Tatiana Malinina

Tatiana Malinina is a retired Russian-born Uzbek figure skater who competed in women’s singles for Uzbekistan.

Tatiana Malinina is a retired Russian-born Uzbek figure skater who competed in ladies' singles for Uzbekistan. She won the inaugural Four Continents Championships and the 1999 ISU Grand Prix Final, and was a ten-time Uzbek national champion.

Early life

Malinina was born in Novosibirsk in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union on 28 January 1973. She began skating in 1978 and later moved to Uzbekistan, representing the country internationally.

Competitive career

Malinina competed for Uzbekistan in ladies' singles, becoming one of the nation's most successful figure skaters. She won the first-ever Four Continents title in 1999 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and also claimed the 1999 ISU Grand Prix Final. She was the Uzbek national champion ten times between 1993 and 2002, and was the first skater from Uzbekistan to medal in an ISU Championship and the ISU Grand Prix.

Olympic and world championship results

Malinina placed eighth at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. She also competed at the World Championships multiple times during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Retirement and coaching

After retiring from competitive skating, Malinina transitioned into coaching. Public reporting also identifies her as the mother of figure skater Ilia Malinin.