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Evgenia Shishkova

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilievna and the family name is Shishkova.
Evgenia Shishkova
Full nameEvgenia Vasilievna Shishkova
Native nameЕвгения Васильевна Шишкова
Born(1972-12-18)18 December 1972
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died29 January 2025(2025-01-29) (aged 52)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height4 ft 10 in (147 cm)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
CIS
Soviet Union
PartnerVadim Naumov
Retired1998
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Chiba Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1995 Birmingham Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Prague Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Dortmund Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1994 Copenhagen Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Helsinki Pairs
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 1995–1996 Paris Pairs
Representing  CIS
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Lausanne Pairs
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sofia Pairs

Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova (Russian: Евгения Васильевна Шишкова; 18 December 1972 – 29 January 2025) was a Russian figure skating coach and competitor. With her husband Vadim Naumov, she was the 1994 world champion and the 1995–96 Champions Series Final champion.

Career

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Shishkova and Naumov were introduced in 1985 by Naumov's coach who wanted them to skate together.[1] Naumov initially rebuffed the idea because he did not wish to change partners; however after several tryouts, he and Shishkova agreed to be a team.[1] They began competing together in 1987.[2]

In 1991, Shishkova/Naumov won bronze at their first European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria and placed 5th at the World Championships in Munich, Germany. During the next season, they competed at their first Olympics, the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, placing fifth. Shishkova/Naumov won their first World Championships' medal–bronze–at the 1993 World Championships. The pair placed 4th at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They ended the season by becoming world champions in Chiba, Japan east of Tokyo.[3]

Shishkova/Naumov won their third World Championships' medal, which was silver at the 1995 World Championships in Birmingham, England. From 1991 to 1995, the pair also won five European Championships medals. In February 1996, they won gold at the 1995–96 Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final) in Paris.[4] At the 1996 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Shishkova/Naumov were third after the short program. In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov who finished as gold medalists. Four judges voted in favor of Shishkova/Naumov, however, low scores from the other five judges left them off the podium in 4th place.[5]

Shishkova/Naumov did not make the 1998 Winter Olympic team for Russia. They decided to retire from ISU competition in 1998 and skate and turn professional.[1] The pair won the World Professional Championships in April 1998. Next they transitioned into coaching, working at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut northwest of Hartford.[6][7] They moved and became coaches at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts west of Quincy, in February 2017.[8]

Personal life and death

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Shishkova and Naumov married in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in August 1995.[9] They settled in Simsbury in 1998.[1] Their son, Maxim Naumov, was born in August 2001 and competes in men's singles for the United States.[10][11]

On 29 January 2025, Naumov and Shishkova were passengers on American Eagle Flight 5342, and died when a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided with the plane while the jet was on approach to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people on both aircraft.[12][13][14] They were returning from Wichita, Kansas, where they participated in a development camp for young skaters, days following the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[15] The Skating Club of Boston, where the couple coached, lost six skaters in the crash. Their son, Maxim, who had competed at the U.S. Championships, was not onboard the plane, having flown out of Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport two days before the crash took place.[16][17][18]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
1998–99
1997–98
1996–97
1995–96
  • Don Quixote
    by Ludwig Minkus
1994–95
1993–94
1992–93
  • Slap That Bass
1991–92
  • Take Five
    performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1990–91

Competitive highlights

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GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

With Naumov:

International[19]
Event 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98
Winter Olympics 5th 4th
World Champ. 5th 5th 3rd 1st 2nd 4th
European Champ. 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 5th
GP Final 1st 5th
GP Cup of Russia 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 1st 2nd
GP Skate America 2nd
GP Skate Canada 1st
Centennial On Ice 1st
Goodwill Games 3rd
Inter. de Paris 1st
Moscow News 5th
Nations Cup 2nd 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
NHK Trophy 1st 1st
Skate America 3rd 1st 2nd
Skate Canada 2nd
National[20][21]
Russian Champ. 1st 3rd 1st 3rd
Soviet Champ. 1st 2nd

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Johnson, Paul H. (6 July 1998). "Focused On Their Future; Russian Pair Is Skating Into Professional Ranks". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov". Pairs On Ice. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007.
  3. ^ Zakurdaeva, Irena; Smirnova, Lena (30 January 2025). "World figure skating champions and coaching pair Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov killed in plane crash". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. ^ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (2 April 1996). "Champions Series Final earns high marks". Skating Magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. ^ Wilner, Barry (20 March 1996). "Russians Win Pairs, Americans Get Bronze". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012.
  6. ^ Aldrich, Ian (January–February 2008). "The Big Question: How to be a Champion Figure Skater; The training, endurance, and expenses of champions". Yankee. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
  7. ^ Elfman, Lois (14 July 2016). "Shishkova, Naumov navigate parent-coach balance". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. ^ Zeghibe, Doug (10 February 2017). "Coaching Announcement". Skating Club of Boston. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Russian newlyweds collect $30,000 toward new house". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. 5 November 1995.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ Hine, Tommy (23 December 2006). "Different Holiday On Ice". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012.
  11. ^ Walker, Elvin (11 March 2016). "Maxim Naumov continues a family tradition". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Washington DC officials say no survivors in jet collision with military helicopter – latest". The Guardian. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Passengers on downed flight included American and Russian figure skaters". Associated Press. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  14. ^ RFE/RL. "Russian Champion Skaters Naumov, Shishkova Reportedly Among Passengers In D.C. Plane Crash". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  15. ^ RFE/RL. "Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, were in crashed US airliner". Reuters. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  16. ^ Toole, Mike (30 January 2025). "2 figure skaters from The Skating Club of Boston, their mothers and coaches among DC plane crash victims". CBS Boston. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  17. ^ Sager, Monica. "Six Members of Boston Skating Club Killed in Midair Collision". Newsweek. Retrieved 30 January 2025 – via MSN.
  18. ^ Trainor, Daniel (30 January 2025). "Son of Figure Skating Couple who Died in Plane Crash Flew Out of Wichita Days Before Them". US Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Evgenia SHISHKOVA / Vadim NAUMOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  20. ^ Шишкова Евгения Васильевна [Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  21. ^ Шишкова Евгения Васильевна [Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova]. solovieff.ru (in Russian).
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