Career
2013 was Spiridonova"s breakout year. She took gold with her team and silver on uneven bars at the Russian Junior Championships in the spring. She competed at the Olympic Hopes winning gold with her team and on uneven bars, bronze in the all-around, and placing fifth on vault.
She went on to compete at the KSI Cup, winning team and all-around gold medals.
2014
Spiridonova"s senior debut came at the 2014 Cottbus World Cup, but she did not make the event finals. She then competed at the Russian Championships in April, winning gold on bars, silver with her team and on balance beam, and placing fifth in the all-around, and seventh on floor.
At the 2014 European Women"s Artistic Gymnastics Championships Daria competed on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. She scored 14.900 on uneven bars which qualified her to the event finals in 4th place.
She also scored a 14.058 on beam and 11.900 on floor after a fall.
In the team final Spiridonova contributed scores of 15.066 on bars, 12.300 on beam and 13.100 on floor towards the Russian team"s bronze medal finish. Individually, she placed 3rd in the uneven bars final, earning the bronze medal with a score of 15.283. At the Massila Master, she claimed the first all around crown of her career.
2015
Spiridonova competed at the 2015 Russian Championships in Penza, Russia on March 2-8, 2015.
Due to her strong performance, Spiridonova was selected to compete at the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France on April 15-19.