Amina Atakhanova

Amina Atakhanova
Atakhanova/Spiridonov at the 2016−17 JGP Final
Full nameAmina Gennadyevna Atakhanova
Native nameАмина Геннадьевна Атаханова
Born (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 22)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
CoachAlexei Sokolov
Skating clubOlympic School St. Petersburg
Began skating2005
RetiredOctober 15, 2019
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs

Amina Gennadyevna Atakhanova (Russian: Амина Геннадьевна Атаханова, born 3 May 2002) is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Ilia Spiridonov, she is the 2015–16 JGP Final bronze medalist.

Career

Early years

Atakhanova started skating in 2005.[1] She and Ilia Spiridonov began competing together in December 2014.

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.[2]

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.

Natalia Pavlova and Alexander Zaitsev coached Atakhanova/Spiridonov in Moscow.[1] The skaters ended their partnership following the season.

Partnership with Volodin

Atakhanova and Nikita Volodin teamed up in early 2018, coached by Alexei Sokolov in Saint Petersburg.[3] In April 2018, they won gold at the Russian Youth Championships Elder Age.[4]

Retirement

On October 15, 2019, Atakhanova announced her retirement from competitive figure skating.[5]

Records and achievements

Programs

With Volodin

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[6]
2017–2018 unknown

With Spiridonov

Atakhanova/Spiridonov at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final pairs' medal ceremony
Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[7]
2014–2015

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Volodin

National[3][8]
Event 2017–18
Russian Youth Champ. Elder Age 1st

With Spiridonov

International[9]
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[3]
Russian Jr. Champ. 2nd 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Atakhanova/Spiridonov at the 2016−17 Junior Grand Prix Final.

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

With Spiridonov

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Amina ATAKHANOVA / Ilia SPIRIDONOV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ "Атаханова -- Спиридонов не выступят на юниорском первенстве мира из-за травмы партнерши" [Atakhanova/Spiridonov won't compete at Junior Worlds due to her injury] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Амина Геннадьевна Атаханова [Amina Gennadyevna Atakhanova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. ^ Первенство России старшего возраста 2018 - Пaрное катание. www.fsrussia.ru.
  5. ^ «В поддержках было не страшно. Головой вниз бы прыгнула, потому что доверяла своим партнерам». Куда пропала Амина Атаханова?. matchtv.ru. October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Amina ATAKHANOVA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  7. ^ "Amina ATAKHANOVA / Ilia SPIRIDONOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Competition Results: Amina ATAKHANOVA / Nikita VOLODIN". International Skating Union.
  9. ^ "Competition Results: Amina ATAKHANOVA / Ilia SPIRIDONOV". International Skating Union.
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