Evgenia Shishkova and her husband Vadim Naumov were from Russia but lived in Norwood, Massachusetts, close to where they coached.

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the fatalities of the American Airlines jet crash into the Potomac River in Washington DC on Wednesday night, news has emerged.

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov’s son Maxim, who medaled in the U.S. Championships in Wichita, was not on the plane that crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday. He flew home earlier in the week.