Ilya and I met when we were both 15. We were both in Russia for the junior olympics. I was a figure skater. When we met we instantly were attracted to each other. Over the next four years we stayed in touch and have seen each other a few times since. When we were 19, we were in the Olympics in Russia together, I was competing for USA and Ilya for Russia. We spent almost all of our downtime together, and that is when it all began. On our last night together we kissed and we started our situationship.