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A plane crash took his parents’ lives. How a CT couple helped this skater realize his Olympic dream
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (1062+ words) Vladimir and Elena Petrenko saw Max Naumov the day he was born at Hartford Hospital. Sunday, they got to watch as he was named to the U.S. Olympic figure skating team in St. Louis. The Petrenkos made it back home to…...
CT native Maxim Naumov joins one of the strongest US Figure Skating teams ever into inter Olympics
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (750+ words) Naumov, 24, fulfilled the hopes of his late parents by making the Olympic team. Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were returning from a talent camp in Kansas when their American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the…...
CT’s Maxim Naumov 3rd at U.S. Figure Skating, stakes claim to Olympic berth; Ilia Malinin wins
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (681+ words) ST. LOUIS " Ilia Malinin won his fourth consecutive U.S. Figure Skating title on Saturday night, capping the last national championships before the Milan Cortina Olympics with his usual unparalleled flair but a dialed-back version of the world champion's high-flying jumps. Connecticut's…...
CT-based ice dancing team wins U.S. junior title for second consecutive year
1+ week, 1+ day ago (566+ words) ST. LOUIS " A year ago, Connecticut-based junior ice dancers Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin stunned the skating world with a first-place finish at their first U.S. Figure Skating Championships together. Now, they've done it again. On Tuesday, the team defended…...
The US dominated figure skating’s world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (777+ words) By DAVE SKRETTA BOSTON (AP) " It's hard to imagine a better world championships for the American figure skating team, which captured gold in three of the four disciplines over the weekend for the first time in its history, and will…...
PHOTOS: A Moment of Silence for Skating Family
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (335+ words) The International Skating Center of Connecticut held a moment of silence in memory of flight AA5342, with a special tribute to Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. Members of the skating community observe a moment of silence in memory of flight AA5342, with…...
Figure skating coaches who died in plane crash remembered in Simsbury: ‘You will never be forgotten and forever loved’
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (319+ words) About 150 people, including figure skaters and hockey players, gathered for a national moment of silence at the International Skating Center of Connecticut Monday afternoon to remember those who died in the American Eagle plane crash in Washington, D.C. last week, including…...