Kateryna Kostenko

{{short description|Ukrainian pair skater}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Kateryna Kostenko | image = Ekaterina KOSTENKO Roman TALAN Olympics 2010.jpg | caption = Kostenko/Talan at the 2010 Olympics | native_name = Катерина Василівна Костенко | native_name_lang = uk | fullname = Kateryna Vasylivna Kostenko | altname = Ekaterina Kostenko (''Russian'') | country = {{flag|Ukraine}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | hometown = | height = {{height|m=1.61}} | partner = | skating club = Meteor Dnipropetrovsk | beganskating = 1988 | retired = 2010 }}

'''Kateryna Vasylivna Kostenko''' ({{langx|uk|Катерина Василівна Костенко}}, also known as '''Ekaterina Kostenko''' from {{langx|ru|Екатерина Костенко}}; born 30 June 1984) is a Ukrainian retired pair skater. With Roman Talan, she is the 2009 Ukrainian national champion and represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noc-ukr.org/ua/vancouver/vanc.delegation.html |title=Нацiональний олiмпiйський комiтет України - Список офіційної делегації України |accessdate=2010-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128233823/http://www.noc-ukr.org/ua/vancouver/vanc.delegation.html |archivedate=2010-01-28 }}</ref>

==Personal life== Kateryna Kostenko was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR.<ref name=ISU-1314/> She married Roman Talan in 2011 and their daughter, also named Kateryna, was born on 25 February 2012.<ref name=ISU-1314/>

==Career== Kostenko teamed up with Roman Talan when she was 21 years old and he 17.<ref name=IS101004/> Gold medalists at the 2009 Ukrainian Championships, they represented their country at the 2008 and 2009 European Championships, 2010 World Championships, and 2010 Winter Olympics. They ended their competitive career in 2010 and began coaching in Dnipropetrovsk.

Kostenko coached Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan, who qualified a spot for Ukraine in the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics but it was later assigned to another pair.<ref name=SE140417/>

==Programs== (with Talan)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2009–2010 <ref name=ISU-0910/> | * Music by Yanni ---- * Carmen by Georges Bizet | * Gypsy music medley ---- * Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven |- ! 2007–2009 <ref name=ISU-0809/><ref name=ISU-0708/> | * Music by Yanni | * Gypsy music medley |}

==Results== (with Talan)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | '''International'''<ref name=ISU-EKRT/> |- ! Event ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11 |- | align=left | Winter Olympics || || || 20th || |- | align=left | World Championships || || || 22nd || |- | align=left | European Championships || 13th || 18th || || |- | align=left | Cup of Nice || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 6th |- | align=left | Golden Spin of Zagreb || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || |- | align=left | NRW Trophy || || || 5th || |- | align=left | Winter Universiade || || 7th || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | '''National'''<ref name=ISU-EKRT/> |- | align=left | Ukrainian Championships || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || WD |- | colspan=5 align=center | WD = Withdrew |}

==References== {{Reflist|35em|refs=

<ref name=ISU-EKRT>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00010930.htm |title= Competition Results: Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121015175450/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00010930.htm |archivedate= 15 October 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0708>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010930.htm |title= Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514152305/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010930.htm |archivedate= 14 May 2008 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0809>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010930.htm |title= Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615163837/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010930.htm |archivedate= 15 June 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010930.htm |title= Ekaterina KOSTENKO / Roman TALAN: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100711004755/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010930.htm |archivedate= 11 July 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014489.htm |title= Elizaveta USMANTSEVA / Roman TALAN: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140621140849/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014489.htm |archivedate= 21 June 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=IS101004>{{cite news |url= http://isport.ua/other/winter/news/114140.html |script-title=ru:Костенко и Талан: "Сначала тренеры стыдились с нами работать" |language= Russian |trans-title=Kostenko and Talan: "At first, coaches were embarrassed to work with us" |first= Olga |last= Nikolayenko |work= iSport.ua |date= 4 October 2010 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121121070909/http://isport.ua/other/winter/news/114140.html |archivedate= 21 November 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=SE140417>{{cite news |url= http://www.sport-express.ua/rest/figureskating/news/257706-ekaterina-kostenko-v-ukraine-o-sportsmenah-vspominajut-togda-kogda-oni-prinosjat-medali-drugim-stranam-figurnoe-katanie.html |script-title=ru:Екатерина КОСТЕНКО: "В Украине о спортсменах вспоминают, когда они приносят медали другим странам". Фигурное катание |language= Russian |trans-title=Ekaterina Kostenko: "Athletes are ignored in Ukraine until they win medals for other countries" |first= Anna |last= Savchik |work= Sport Express |date= 17 April 2014 }}</ref>

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== External links == {{commons category-inline|Ekaterina Kostenko}} * {{ISU figure skater|00010930|Ekaterina Kostenko / Roman Talan}}

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