Roman Skorniakov

Roman Skorniakov
Personal information
Country represented	Uzbekistan
Born	17 February 1976 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Former coach	Tatiana Malinina Igor Ksenofontov
Former choreographer	Alexander Zhulin
Began skating	1980
Retired	2003
Medal record Men's Figure skating Competitor for  Uzbekistan Asian Winter Games 1999 Gangwon Men's singles

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 but 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.

Skorniakov married Tatiana Malinina in January 2000.^[1] They coached each other during the later part of their careers after the death of former coach Igor Ksenofontov.^[2][3]

Skorniakov works as a skating coach in Dale City, Virginia.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2001–2003 [4][5]	Jalousie by Jacob Gade, D. Brohn The Boston Pops Orchestra	Le Professionnel by Ennio Morricone
2000–2001 [6]	The Fantastic Story by Ennio Morricone performed by Richard Clayderman	First Knight by Jerry Goldsmith

Results

Results[4][5][6]
International
Event	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Olympics				19th				19th
Worlds			20th	14th	21st	17th	20th	19th	20th
Four Continents					9th	7th	12th	7th
GP Lalique					7th
GP NHK Trophy				12th	8th	4th	10th	7th
GP Sparkassen							7th	11th
Golden Spin				6th
Skate Israel				5th	9th
Asian Games					2nd
Asian Champ.			7th	2nd
National
Uzbekistani			1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Russian	16th
GP = 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. Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Skorniakov's Moves Emulate Boitano". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012.
3. Mittan, Barry (28 March 2002). "Move to America Benefits Skorniakov". Golden Skate.
4. "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003.
5. "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
6. "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.

External links

• Roman Skorniakov at the International Skating Union