Irina Romanova (figure skater)

Irina Romanova
Irina Romanova
Full name	Irina Mykolaivna Romanova
Born	20 April 1972 (age 52); Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Ukraine
Partner	Igor Yaroshenko
Retired	1998
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing Ukraine
European Championships
Goodwill Games

Irina Mykolaivna Romanova (Ukrainian: Ірина Миколаївна Романова; born 20 April 1972) is a Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union before its dissolution and for Ukraine afterward. With Igor Yaroshenko, she is the 1996 European bronze medalist. They placed seventh at the 1994 Winter Olympics and ninth at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Their highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was fourth, in 1994. They were coached by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov.

Romanova and Yaroshenko were married in 1991 and have a son, Nikita.^[1]^[2] Romanova now works as a coach and choreographer in Delaware.^[1]

Programs

(with Yaroshenko)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
1997–1998	Long Tall Sally by Little Richard	The Lady and the Hooligan by Dmitri Shostakovich
1996–1997	Un Placer by Sexteto Mayor	Zorba the Greek by Mikis Theodorakis
1995–1996	España cañí by Pascual Marquina Narro performed by Banda Musical Taurina Amigos del Pasodoble	Zorba the Greek by Mikis Theodorakis
1994–1995		St. Louis Blues Tuxedo Junction I Know Why (And So Do You) Bugle Call Rag by Glenn Miller performed by Max Greger
1993–1994	La Playa by the Columbia Ballroom Orchestra	Cabaret by John Kander
1992–1993		La Luna y el Toro by Paco de Lucía and Ricardo Modrego Passion by Gipsy Kings Vamos a Bailar by Gipsy Kings

(ice dance with Yaroshenko)

International
Event	1989–90 (USR)	1990–91 (USR)	1991–92 (USR)	1992–93 (UKR)	1993–94 (UKR)	1994–95 (UKR)	1995–96 (UKR)	1996–97 (UKR)	1997–98 (UKR)
Olympics					7th				9th
Worlds				7th	4th	8th	5th	8th	7th
Europeans				7th	7th	7th	3rd	6th	8th
Grand Prix Final								4th
GP Int. Paris/Trophée de France/Lalique				2nd			3rd	3rd	3rd
GP Nations Cup		1st			1st		2nd		3rd
GP NHK Trophy				4th	2nd			3rd
GP Skate America								5th
GP Skate Canada		2nd	5th				3rd
Goodwill Games						1st
St. Gervais	1st
Universiade		2nd
Centennial On Ice							3rd
National
Ukrainian Champ.				1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Soviet Champ.			3rd
GP = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–96 season (renamed Grand Prix in 1998–99)

^ ^a ^b Mittan, Barry (October 29, 2003). "Romanova Writes Guide for Ice Dancers". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010.
^ "Designing With Color - by Irina Romanova". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-05-26.