Valery Fydorovich Spiridonov (Russian: Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов, born in 1957) is a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With Inna Volyanskaya, he won six international medals, including gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy.
| Valery Spiridonov | |
|---|---|
_-_Spiridonov.jpg) Spiridonov at the 1980 Blue Swords | |
| Full name | Valery Fydorovich Spiridonov |
| Native name | Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов |
| Other names | Valeri/Valeriy Fedorovich Spiridonov |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Partner | Inna Volyanskaya Zoya Akinfieva |
| Skating club | DSO Trud Moscow |
Career
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Early in his career, Spiridonov skated with Zoya Akinfieva.[1] By 1979, he was competing with Inna Volyanskaya.[1]
Volyanskaya/Spiridonov won silver at the 1980 St. Ivel International,[2] gold at the 1980 Blue Swords,[3] silver at the 1981 Prague Skate,[2] gold at the 1982 Grand Prix International St. Gervais,[4] and gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy.[5] After retiring from competition, they skated together in ice shows, including Torvill & Dean ,and the Russian Allstars.[6]
Personal life
editSpiridonov was born in 1957.[1] He was formerly married to Volyanskaya.[6] He later married Soviet ice dancer Elena Garanina.[1] Their son, Anton Spiridonov (born 5 August 1998, United States), has competed in ice dancing for Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[7]
Competitive highlights
edit- with Volyanskaya
| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 |
| Blue Swords | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | |||
| Prague Skate | 2nd | |||
| St. Gervais International | 1st | |||
| St. Ivel International | 2nd | |||
| National[1][8] | ||||
| Soviet Championships | 3rd | 6th | 4th | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов". fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 80–83, 123–125. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- ^ "Blue Swords (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) - Gold Medalists". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 22–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.
- ^ "Nebelhorn Trophy gold medalists since 1969". Deutsche Eislauf-Union (German Ice Skating Union). Archived from the original on July 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "Torvill & Dean, Russian Allstars skating into S.L." Deseret News. January 12, 1990. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Leticia MARSH / Anton SPIRIDONOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Спиридонов Валерий". solovieff.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.