Maxim Naumov, a 24-year-old figure skater, was named to the United States’ Winter Olympic team for next month’s games in Milan one year after his parents — former figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov — were killed in a plane crash.

After losing his parents in a plane crash that claimed the lives of 67 people in Washington last year, figure skater Maxim Naumov hopes he has done enough to honor their legacy.

Naumov earned his spot as one of 16 skaters representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics with a third-place finish at last week’s U.S. Figure Skating Championships.