Tatiana Malinina

Tatiana Valeryevna Malinina (Russian: Татьяна Валерьевна Малинина; born 28 January 1973) is a Russian-Uzbek figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan.[1] She is the 1999 Grand Prix Final champion, the 1999 Four Continents champion, a two-time (1998, 2001) NHK Trophy champion, and a ten-time (1993–2002) Uzbek national champion.

Tatiana Malinina
Malinina at the 2001 Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Full nameTatiana Valeryevna Malinina
Country representedUzbekistan
Born (1973-01-28) 28 January 1973
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Former coachRoman Skorniakov
Igor Ksenofontov
Former choreographerRostislav Sinicyn
Skating clubAlpomish
Training locationsReston, Virginia
Yekaterinburg
Tashkent
Began skating1978
Retired2002
Medal record
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing  Uzbekistan
Four Continents Championships
1999 Halifax Ladies' singles
Grand Prix Final
1998–99 St. Peters.. Ladies' singles
Asian Winter Games
1999 Gangwon Ladies' singles
1996 Harbin Ladies' singles

Personal life

Malinina was born on 28 January 1973 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR.[2] Her mother was a gymnast and her father a figure skater.[3][4] The family moved to Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, when she was a teenager.[1][4] In 1996, Malinina returned to Russia and lived in Yekaterinburg until moving to Dale City, Virginia in 1998.[1] She graduated from the Siberian Academy of Physical Culture in Omsk, Russia.[5]

In January 2000, Malinina married Roman Skorniakov.[5] Their son, Ilia Malinin (born in 2004), is the 2016 U.S. juvenile champion, 2017 U.S. intermediate champion, 2019 U.S. novice bronze medalist, and current Team USA figure skater. He recently competed at the 2020 Junior World Championships. [6] Their daughter was born in 2014.

Career

Malinina competed at ten consecutive World Championships beginning in 1993. She finished 8th at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[7]

Malinina began the 1998–1999 Grand Prix season with a 5th-place finish at the 1998 Skate America. Shortly afterward, in November 1998, Malinina and Skorniakov settled in Dale City, Virginia, drawn by better training conditions.[4] In December, Malinina won her first Grand Prix title at the 1998 NHK Trophy and qualified for her first GPF Final. In February 1999, she competed at the inaugural Four Continents Championships and became its first ladies' gold medalist.[4] The following month, she defeated both Maria Butyrskaya and Irina Slutskaya for the gold medal at the Grand Prix Final, held in Saint Petersburg. She finished her season by placing a career-best 4th at the World Championships.

In the 1999–2000 season, Malinina had groin and foot injuries.[4] She finished 18th at the 2000 World Championships. Igor Ksenofontov, the coach of Malinina and Skorniakov, died suddenly in 1999.[2]

Valeri Malinin coached her part-time in the 2000–2001 season.[4] She won bronze medals at her two Grand Prix events, the 2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice and 2000 NHK Trophy. She was 5th at the Grand Prix Final, 4th at Four Continents and 13th at Worlds.

Malinina and Skorniakov coached each other in the 2001–2002 season.[2][8] She was 6th at the 2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice and then won gold at the 2001 NHK Trophy. Malinina withdrew from the 2002 Winter Olympics after the short program due to the flu.[2] She finished 15th at Worlds and then retired from competition as the couple planned to start a family.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
[2][9]
2000–2001
[4]
  • Sweet Sorrow
    (Violin concerto)
    by Henri Vieuxtemps
1999–2000
      1998–1999
      [3]
      • Aladdin
        by Alan Menken
      1997–1998
      [3]
      • Aladdin
        by Alan Menken

      Results
      International[10]
      Event 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02
      Olympics8thWD
      Worlds37th21st22nd13th17th14th4th18th13th15th
      Four Continents1st7th4th10th
      GP Final1st5th6th
      GP NHK Trophy9th8th7th1st3rd3rd1st
      GP Skate America5th
      GP Sparkassen4th3rd6th
      Golden Spin1st
      NHK Trophy10th7th
      Skate Israel1st
      Asian Games2nd1st
      Asian Champ.3rd4th4th
      National[10]
      Uzbekistan1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
      GP = Champions Series / Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

      Note: Malinina withdrew before the free skate at the 2002 Winter Olympics due to illness, having placed 13th in the short program.

      References
      1. Hersh, Philip (March 22, 1999). "At 26, Russian Becomes Potential Worlds-beater". Chicago Tribune.
      2. "Tatiana MALININA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 14, 2002.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
      3. Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Maturity Means Success for Malinina". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
      4. "Tatiana MALININA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2001.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
      5. Mittan, Barry (March 14, 2002). "Age is No Limit for Malinina". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008.
      6. Schwindt, Troy (January 15, 2017). "Ciarochi, Malinin deliver golden performances". IceNetwork.com.
      7. Kubatko, Justin. "Tatiana Malinina Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
      8. "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
      9. "Tatiana MALININA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
      10. "Tatiana MALININA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016.
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