At the moment, Roman Skorniakov is best known as the father of Ilia Malinin, a highly accomplished figure skater with numerous titles and accolades. However, years before Ilia was born, Skorniakov pursued a career in skating and represented Uzbekistan in the national and international levels. Notably, he clinched the men’s national title seven times during his competitive years.
Beyond his skating achievements, Skorniakov’s has found fulfillment in his personal life. He is married to a fellow skater Tatiana Malinina, with whom he shares not only a son who is following in his footsteps as a rising star figure skating but also a daughter who also shares this passion.
Roman Skorniakov is a Native of Russia
IIia’s father, Roman Skorniakov was born on Febuary 17, 1976 and he’s 49 years old at the moment. From the records, he was raised in Russia in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union alongside other family members.
While details regarding his early life are somewhat private, his birth year suggests that he grew up during the latter half of the Soviet era.
After his elementary education, he enrolled at the Siberian Academy of Physical Culture in Omsk, Russia.
IIia’s Father was a Figure Skater and Represented Uzbekistan at the National Level
Skorniakov developed a passion for skating as a child and convinced his parents to take him to the same figure skating school as his friend. There are limited information on his early years in the sports. However, we gathered that his career began under the Russian flag and that his talent got him into the national team and also paved the way for him to compete at a national level.
In 1996, at the height of his career, Skorniakov switched from representing Russia to Uzbekistan. This decision was possibly driven by a desire for greater competitive opportunities and proved to be a successful one. He quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with in Uzbekistani figure skating. With the team, he claimed the national championship title for seven consecutive years, from 1997 to 2003.
Skorniakov’s talent also made for him on the international stage. He was selected as part of the Uzbekistani Olympic team for both the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics. Even though he did not win a medal, he recorded two 19th-place finishes and solidified his place as a renowned skater. Beyond the Olympics, Skorniakov also became renowned for his international achievements at the Four Continents Championships, an event that featured skaters from Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas.
Skorniakov once again proved how skilled he was and achieved two commendable seventh-place finishes at this competition in 2000 and 2002.
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Roman Skorniakov and Tatiana Malinina got married in 2000
IIia’s parents, Roman Skorniakov and Tatiana Malinina have been married for over 2 decades. There are no established records of how the pair met and when their relationship started. However, since they both pursued the same career in sports, it’s possible that they crossed paths while following their careers.
Skorniakov and Malinina got married sometime in January 2000 in a ceremony that was held in Dale City, Virginia and witnessed by friends and family. Their union did not just improve their personal life but also help their professional careers.
The couple who were both active sportsosuffered the loss of their coach Igor Ksenofontov and would have to turn to each other for coaching. This did not just improve their careers but also their bond as a couple.
Needless to say, Skorniakov’s wife Malinina was a former gymnast turned professional skate She became actively involved in the sport in the 80s as encouraged by her father Valery Malinin, a former Soviet Union competitor who instructs skaters in Novosibirsk, Siberia at the moment.
Like her husband, Malinina has credits to her name. She won the Grand Prix Final in 1999 and that same year, she also recorded victory at the Four Continents championship. In addition to this, she has won the NHK Trophy twice. The first was in 1998 and later in 2001. Between 1993 and 2002, the mother of two had won the Uzbek national championship at least ten times.
Malinina also joins her husband to coach aspiring skaters but when she’s not busy, she enjoys reading novels, cooking, needlework and other household activities. Asides from skating, she also enjoys soccer, basketball, and badminton.
Skorniakov’s Children Took After His Career Path in Skating
Roman Skorniakov and his wife, Tatiana Malinina are proud parents of two children. The couple welcomed their first son Ilia Malinin in 2004, three years after they got married. In 2014, the Skorniakov-Malinina family welcomed a daughter into their lives.
Being raised in an ice skating family, it was only time before Skorniakov’s son, IIia also develop passion for skating despite his first for soccer. He got started at the age of six in Reston Virginia and was solely trained by his coaching parents. After school, he would join them at the rink where they worked as coaches and take some time to play on the ice.
From the early start of his skating career, IIia has displayed exceptional talent that saw him earn several titles. Moving on, he became the first skater in international competition to accomplish a quadruple Axel, which is regarded as one of the most difficult leaps in figure skating. He also got earned on a spot Time Magazine’s Time100 Next List and the nickname “quad god”.
Most recently, he emerged victorious at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International and the Japan Open. There, he won in the men’s section as a part of Team North America. Some of the titles that have his name include the 2023 World bronze medal, the 2022-23 Grand Prix Final bronze medal, and the 2022 Skate America title.
Like IIia, his sister also saw shares a thing for skating and is currently being trained under her family’s supervision. It is only time before she earns excellent feats that matches her family name.
How Ilia’s Father Spends His Free Time
When Skorniakov is not offering his wealth of experience as a coach at the then he’s enjoying cool music. He is a great fan of Spanish music especially Pavarotti. In addition to skating, he enjoys other activities such as swimming, tennis, and basketball.
