Illya Solomin
Illya Solomin (born 7 May 1998) is a Swedish retired figure skater. He is a three-time 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 Kyiv, Ukraine. He moved to Sweden when he was five and a half years old. He has two sisters, Anna and Alesandra. Career Early years Solomin began learning to skate in 2005. 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,