Roman Skorniakov (; 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.
In January 2000, Skorniakov married Tatiana Malinina. 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, March 2025, and March 2026. 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. 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. In addition to coaching their children, their students have also included Sarah Everhardt, Audrey Shin, Lucius Kazanecki, and Sofia Bezkorovainaya.
In March 2025, Skorniakov and Malinina won the Best Coaching Award at the ISU Skating Awards.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2001–03 Jalousie Le Professionnel 2000–01 The Fantastic Story First Knight
Results International Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 01–02 02–03 Olympics 19th 19th Worlds 20th 14th 21st 17th 20th 19th 20th Four Continents 9th 7th 12th 7th Lalique 7th NHK Trophy 12th 8th 4th 10th 7th Sparkassen 7th 11th Golden Spin 6th Skate Israel 5th 9th Asian Games 2nd Asian Champ. 7th 2nd National Uzbek 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Russian 16th GP = Champions Series / Grand Prix
Awards ISU Skating Awards 2025: Best Coach
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