After losing his parents in a plane crash in late January, Maxim Naumov said skating has helped him deal with his grief.

Maxim Naumov received a standing ovation at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on March 30, after skating in honor of his late parents, Evgenia 'Zhenya' Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, ...

Just days after placing fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championship, Maxim Naumov suffered an unimaginable loss. The skater's parents, former Olympians Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov ...

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway. (Getty Images) The Russian news agency Tass reported that Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, a married couple who ...

Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova; Maxim Naumov on the 'Today' show on March 27 ...

But over the past few months, the sport has done more to help him navigate the grief of losing his parents, skating coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who died in the American Airlines ...