Maxim Naumov
Born (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001
Hartford, Connecticut
HometownNorwood, Massachusetts
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
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

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

Early years

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[15]
2022–2023
[16]
2020–2022
[17][3]
2019–2020
[18]
2017–2018
[19]
2016–2017
[3]
  • Maybe I Maybe You
    by Scorpions
    choreo. by Adam Blake
2015–2016
[3]
  • 300 Violin Orchestra
    by Jorge Quintero
    choreo. by Adam Blake

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2017–2018 to present

International[4]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Four Continents 10th
GP Skate America 8th10th
CS Budapest 5th
CS Nepela Memorial 11th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th
Cranberry Cup 3rd
U.S. Classic 6th
International: Junior[4]
World Junior Championships 5th
JGP France 7th
JGP Latvia 8th
Challenge Cup 1st N
Gardena Trophy 1st N
Philadelphia 2nd
National[4]
U.S. Championships 3rd N 1st N3rd J1st J5thWD4th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: J = Junior, N = Novice

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS227.172022 CS Budapest Trophy
Short program TSS87.112022 CS Budapest Trophy
TES47.012022 CS Budapest Trophy
PCS40.102022 CS Budapest Trophy
Free skating TSS149.902020 World Junior Championships
TES75.982020 World Junior Championships
PCS80.522022 CS Budapest Trophy

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals (fourth place) are awarded only at U.S. domestic events. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
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

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

  1. ↑ Hine, Tommy (December 23, 2006). "Different Holiday on Ice". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Elvin (March 11, 2016). "Maxim Naumov continues a family tradition". IFS Magazine.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Maxim Naumov". U.S. Figure Skating.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Maxim NAUMOV: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  5. 1 2 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" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. 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. ↑ "Maxim NAUMOV: 2023/24 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Maxim NAUMOV: 2022/23 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Maxim NAUMOV: 2020/21 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Maxim NAUMOV: 2019/20 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Maxim NAUMOV: 2017/18 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
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