"To be honest, I just feel proud, Naumov said afterward. I feel proud of the journey that it took to get to this point. That is what I look toward right now. What it took to get here has been indescribable, inwards, getting up every day when I didn't want to and pushing through the difficult times and the uncertainty of it all. I'm able to have some perspective on that."
"And I've had a lot of perspective in lots of areas in my life this year and skating is no different. So yes, Naumov said, there were some mistakes today, but man, I'm just happy and proud to be standing here today and getting through all the difficulty of this year and still standing on my feet and continuing to push onward."
Maxim Naumov, 24, completed his Winter Games debut with an emotional free skate at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, more than a year after his parents Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov died when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter and plunged into the Potomac. Naumov fell twice on quad salchows and skated unevenly, but the performance culminated in a standing ovation from the crowd, which included actor Jeff Goldblum. Naumov emphasized pride in the journey and resilience through a difficult year. He now runs Tomorrow's Champions, the youth academy his parents founded, whose students held a watch party and displayed a homemade sign.
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