Kateryna Kostenko Explained

Kateryna Kostenko
Native Name:Катерина Василівна Костенко
Native Name Lang:uk
Fullname:Kateryna Vasylivna Kostenko
Also Known As:Ekaterina Kostenko (Russian)
Country: Ukraine
Birth Date:30 June 1984
Birth Place:Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Formerpartner:Roman Talan
Formercoach:Dmitri Shkidchenko
Viacheslav Tkachenko
Formerchoreographer:Julia Gorbacheva
Skating Club:Meteor Dnepropetrovsk
Beganskating:1988
Retired:2010
Combined Total:103.97
Combined Date:2009 Europeans
Sp Score:38.14
Sp Date:2009 Europeans
Fs Score:66.38
Fs Date:2009 Europeans

Kateryna Vasylivna Kostenko (Ukrainian: Катерина Василівна Костенко, also known as Ekaterina Kostenko from Russian: Екатерина Костенко; born 30 June 1984) is a Ukrainian retired pair skater. With Roman Talan, she is the 2009 Ukrainian national champion and represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]

Personal life

Kateryna Kostenko was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR. She married Roman Talan in 2011 and their daughter, also named Kateryna, was born on 25 February 2012.

Career

Kostenko teamed up with Roman Talan when she was 21 years old and he 17. 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.

Kostenko coached Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan, who qualified a spot for Ukraine in the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics but it was later assigned to another pair.

Programs

(with Talan)

SeasonShort programFree skating
2009–2010

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  • Gypsy music medley

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2007–2009
  • Gypsy music medley

Results

(with Talan)

International
Event2007–082008–092009–102010–11
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National
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WD = Withdrew

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Нацiональний олiмпiйський комiтет України - Список офіційної делегації України . 2010-02-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100128233823/http://www.noc-ukr.org/ua/vancouver/vanc.delegation.html . 2010-01-28 .