Tatiana Malinina

Tatiana Malinina
File:Malinina tatiana.jpg Malinina competes in 2001.
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Uzbekistan
Coach	Roman Skorniakov
Skating club	Alpomish

Tatiana Malinina (Cyrillic: Татьяна Малинина) (born January 28, 1973 in Novosibirsk, Russia) is a figure skater for Uzbekistan.

She is married to skater Roman Skorniakov. Tatiana now lives in Dale City, Virginia, coaching students. She has a son, Illya. A few of her hobbies include cooking, doing needlework, reading novels, and collecting glass or crystal figure skate ornaments.

1999 World Championships
2001 Grand Prix Finals

Age is no limit for Tatiana
"Age has no meaning whatsoever. Some skaters become champions at 15, others achieve this later on. There is no age limit for competitions and I can skate until I'm 40 if I want to. I don't have problems with my jumps and I'm winning against the younger competitors. And by the way, I look like I'm 16, and I'm skating that way," she emphasized. She's gotten 1st in every Uzbekistan Championship she competed in. Her magnificent place of 4th in the 1999 World Championships made her one of the best skaters in the world. Obviously, her age has not interfered with her outstanding competition results. However, now she prefers to coach students, watching their competitions, and staying at home with her baby son Illya.

Competitive highlights

Event/Season	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02
Uzbek Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Four Continents							1st	7th	4th	10th
World Championships		21st	22nd	13th	17th	14th	4th	18th	13th	15th
Asian Winter Games				2nd			1st
Winter Olympics						8th
Grand Prix Final							1st		5th	6th
Skate America							5th
Sparkassen Cup								4th	3rd	6th
NHK Trophy		10th	7th	9th	8th	7th	1st	3rd	3rd	1st
Golden Spin						1st

External links

• ISU Biography Page