Roman Serhiiovych Talan (Ukrainian: Роман Сергійович Талан; 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.[1] He competed with Elizaveta Usmantseva from 2013 to 2014.
| Roman Talan | |
|---|---|
 Kostenko/Talan at the 2010 Olympics | |
| Full name | Roman Serhiiovych Talan |
| Native name | Роман Сергійович Талан |
| Born | 4 February 1988 Kursk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Coach | Ekaterina Kostenko-Talan |
| Skating club | Meteor Dnipropetrovsk |
| Began skating | 1992 |
Personal life
editRoman Talan was born in Kursk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[2] He married Kateryna Kostenko in 2011 and their daughter, also named Kateryna, was born on 25 February 2012.[2]
Career
editEarly 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.[3] 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,[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 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.[6] They turned down a test skate for the 2014 World Championships in order to treat Usmantseva's spinal disc herniation.[4][7]
Usmantseva/Talan were assigned to replace Berton/Hotarek at the 2014 Skate America but later withdrew as well.[8] They ended their partnership in December 2014.[9]
Programs
editWith Usmantseva
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 [2] |
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With Kostenko
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 [10] |
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| 2007–2009 [11][12] |
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With Goreeva
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 [13] |
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| 2004–2005 [14] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Usmantseva
edit| International[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| International[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
With Goreeva
edit| International[13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| World Junior Championships | 14th | 11th |
| JGP Estonia | 4th | |
| JGP Ukraine | 7th | |
| National | ||
| Ukrainian Championships | 2nd J. | |
| J. = Junior level | ||
References
edit- ^ [1] Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Elizaveta USMANTSEVA / Roman TALAN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014.
- ^ Nikolayenko, Olga (4 October 2010). Костенко и Талан: "Сначала тренеры стыдились с нами работать" [Kostenko and Talan: "At first, coaches were embarrassed to work with us"]. iSport.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 November 2012.
- ^ a b Savchik, Anna (17 April 2014). Екатерина КОСТЕНКО: "В Украине о спортсменах вспоминают, когда они приносят медали другим странам". Фигурное катание [Ekaterina Kostenko: "Athletes are ignored in Ukraine until they win medals for other countries"]. Sport Express (in Russian).
- ^ "Elizaveta USMANTSEVA / Vladislav LYSOY: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- ^ Sytnik, Olga (27 January 2014). Елизавета Усманцева - Роман Талан. Взгляд тренера. [Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan. Their coach's thoughts.]. skating.com.ua (in Russian).
- ^ На чемпионат мира в Японию отправится танцевальный дуэт Надежды Фроленковой и Виталия Никифорова [World Championships in Japan]. Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
- ^ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Pairs" (PDF). July 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2014.
- ^ Украинская пара Усманцева – Талан распалась [Ukrainian pair Usmantseva/Talan split up] (in Russian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Julia GOREEVA / Roman TALAN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006.
- ^ "Julia GOREEVA / Roman TALAN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2005.
- ^ "Competition Results: Elizaveta USMANTSEVA / Roman TALAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
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