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, 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 Toruń 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.
Retirement Skate Sweden announced Solomin's retirement in their beginning of the 2021-22 season team update post.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2019–2020 Spellborn Strength of a Thousand Men Adagio 2015–2016 The Princess Moulin Rouge! Hindi Sad Diamonds Your Song 2014–2015 Gift of Life Become a Legend 2013–2014 Sarabande
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 17–18 18–19 19–20 Europeans 34th 25th Warsaw Cup Nordics 8th 5th 7th 3rd Tallinn Trophy 7th Warsaw Cup 11th International: Junior Junior Worlds 22nd WD WD Croatia 11th 10th Estonia 14th Japan 12th Ice Challenge 4th Lombardia 2nd Nordics 1st NRW Trophy 1st Sarajevo Open 2nd Toruń Cup 3rd 5th National Swedish Champ. 1st J 1st J 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd
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