Tusi se faʻaauau mo lenei parakalafa - Ilinykh / Katsalapov toe faʻatasi ma Zhulin ma amata tauva faʻatasi i le 2008-09 vaitau, faʻatulagaina lona fa i le Russian Junior Championships. O le latou amataga faavaomalo na sau i le 2009/10 vaitau. Ina ua uma ona manumalo i pine auro i a latou Junior Grand Prix i Budapest ma Torun, na agavaa ai i latou i le JGP Final, lea na latou aveina ai le pine siliva i tua o Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin. E ui lava o lona lua foʻi i le siamupini a Rusia mo talavou
, Ilinykh/Katsalapov outscored Monko/Khaliavin mo le auro i le 2010 Lalolagi Junior siamupini. Na faaigoaina i latou o le Discovery o le Tausaga i le 2010 Crystal Ice Awards na faia ia Oketopa 2010 i Moscow.