Roman Serhiiovych Talan (; born 4 February 1988) is a Ukrainian former competitive pair skater. With Kateryna Kostenko, he is the 2009 Ukrainian national champion and represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed with Elizaveta Usmantseva from 2013 to 2014.
Personal life Roman Talan was born in Kursk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He married Kateryna Kostenko in 2011 and their daughter, also named Kateryna, was born on 25 February 2012.
Career Early in his career, Talan competed with Julia Goreeva. They were the 2005 Ukrainian junior silver medalists and competed twice at the World Junior Championships, finishing 11th in 2006.
Talan teamed up with Kateryna Kostenko when she was 21 years old and he 17. 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.
In February 2013, Talan teamed up with Elizaveta Usmantseva, whom he had coached earlier. Usmantseva/Talan made their debut late in the 2012–13 season, at the 2013 Coupe du Printemps. In September 2013, they finished eighth at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the last qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Their result gave Ukraine a spot in the Olympic pairs' event but it was assigned to Julia Lavrentieva / Yuri Rudyk. They turned down a test skate for the 2014 World Championships in order to treat Usmantseva's spinal disc herniation.
Usmantseva/Talan were assigned to replace Berton/Hotarek at the 2014 Skate America but later withdrew as well. They ended their partnership in December 2014.
Programs
With Usmantseva Season Short program Free skating 2013–2014 A Fistful of Dollars by Ennio Morricone Dream Catchers
With Kostenko Season Short program Free skating 2009–2010 Carmen by Georges Bizet Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven 2007–2009 Music by Yanni Gypsy music medley
With Goreeva Season Short program Free skating 2005–2006 Story About Actor Chicago (soundtrack) by John Kander and Fred Ebb 2004–2005 Circus Dance Polka
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Usmantseva International Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 GP Skate America WD CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7th Coupe du Printemps 1st Nebelhorn Trophy 8th Ukrainian Open 3rd National Ukrainian Championships 2nd WD = Withdrew
With Kostenko International 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 Ukrainian Championships 2nd 1st 2nd WD WD = Withdrew
With Goreeva International Event 2004–05 2005–06 World Junior Championships 14th 11th JGP Estonia 4th JGP Ukraine 7th National Ukrainian Championships 2nd J. J. = Junior level
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