Roman Skorniakov

Roman Skorniakov (Russian: Роман Скорняков; born 17 February 1976, in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian-born figure skater who mainly represented Uzbekistan. He represented Russia early in his career before switched to Uzbekistan in 1996. Skorniakov is the 1997–2003 Uzbekistani national champion. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, twice placing 19th. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2000 and 2002 Four Continents Championships.

Roman Skornyakov
Personal information
Country representedUzbekistan
Born (1976-02-17) 17 February 1976
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Former coachTatiana Malinina
Igor Ksenofontov
Former choreographerAlexander Zhulin
Began skating1980
Retired2003

Skorniakov married Tatiana Malinina in January 2000.[1] Their son, Ilia Malinin (born in 2004), is the 2017 U.S. intermediate champion.[2] Their daughter was born in 2014.

Skorniakov and Malinina coached each other during the later part of their careers after the death of former coach Igor Ksenofontov.[3][4]

Skorniakov works as a skating coach in Reston, Virginia.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2001–03
[5][6]
  • Jalousie
    by Jacob Gade, D. Brohn
    The Boston Pops Orchestra
2000–01
[7]

Results
International[8]
Event 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03
Olympics19th19th
Worlds20th14th21st17th20th19th20th
Four Continents9th7th12th7th
GP Lalique7th
GP NHK Trophy12th8th4th10th7th
GP Sparkassen7th11th
Golden Spin6th
Skate Israel5th9th
Asian Games2nd
Asian Champ.7th2nd
National[8]
Uzbekistani1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
Russian16th
GP = Champions Series / Grand Prix

References
  1. Mittan, Barry (14 March 2002). "Age is No Limit for Malinina". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008.
  2. Schwindt, Troy (January 15, 2017). "Ciarochi, Malinin deliver golden performances". IceNetwork.com.
  3. Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Skorniakov's Moves Emulate Boitano". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. Mittan, Barry (28 March 2002). "Move to America Benefits Skorniakov". Golden Skate.
  5. "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  6. "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  7. "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  8. "Roman SKORNIAKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016.
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