Inna Volyanskaya

Inna Volyanskaya
Volyanskaya at the 1980 Blue Swords
Native nameИнна Волянская
Bornc. 1966
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
PartnerValery Spiridonov
Retired1980s

Inna Volyanskaya (Russian: Инна Волянская, born c. 1966)[1] is a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With Valery Spiridonov, she won six international medals, including gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Career

Volyanskaya/Spiridonov (centre) at the 1980 Blue Swords

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.[1]

As of March 2017, Volyanskaya is working as a skating coach in Virginia, United States.[6][7]

Personal life

Volyanskaya was born c. 1966.[1] She was formerly married to Spiridonov.[1]

Competitive highlights

with Spiridonov
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[8][9]
Soviet Championships 3rd 6th 4th

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Torvill & Dean, Russian Allstars skating into S.L." Deseret News. January 12, 1990. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017.
  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. ^ "Figure Skating Coaches". Ashburn Ice House. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ "2016 - 2017 Coach Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. p. 319. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Инна Волянская". fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Волянская Инна". solovieff.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2016.
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