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Amina Gennadyevna Atakhanova (russian: Амина Геннадьевна Атаханова, born 3 May 2002) is a Russian retired
''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.''
With Spiridonov
pair skater
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. With former partner Ilia Spiridonov, she is the 2015–16 JGP Final bronze medalist.
Career
Early years
Atakhanova started skating in 2005. 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 inLinz
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In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
, Austria. Ranked first in both segments, the pair won gold by a margin of 3.79 points over the Czech Republic's Anna Dušková
Anna Dušková (born 30 December 1999) is a retired Czech figure skater. Competing in pairs with partner Martin Bidař, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist (individually and in the team event), and 2015 JG ...
/ Martin Bidař
Martin Bidař (born 24 February 1999) is a Czech pair skater, who currently competes with Jelizaveta Žuková. They are two-time Czech national champions (2020–2021) and represented the Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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. At their second JGP assignment, in Toruń
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, Poland, they were awarded the silver medal behind Ekaterina Borisova
Ekaterina Sergeyevna Borisova, (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Борисова, born 13 September 1999) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Dmitry Sopot, she is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 Wo ...
/ Dmitry Sopot
Dmitry Vladimirovich Sopot, (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот, born 1 May 1998) is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Ekaterina Borisova, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 World Junior b ...
of Russia. These results qualified Atakhanova/Spiridonov for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona
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, 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
Anastasia Viktorovna Mishina (russian: Анастасия Викторовна Мишина, born 24 April 2001) is a Russian pair skater. With her skating partner, Aleksandr Galliamov, she is the 2022 Olympic champion in the team event and 20 ...
/ Vladislav Mirzoev
Vladislav Igorevich Mirzoev (russian: Владислав Игоревич Мирзоев, born 21 November 1996) is a Russian pair skater. With his former partner, Anastasia Mishina, he is the 2016 World Junior silver medalist and the 2016 JGP ...
. They were selected to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships, in Debrecen
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, 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 inMarseille
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, 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
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, Taiwan. They received a small gold medal for their free skate.
Natalia Pavlova
Natalia Yevgenievna Pavlova (russian: Наталья Евгеньевна Павлова, née Dongauzer, Донгаузер) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union.
Personal life
Natalia Yevgenievna Dongauz ...
and Alexander Zaitsev coached Atakhanova/Spiridonov in Moscow. The skaters ended their partnership following the season.
Partnership with Volodin
Atakhanova andNikita Volodin
Nikita Andreyevich Volodin (russian: Никита Андреевич Володин, born 29 June 1999) is a Russian pair skater. With his former partner, Alina Ustimkina, he is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze ...
teamed up in early 2018, coached by Alexei Sokolov
Alexei Vladimirovich Sokolov (russian: Алексей Владимирович Соколов; born 15 January 1979) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor. With Julia Obertas, he won two Grand Prix medals and placed within the to ...
in Saint Petersburg
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. In April 2018, they won gold at the Russian Youth Championships Elder Age.
Retirement
On October 15, 2019, Atakhanova announced her retirement from competitive figure skating.Records and achievements
* Set the junior-level pairs' record for the short program to 64.79 points at the2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 20th season of a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Skaters com ...
competition in Tallinn, Estonia.
Programs
With Volodin
With Spiridonov
Competitive highlights
''JGP:Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...
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With Volodin
With Spiridonov
Detailed results
''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.''
With Spiridonov
References
External links
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atakhanova, Amina 2002 births Russian female pair skaters Living people Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg