Ilia Karankevich

Ilia Denisovich Karankevich (Russian: Илья Денисович Каранкевич, Greek: Ηλία Καράνεβιτς, born 8 January 2004) is a Russian-born Cypriot ice dancer who competes for Cyprus.

With his skating partner, Angelina Kudryavtseva, he is the 2023 Cypriot national champion,[1] the 2021 JGP Poland bronze medalist, and competed in the free dance at two World Junior Championships.

[4] Due to the pandemic, the 2022 World Junior Championships could not be held as scheduled in Sofia in early March, and as a result were rescheduled for Tallinn in mid-April.

[5] Due to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating, which had a significant impact on the dance field.

[3] During their first Junior Grand Prix assignment at the 2023 JGP Austria, Kudryavtseva/Karankevich collided with another team during practice, leading to Kudryavtseva breaking two bones.