Amina Atakhanova

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Gennadyevna and the family name is Atakhanova.

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.

Amina Atakhanova
Atakhanova/Spiridonov at the 2016−17 JGP Final
Full name	Amina Gennadyevna Atakhanova
Native name	Амина Геннадьевна Атаханова
Born	(2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 23) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Coach	Alexei Sokolov
Skating club	Olympic School St. Petersburg
Began skating	2005
Retired	October 15, 2019
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs

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

• Set the junior-level pairs' record for the short program to 64.79 points at the 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix competition in Tallinn, Estonia.

Programs

With Volodin

Season	Short program	Free skating
2018–2019 [6]	Feel It Still	Larrons en foire by Raphael Beau Micmacs (soundtrack) by Max Steiner
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]	Jimmy, Renda-se by Tom Zé	Singin' in the Rain by Gene Kelly
2015–2016 [7]	The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (modern arrangement)	Funny Girl by Jule Styne Anchors Aweigh Roller Skate Rag Gigi by Frederick Loewe
2014–2015	Come Di by Paolo Conte

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