Illya Solomin

Illya Solomin
Personal information
Country represented Sweden
Born (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998
Kiev, Ukraine
Residence Solna, Sweden
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Coach Cecilia Willberg
Choreographer Cecilia Willberg
Skating club Föreningen Solna SC
Training locations Solna, Tyringe, Halmstad, Malmö
Began skating 2005

Illya Solomin (born 7 May 1998) is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2016 Swedish national silver medalist and a two-time (2014–15) national junior champion. He reached the free skate at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Solomin was born on 7 May 1998 in Kiev, Ukraine.[1] He moved to Sweden when he was five and a half years old.[2] He has two sisters, Anna and Alesandra.[2]

Career

Solomin began skating in 2005.[1] He competed on the novice level until the end of the 2012–13 season.

2013–14 season

Solomin made his junior international debut in October 2013, placing 14th at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Tallinn, Estonia, and went on to win the Swedish national junior title. He first competed on the senior international level in January 2014, at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, but was eliminated after placing 34th in the short program. He reached the final segment at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, placing 23rd in the short program, 22nd in the free skate, and 22nd overall.

2014–15 season

Solomin competed in two stages of the 2014–15 JGP series, placing 12th in Aichi, Japan, and 11th in Zagreb, Croatia. Competing on the junior level, he won gold at the NRW Trophy and repeated as the Swedish junior champion, before taking bronze at the MNNT Cup. He withdrew from the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn before the start of the event.

2015–16 season

In the 2015–16 season, Solomin won the junior silver medal at the Lombardia Trophy and finished tenth at his sole 2015 JGP event, in Zagreb. Competing on the senior level, he took the silver medal at the Swedish Championship, behind Ondrej Spiegl. Solomin was assigned to the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, but withdrew before the start of the competition.[3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2015–16
[4]
2014–15
[1][5]
  • The Princess
    by Parov Stelar
  • Gift of Life
    by Thomas J. Bergersen
  • Become a Legend
    by Piotr Adamski
    performed by Instrumental Core
2013–14
[6][7]
  • Gift of Life
    by Thomas J. Bergersen
  • Become a Legend
    by Piotr Adamski
    performed by Instrumental Core

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Europeans 34th
Nordics 8th
International: Junior and novice[8]
Junior Worlds 22nd WD WD
JGP Croatia 11th 10th
JGP Estonia 14th
JGP Japan 12th
Ice Challenge 4th J.
Lombardia Trophy 2nd J.
MNNT Cup 3rd J. 5th J.
Nordics 5th N. 2nd N. 1st N. 1st J.
NRW Trophy 1st J.
Sarajevo Open 2nd J.
Challenge Cup 4th N. 1st N.
National[4]
Swedish Champ. 5th N. 2nd N. 1st J. 1st J. 2nd
Levels: N. = Advanced novice; J. = Junior
TBD: Assigned, WD: Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Illya SOLOMIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Illya Solomin". Skate Sweden. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Entries: Men". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Illya Solomin: Statistics, 2015/2016". Skate Sweden. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Illya Solomin: Statistics, 2014/2015". Skate Sweden. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Illya SOLOMIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Illya Solomin: 2013/2014". Skate Sweden. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Illya SOLOMIN". International Skating Union.

External links

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