[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.

In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov who finished as gold medalists.

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.

[10][11] On 29 January 2025, Naumov and Shishkova both died on American Eagle Flight 5342 that collided with an U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while the jet was on approach to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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.