7
179.15
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 3
64.07
4
114.93
3
179.00
September 6–9, 2017 2017 JGP Latvia 9
57.64
9
106.02
8
163.66
August 3–5, 2017 2017 Philadelphia Summer International 2
60.40
2
114.69
2
175.09

References

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  2. ^ a b Walker, Elvin (March 11, 2016). "Maxim Naumov continues a family tradition". IFS Magazine.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Maxim Naumov". U.S. Figure Skating.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Maxim Naumov: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  5. ^ a b Gardner, Maddie (January 23, 2020). "Four 2 Five: Hitting the ice with the U.S. Figure Skating Junior Men's Champion". WFMY News.
  6. ^ "First Junior Champions Crowned at U.S. Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. January 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "U.S Figure Skating Announces Selections for World Junior Team". U.S. Figure Skating (Press release). January 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (March 6, 2020). "Andrei Mozalev nabs Junior World title". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ "2020 Skate America". International Figure Skating. October 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "ISU GP 2020 Guaranteed Rate Skate America". U.S. Figure Skating.
  11. ^ Slater, Paula (January 16, 2021). "Nathan Chen leads Men at US Nationals". Golden Skate.
  12. ^ Slater, Paula (January 17, 2021). "Nathan Chen wins fifth consecutive US National title". Golden Skate.
  13. ^ Flett, Ted (January 30, 2023). "Ilia Malinin wins first US men's title". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ McCarvel, Nick (February 6, 2023). "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023 preview: Levito, Miura/Kihara and Chock/Bates all aim for titles ahead of figure skating worlds". Olympic Channel.
  15. ^ "Eighteen Athletes Named to Four Continents Team". U.S. Figure Skating. January 9, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  16. ^ Flett, Ted (January 28, 2024). "Ilia Malinin storms to gold in Columbus". Golden Skate. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  17. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2024/2025 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024.
  18. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2023/2024 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2022/2023 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023.
  20. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2020/2021 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2019/2020 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020.
  22. ^ "Maxim Naumov: 2017/2018 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
  23. ^ a b c "USA–Maxim Naumov". SkatingScores.com.
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