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Valery Fydorovich Spiridonov (Russian: Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов, born in 1957) is a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With Inna Volyanskaya, he won six international medals, including gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Valery Spiridonov
Spiridonov at the 1980 Blue Swords
Personal information
Native name	Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов
Full name	Valery Fydorovich Spiridonov
Alternative names	Valeri/Valeriy Fedorovich Spiridonov
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	1957 (age 64–65)
Partner	Inna Volyanskaya Zoya Akinfieva
Skating club	DSO Trud Moscow

Career

Early in his career, Spiridonov skated with Zoya Akinfieva.[1] By 1979, he was competing with Inna Volyanskaya.[1]

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.[6]

Spiridonov coaches in Moscow.[1]

Personal life

Spiridonov was born in 1957.[1] He was formerly married to Volyanskaya.[6] He later married Soviet ice dancer Elena Garanina.[1] Their son, Anton Spiridonov (born 5 August 1998, United States), has competed in ice dancing for Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[7]

Competitive highlights

with Volyanskaya

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[1][8]
Soviet Championships	3rd	6th	4th

References

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