Irina Romanova (figure skater)
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| Full name | Irina Mykolaivna Romanova | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1972 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Igor Yaroshenko | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Romanova now works as a coach and choreographer in Delaware.