10 Facts About Ilia Tkachenko

Ilia Alexeyevich Tkachenko is a Russian former competitive ice dancer.

Ilia Tkachenko married his wife, Ksenia, who is from Perm, on 15 June 2012.

Ilia Tkachenko began skating at the age of four in Perm.

Ilia Tkachenko moved with his grandmother to Moscow at age 13.

Ilia Tkachenko competed with Anastasia Gorshkova from 2002 to 2006, coached by her father, Alexei Gorshkov.

Around late August 2006, Ilia Tkachenko began training with Maria Monko in Odintsovo under Gorshkov.

In spring 2009, Ilia Tkachenko expressed interest in skating with Ekaterina Riazanova.

Ilia Tkachenko is so deeply immersed in the memories of happy times that her dreams seem to become reality for a short while.

At a camp in Bulgaria, Ilia Tkachenko lost his balance while practicing a lift on the floor in skates and stepped on Riazanova's hand; she had surgery on her hand and recovered well.

In January 2019, Ilia Tkachenko moved to Estero, Florida, to coach at the Hertz Arena's International Skating Academy.