Maxim Naumov Talks Olympic Debut, Support for Ilia Malinin, More

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Figure skater Maxim Naumov joins TODAY from Milan to talk about competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics one year after losing his parents when an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet over Washington, D.C. and how he is honoring their legacy. He also shares a message of support for Ilia Malinin who finished eighth in the free skate. "We’re all behind him. The love and support that we have for him is regardless of anything he does on the ice as a human," he says. Naumov also discusses why he decided to pick up playing table tennis in the Olympic village!

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