Ilia Klimkin
# Ilia Klimkin

Ilia Sergeyevich Klimkin (Russian: Илья Серге́евич Климкин, born 15 August 1980) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2003 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2004 European bronze medalist, the 1999 World Junior champion, and a three-time Russian national silver medalist.

## Personal life

Klimkin was born on 15 August 1980 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

## Career

Klimkin's grandmother introduced him to skating at the age of four because she felt it would be good for his health. He was coached by Igor Rusakov for thirteen years until Rusakov's sudden death in July 2003. He was then coached by Viktor Kudriavtsev.

At the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, Klimkin became the first skater to land two different quadruple jumps in one program, which he did by landing a quad salchow and a quad toe loop in the free skate. Klimkin spins in both directions, and is also known for his cantilever.

In the summer of 2003, Klimkin had a calf injury which became infected and required three surgeries; he returned to the ice in late September and won 2002 NHK Trophy two months later. In the fall of 2004, he underwent surgery on his Achilles tendon, keeping him off the ice for four months; after another three months, he was able to practice jumps. He did not compete in the 2004–05 season.

He announced his retirement from competitive skating on 19 April 2007.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2006–07 | Selection performed by Vanessa-Mae | The Mask by Jose Norman | |
| 2005–06 | 1001 Nights | The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions | |
| 2003–04 | Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky | Dr. Diesel by Hugues le Bars | Only Time by Enya |
| 2002–03 | X-Files by Hugues le Bars | Sunny Boy by René Aubry Dr. Diesel by Hugues le Bars | Belle (from Notre-Dame de Paris) |
| 2001–02 | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante Tu vas me détruire Les sans-papiers | Petrushka by Alexander Berman | Your love will kill me (from Notre-Dame de Paris) |

## Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International :

| Event | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympics | | | | | | | | 11th | |
| Worlds | | | | | | 9th | WD | 10th | |
| Europeans | | | | | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | |
| GP Final | | | | 4th | | 2nd | | | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | | 6th | | |
| GP Cup of Russia | | | 8th | 2nd | 5th | | | 9th | 3rd |
| GP Lalique/Bompard | | | | | | 7th | | | 4th |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | 3rd | 2nd | | 1st | | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | 5th | | | | |
| Finlandia Trophy | | | | 6th | 1st | 3rd | | | |
| Golden Spin | | | | | | | | 3rd | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Top Jump | | | | 1st | | 8th | | | |
| International: Junior ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 4th | 1st | 4th | | | | | | |
| JGP Final | | 2nd | | | | | | | |
| JGP Bulgaria | 6th | 1st | | | | | | | |
| JGP Hungary | 5th | 1st | | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||
| Russian Champ. | | 10th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
| Russian Jr. Champ. | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| WD: Withdrew ||||||||||
