 Kostenko/Talan at the 2010 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Роман Сергійович Талан |
| Full name | Roman Serhiiovych Talan |
| Born | (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (age 37) |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Coach | Ekaterina Kostenko-Talan |
| Skating club | Meteor Dnipropetrovsk |
| Began skating | 1992 |
Roman Serhiiovych Talan (Ukrainian:Роман Сергійович Талан; born 4 February 1988) is aUkrainian former competitivepair skater. WithKateryna Kostenko, he is the 2009Ukrainian national champion and representedUkraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1] He competed with Elizaveta Usmantseva from 2013 to 2014.
Roman Talan was born inKursk Oblast,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union.[2] He marriedKateryna Kostenko in 2011 and their daughter, also named Kateryna, was born on 25 February 2012.[2]
Early in his career, Talan competed with Julia Goreeva. They were the 2005 Ukrainian junior silver medalists and competed twice at theWorld Junior Championships, finishing 11th in 2006.
Talan teamed up with Kateryna Kostenko when she was 21 years old and he 17.[3] Gold medalists at the 2009 Ukrainian Championships, they represented their country at the 2008 and 2009European Championships,2010 World Championships, and2010 Winter Olympics. They ended their competitive career in 2010 and began coaching in Dnipropetrovsk.
In February 2013,[4] Talan teamed up with Elizaveta Usmantseva, whom he had coached earlier.[5] Usmantseva/Talan made their debut late in the 2012–13 season, at the 2013Coupe du Printemps. In September 2013, they finished eighth at the2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the last qualifying event for the2014 Winter Olympics inSochi. Their result gave Ukraine a spot in the Olympic pairs' event but it was assigned toJulia Lavrentieva /Yuri Rudyk.[6] They turned down a test skate for the2014 World Championships in order to treat Usmantseva'sspinal disc herniation.[4][7]
Usmantseva/Talan were assigned to replace Berton/Hotarek at the2014 Skate America but later withdrew as well.[8] They ended their partnership in December 2014.[9]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2013–2014 [2] |
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| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2009–2010 [10] |
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| 2007–2009 [11][12] |
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| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2005–2006 [13] |
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| 2004–2005 [14] |
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GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[15] | |||
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| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| GPSkate America | WD | ||
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 7th | ||
| Coupe du Printemps | 1st | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | ||
| Ukrainian Open | 3rd | ||
| National | |||
| Ukrainian Championships | 2nd | ||
| WD = Withdrew | |||
| International[16] | ||||
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| 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[16] | ||||
| Ukrainian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | WD |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||
| International[13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| World Junior Championships | 14th | 11th |
| JGPEstonia | 4th | |
| JGPUkraine | 7th | |
| National | ||
| Ukrainian Championships | 2nd J. | |
| J. = Junior level | ||
