Vadim Vladimirovich Naumov (russian: Вадим Владимирович Наумов; born 7 April 1969) is a Russian former

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. With his wife

Evgenia Shishkova Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova (russian: Евгения Васильевна Шишкова; born 18 December 1972) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. With her husband Vadim Naumov, she is the 1994 World champion and the 19 ...

, he is the 1994 World champion and the 1995–96 Champions Series Final champion.

Career

Shishkova/Naumov were introduced in 1985 by Naumov's coach who wanted them to skate together. Naumov initially rebuffed the idea because he did not wish to change partners, however, following a number of tryouts, he and Shishkova agreed to team up. They began competing together in 1987. In 1991, Shishkova/Naumov won bronze at their first

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and placed 5th at the

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. The next season, they competed at their first Olympics, the

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, France, where they placed fifth. Shishkova/Naumov won their first World medal – bronze – at the 1993 World Championships. The following year, the pair placed 4th at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer,

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. They ended the season by becoming

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. Shishkova/Naumov picked up their third World medal – silver – in

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. From 1991–1995, the pair also won five European medals. In February 1996, they won gold at the 1995–96 Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final). At the

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, Shishkova/Naumov were third after the short program. In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to

Marina Eltsova Marina Alexeevna Eltsova (russian: Марина Алексеевна Ельцова; born 4 February 1970) is a Russian former pair skater. She represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Andrei Bushkov, s ...

Andrei Bushkov Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov (russian: Андрей Васильевич Бушков; born 13 October 1969) is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Marina Eltsova, he ...

, the gold medalists, and four judges voted in favor of Shishkova/Naumov, however, low scores from the other five judges left them off the podium in 4th. Shishkova/Naumov did not make the 1998 Winter Olympic team. They decided to retire from ISU competition in 1998 and skate professionally. The pair won the World Professional Championships in April 1998. They then transitioned into coaching, working at the International Skating Center in

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. They moved to the Skating Club of Boston in February 2017.

Personal life

Shishkova and Naumov married in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia, in August 1995. They settled in

in 1998. Their son, Maxim Naumov, was born in August 2001 and competes in men's singles for the United States.

Programs

(with Shishkova)

Competitive highlights

''GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)'' With Shishkova: *

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(URS): Start of career through December 1991 *

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(CIS): 1992 European and World Championships *

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(EUN): 1992 Olympics *

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(RUS): 1992–93 to end of career

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naumov, Vadim Russian male pair skaters Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg Olympic figure skaters of the Unified Team Olympic figure skaters of Russia Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Living people 1969 births World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games