Ilia Skirda
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 Skirda at the 2016−17 JGP Final | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Илья Валерьевич Скирда |
| Full name | Ilia Valeryevich Skirda |
| Other names | Ilya Skirda |
| Born | 21 September 2002 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Coach | Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov |
| Skating club | Sambo 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.
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 Marseille, 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 Final | 6th | ||||
| JGP France | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Slovenia | 2nd | ||||
| Sofia Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| National[1] | |||||
| Russian Champ. | 12th | ||||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 7th | 4th | 7th | ||
| J: Junior level | |||||