Figure Skater Who Lost Parents in DC Plane Crash Performs at Gala

Tragedy had huge impact on figure skating community - www.newser.com

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Two months after losing both of his parents in the Washington, DC, plane crash, Maxim Naumov delivered a tribute at the world championships gala Sunday, the AP reports. Among the 67 victims killed when an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter on Jan. 29 were more than two dozen members of the figure skating community, including Naumov's parents, former world pairs champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova.

Naumov, 23, is a member of the...



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