Inna Volyanskaya

Inna Vitalyevna Volyanskaya (Russian: Инна Витальевна Волянская; 5 July 1965 – 29 January 2025) 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.

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

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

[8][9] On 29 January 2025, Volyanskaya died when the passenger jet she was onboard collided with an U.S. Army helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., leaving no survivors.

Volyanskaya/Spiridonov (centre) at the 1980 Blue Swords