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 at the 1980 Blue Swords
Full nameValery Fydorovich Spiridonov
Native nameВалерий Фёдорович Спиридонов
Other namesValeri/Valeriy Fedorovich Spiridonov
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
PartnerInna Volyanskaya
Zoya Akinfieva
Skating clubDSO Trud Moscow

Career

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Volyanskaya/Spiridonov (centre) at the 1980 Blue Swords

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]

Spiridonov coaches in Moscow.[1]

Personal life

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Spiridonov 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов". fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Blue Swords (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) - Gold Medalists". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 22–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "Nebelhorn Trophy gold medalists since 1969". Deutsche Eislauf-Union (German Ice Skating Union). Archived from the original on July 20, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Torvill & Dean, Russian Allstars skating into S.L." Deseret News. January 12, 1990. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Leticia MARSH / Anton SPIRIDONOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Спиридонов Валерий". solovieff.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.