Roman Skorniakov

Roman Skornyakov
Skorniakov at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1976-02-17) 17 February 1976 (age 50)
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUzbekistan (1996–2003)
Soviet Union → Russia (until 1996)
Began skating1980
Retired2003
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Gangwon Men's singles

Roman Skorniakov (Russian: Роман Скорняков; born 17 February 1976) is a Russian-born figure skater who initially competed for Russia but switched to representing Uzbekistan in 1996.

Personal life

Skorniakov was born on February 17, 1976 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[1]

In January 2000, Skorniakov married Tatiana Malinina.[2] Their son, Ilia Malinin (born in 2004), is a competitive figure skater for the United States and captured the World Figure Skating Title in March 2024[3][4] and again in March 2025.[5] Their daughter, Elli Beatrice, was born in 2014.

Competitive skating career

Skorniakov is the 1997–2003 Uzbek national champion. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, both times finishing in nineteenth place. His highest placement at an ISU Championship came at the 2000 and 2002 Four Continents Championships where he placed seventh.

In the later years of their careers, Skorniakov and Malinina coached each other following the death of their former coach Igor Ksenofontov.[6][7] Following the 2002–03 figure skating season, Skorniakov retired from competitive figure skating due to wanting to focus on starting a family with his wife.

Coaching career

Following his competitive figure skating career, Skorniakov and Malinina began working as coaches at the SkateQuest Skating Club in Reston, Virginia.[8] In addition to coaching their children, their students have also included Sarah Everhardt,[9] Audrey Shin,[10] Lucius Kazanecki,[11] and Sofia Bezkorovainaya.[12]

In March 2025, Skorniakov and Malinina won the Best Coaching Award at the ISU Skating Awards.[13]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2001–03
[14][15]
  • Jalousie
    by Jacob Gade, D. Brohn
    The Boston Pops Orchestra
2000–01
[1]

Results

International[16]
Event 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03
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[16]
Uzbek 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Russian 16th
GP = Champions Series / Grand Prix

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
  2. ^ Mittan, Barry (14 March 2002). "Age is No Limit for Malinina". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008.
  3. ^ Sidell, Misty White (25 March 2024). "'Succession' on Ice". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Schwindt, Troy (January 15, 2017). "Ciarochi, Malinin deliver golden performances". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "'ISU World Championship Men 2025'". 29 March 2025.
  6. ^ Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Skorniakov's Moves Emulate Boitano". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  7. ^ Mittan, Barry (28 March 2002). "Move to America Benefits Skorniakov". Golden Skate.
  8. ^ "Meet Our Coaches". SkateQuest. SkateQuest. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Sarah EVERHARDT: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Audrey SHIN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Lucius KAZANECKI: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Sofia BEZKOROVAINAYA: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "ISU Figure Skating Awards 2025: The Winners are revealed!". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003.
  15. ^ "Roman SKORNIAKOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
  16. ^ a b "Roman SKORNIAKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016.
  17. ^ "ISU Figure Skating Awards 2025: The Winners are revealed!". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
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