Igor Yaroshenko

{{short description|Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer (born 1967)}}

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|country= Ukraine

|formercountry= Soviet Union

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|birth_place= Nova Kakhovka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

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|partner= Irina Romanova

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|formercoach= Natalia Linichuk
Gennadi Karponosov

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|retired= 1998

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1996 Sofia|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalCompetition | Goodwill Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1994 Saint Petersburg | Ice dancing }}

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Igor Yaroshenko (born 11 April 1967) is a Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union before its dissolution and for Ukraine afterward. With Irina Romanova, he 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. Yaroshenko now works as a coach in Delaware.

Programs

(with Romanova)

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! Season

! Original dance

! Free dance

1997–1998

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1996–1997

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1995–1996

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1994–1995

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1993–1994

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  • La Playa
    by the Columbia Ballroom Orchestra

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1992–1993

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Results

(ice dance with Romanova)

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style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International
Event

! 1989–90
{{tooltip|(USR)|Soviet Union}}

! 1990–91
(USR)

! 1991–92
(USR)

! 1992–93
{{tooltip|(UKR)|Ukraine}}

! 1993–94
(UKR)

! 1994–95
(UKR)

! 1995–96
(UKR)

! 1996–97
(UKR)

! 1997–98
(UKR)

align=left | Olympics7th9th
align=left | Worlds7th4th8th5th8th7th
align=left | Europeans7th7th7thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd6th8th
align=left | Grand Prix Final4th
align=left | GP Int. Paris/Trophée
de France/Lalique
bgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | GP Nations Cupbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | GP NHK Trophy4thbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | GP Skate America5th
align=left | GP Skate Canadabgcolor=silver | 2nd5thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | Goodwill Gamesbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | St. Gervaisbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | Universiadebgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | Centennial On Icebgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National
align=left | Ukrainian Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | Soviet Champ.bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
colspan=10 align=center | GP = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–96 season (renamed Grand Prix in 1998–99)

References

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{{cite news | url = http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/102903.shtml | title = Romanova Writes Guide for Ice Dancers | first = Barry | last = Mittan | work = GoldenSkate | date = October 29, 2003 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100818071856/http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/102903.shtml | archivedate = August 18, 2010 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.wilmicesk8.com/Designing%20With%20Color.htm | title = Designing With Color - by Irina Romanova | access-date = 2007-05-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120207065458/http://www.wilmicesk8.com/Designing%20With%20Color.htm | archive-date = 2012-02-07 | url-status = dead }}

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080108113919/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/eurodance1990.html Skatabase: 1990s Europeans Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125011017/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worlddance1990.html Skatabase: 1990s Worlds Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828231900/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/olympicdance1990.html Skatabase: 1990s Olympics Results]