Kateryna Kostenko

Kateryna Kostenko

Kostenko/Talan at the 2010 Olympics
Personal information
Native name Катерина Василівна Костенко
Full name Kateryna Vasylivna Kostenko
Alternative names Ekaterina Kostenko (Russian)
Country represented Ukraine
Born (1984-06-30) 30 June 1984
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 12 in)
Former partner Roman Talan
Former coach Dmitri Shkidchenko
Viacheslav Tkachenko
Former choreographer Julia Gorbacheva
Skating club Meteor Dnepropetrovsk
Began skating 1988
Retired 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 103.97
2009 Europeans
Short program 38.14
2009 Europeans
Free skate 66.38
2009 Europeans

Kateryna Vasylivna Kostenko (Ukrainian: Катерина Василівна Костенко, also known as Ekaterina Kostenko from Russian: Екатерина Костенко; born 30 June 1984) is a Ukrainian pair skater. With Roman Talan, she is the 2009 Ukrainian national champion and represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]

Personal life

Kateryna Kostenko was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR.[2] She married Roman Talan in 2011 and their daughter, also named Kateryna, was born on 25 February 2012.[2]

Career

Kostenko teamed up with Roman Talan when she was 21 years old and he 17.[3] Gold medalists at the 2009 Ukrainian Championships, they represented their country at the 2008 and 2009 European Championships, 2010 World Championships, and 2010 Winter Olympics. They ended their competitive career in 2010 and began coaching in Dnipropetrovsk.

Kostenko coached Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan, who qualified a spot for Ukraine in the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics but it was later assigned to another pair.[4]

Programs

(with Talan)

Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[5]
2007–2009
[6][7]
  • Gypsy music medley

Results

(with Talan)

International[8]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Winter Olympics 20th
World Championships 22nd
European Championships 13th 18th
Cup of Nice 3rd 6th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 3rd
NRW Trophy 5th
Winter Universiade 7th
National[8]
Ukrainian Championships 2nd 1st 2nd WD
WD = Withdrew

References

External links

Media related to Ekaterina Kostenko at Wikimedia Commons

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