1. Tatiana Valeryevna Malinina is a Russian-Uzbek retired figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan.
14 Facts About Tatiana Malinina
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Tatiana Malinina is the 1999 Grand Prix Final champion, the 1999 Four Continents champion, a two-time NHK Trophy champion, and a ten-time Uzbek national champion.
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Tatiana Malinina's mother was a gymnast and her father a figure skater.
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In 1996, Tatiana Malinina returned to Russia and lived in Yekaterinburg until moving to Dale City, Virginia in 1998.
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Tatiana Malinina graduated from the Siberian Academy of Physical Culture in Omsk, Russia.
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Tatiana Malinina competed at ten consecutive World Championships beginning in 1993.
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Tatiana Malinina finished 8th at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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In December, Tatiana Malinina won her first Grand Prix title at the 1998 NHK Trophy and qualified for her first GPF Final.
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Tatiana Malinina finished her season by placing a career-best 4th at the World Championships.
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Tatiana Malinina won bronze medals at her two Grand Prix events, the 2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice and 2000 NHK Trophy.
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Tatiana Malinina was 5th at the Grand Prix Final, 4th at Four Continents and 13th at Worlds.
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Tatiana Malinina was 6th at the 2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice and then won gold at the 2001 NHK Trophy.
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Tatiana Malinina withdrew from the 2002 Winter Olympics after the short program due to the flu.
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Tatiana Malinina finished 15th at Worlds and then retired from competition as the couple planned to start a family.