Ilia Spiridonov
# Ilia Spiridonov

Ilia Romanovich Spiridonov (Russian: Илья Романович Спиридонов; born 5 February 1998) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Amina Atakhanova, he is the 2015–16 JGP Final bronze medalist.

## Career

### Early years

Spiridonov began skating in 2002. He and Amina Atakhanova began competing together in December 2014, coached by Natalia Pavlova and Alexander Zaitsev in Moscow.

### 2015–2016 season

Atakhanova/Spiridonov's international debut came in September 2015, at the 2015 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition in Linz, Austria. Ranked first in both segments, the pair won gold by a margin of 3.79 points over the Czech Republic's Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař. At their second JGP assignment, in Toruń, Poland, they were awarded the silver medal behind Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot of Russia. These results qualified Atakhanova/Spiridonov for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona, Spain, where they won the bronze medal behind Borisova/Sopot and Dušková/Bidař.

At the 2016 Russian Junior Championships, Atakhanova/Spiridonov won the silver medal behind Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev. They were selected to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships, in Debrecen, Hungary, but withdrew before the start of the competition due to an injury to Atakhanova.

### 2016–2017 season

During the 2016 JGP series, Atakhanova/Spiridonov won silver in the Czech Republic and placed fourth in Estonia. Finishing fourth in the JGP rankings, they qualified to the JGP Final in Marseille, France, where they would place sixth. Ranked 8th in the short and first in the free, they finished fourth overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. They received a small gold medal for their free skate.

Pavlova and Zaitsev coached Atakhanova/Spiridonov in Moscow. The skaters ended their partnership following the season.

### Partnership with Kudriavtseva

Spiridonov teamed up with Lina Kudriavtseva in 2017. They made their competitive debut in November 2017, at a Russian Cup event. They were coached by Natalia Pavlova before switching to Nodari Maisuradze and Artur Dmitriev. At their first international event, the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, they took the bronze medal.

## Records and achievements

* Set the junior-level pairs' record for the short program to 64.79 points at the 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix competition in Tallinn, Estonia.

## Programs

### With Kudriavtseva

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2018–2019 | Call Out My Name by The Weeknd choreo. by Sergei Komolov | Torn by Nathan Lanier choreo. by Sergei Komolov |
| 2017–2018 | Down by Marian Hill | Die Fledermaus: Overture by Johann Strauss II |

### With Atakhanova

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2016–2017 | Jimmy, Renda-se by Tom Zé | Singin' in the Rain by Gene Kelly |
| 2015–2016 | The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (modern arrangement) | Funny Girl by Jule Styne Anchors Aweigh Roller Skate Rag Gigi by Frederick Loewe |
| 2014–2015 | Come Di by Paolo Conte | Funny Girl by Jule Styne Anchors Aweigh Roller Skate Rag Gigi by Frederick Loewe |

## Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Kudriavtseva

International :

| Event | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| - | - | - |
| CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 3rd | |
| Denis Ten Memorial | | 1st |
| National |||
| Russian Championships | 9th | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |||

### With Atakhanova

International :

| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| - | - | - |
| Junior Worlds | WD | 4th |
| JGP Final | 3rd | 6th |
| JGP Austria | 1st | |
| JGP Czech Republic | | 2nd |
| JGP Estonia | | 4th |
| JGP Poland | 2nd | |
| National |||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 2nd | 2nd |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |||

## Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

### With Kudriavtseva

2019–20 season :

| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 9–12 October 2019 | 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 1 67.70 | 2 97.57 | 1 165.27 |
| 2018–19 season ||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 19–23 December 2018 | 2019 Russian Championships | 7 67.86 | 10 114.83 | 9 182.69 |
| 19–22 September 2018 | 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 2 62.69 | 4 94.43 | 3 157.12 |

### With Atakhanova

2016–17 season :

| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15–19 March 2017 | 2017 World Junior Championships | Junior | 8 50.20 | 1 107.56 | 4 157.76 |
| 1–5 February 2017 | 2017 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 1 67.41 | 3 108.76 | 2 176.17 |
| 8–11 December 2016 | 2016−17 JGP Final | Junior | 6 56.78 | 6 82.72 | 6 139.50 |
| 28 September – 2 October 2016 | 2016 JGP Estonia | Junior | 1 64.79 | 7 83.01 | 4 147.80 |
| 31 August – 4 September 2016 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 2 55.23 | 1 104.71 | 2 159.94 |
| 2015–16 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 14–20 March 2016 | 2016 World Junior Championships | Junior | | | WD |
| 19–23 January 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 3 61.87 | 2 115.08 | 2 176.95 |
| 10–13 December 2015 | 2015−16 JGP Final | Junior | 2 58.58 | 3 103.42 | 3 162.00 |
| 23–27 September 2015 | 2015 JGP Poland | Junior | 1 59.70 | 4 89.82 | 2 149.52 |
| 9–13 September 2015 | 2015 JGP Austria | Junior | 1 56.11 | 1 106.39 | 1 162.50 |
