Career
Shishkova and 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.
The next season, they competed at their first Olympics, the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, where they placed fifth.
The following year, the pair placed 4th at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They ended the season by becoming World champions.
Shishkova and Naumov picked up their third World medal – silver – in 1995. At the 1996 World Championships, Shishkova and Naumov were third after the short program
In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov, 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 and Naumov did not make the 1998 Winter Olympic team They decided to retire from International Skating Union competition in 1998 and skate professionally. Shishkova and Naumov coach at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.
(with Shishkova).