Ilia Romanovich Spiridonov (; 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 Torn 2017–2018 Down Die Fledermaus: Overture

With Atakhanova Season Short program Free skating 2016–2017 Jimmy, Renda-se Singin' in the Rain 2015–2016 The Nutcracker Funny Girl Anchors Aweigh Roller Skate Rag Gigi 2014–2015 Come Di

Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Kudriavtseva International Event 2018–19 2019–20 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 Final 3rd 6th Austria 1st Czech Republic 2nd Estonia 4th 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

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