Igor Yaroshenko | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Nova Kakhovka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 11 April 1967||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Irina Romanova | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1][2] Yaroshenko now works as a coach in Delaware.[1]