Ilia Skirda
Skirda at the 2016−17 JGP Final
Full nameIlia Valeryevich Skirda
Native nameИлья Валерьевич Скирда
Other namesIlya Skirda
Born (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002
Moscow, Russia
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
CoachEteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov
Skating clubSambo 70

Ilia Valeryevich Skirda (Russian: Илья Валерьевич Скирда, born 21 September 2002) is a Russian figure skater who competes in men's singles. He has won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Career

Skirda skated at Sokolniki Sports school before relocating to Sambo 70 skating club in 2013.[1] He finished 7th at his first junior nationals, in 2015. After a year, he finished 4th at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships, behind Roman Savosin.

In August 2016, at age 13, Skirda made his international debut at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France. Ranked 9th in the short and first in the free skate, he won the silver medal behind Savosin.[2] In his next event at the 2016 JGP Slovenia, Skirda won another silver medal after placing fourth in the short and second in the free skate with a total of 208.28 points. Skirda's results have qualified for his first 2016–17 JGP Final to be held in Marseilles, France.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[3]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
JGP Final6th
JGP France2nd
JGP Slovenia2nd
Sofia Trophy3rd
National[1]
Russian Champ.12th
Russian Jr. Champ.7th4th7th
J: Junior level

Detailed results

Junior level

2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 8
71.44		 6
143.12		 7
214.56
22-25 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships Senior 12
68.63		 12
131.76		 12
200.39
8–11 December 2016 2016−17 JGP Final Junior 6
68.31		 5
138.80		 6
207.11
22–24 September 2016 2016 JGP Slovenia Junior 4
69.32		 2
138.96		 2
208.28
25–27 August 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 9
56.07		 1
134.47		 2
190.54
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
21–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
65.56		 5
132.75		 4
198.31
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 10
61.57		 6
127.66		 7
189.23

References

  1. 1 2 "Илья Валерьевич Скирда" [Ilia Valeryevich Skirda]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  2. ↑ "Savosin rallies to take gold as Russia places 1-2 in men's competition". IceNetwork.com. 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ilia SKIRDA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  4. ↑ "Competition Results: Ilia SKIRDA". International Skating Union.
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