Inna Volyanskaya

Inna Vitalyevna Volyanskaya was a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With Valery Spiridonov, she won six international medals, including gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Career

Volyanskaya/Spiridonov won silver at the 1980 St. Ivel International, gold at the 1980 Blue Swords, silver at the 1981 Prague Skate, gold at the 1982 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy.

 After retiring from competition, they skated together in ice shows, including Torvill & Dean and the Russian Allstars.

From 2017 until her death in 2025, Volyanskaya worked as a skating coach in Virginia, United States at the Ashburn Ice House.

Personal life and death

Volyanskaya was formerly married to Spiridonov.

On 29 January 2025, Volyanskaya died when she was onboard an American Eagle jet that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., leaving no survivors

Eddie Zhou (Athlete – Skating Club of Northern Virginia) • Franco Aparicio (Athlete – Washington Figure Skating Club) • Inna Volyanskaya (Coach – Washington Figure Skating Club)