Roman Skorniakov (; born 17 February 1976, in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian-born figure skater who mainly represented Uzbekistan. He represented Russia early in his career before switching to Uzbekistan in 1996. Skorniakov is the 1997–2003 Uzbekistani national champion. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, twice placing 19th. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2000 and 2002 Four Continents Championships.

Skorniakov married Tatiana Malinina in January 2000. Their son, Ilia Malinin (born in 2004), is a competitive figure skater for the United States. Their daughter was born in 2014.

Roman Skorniakov

Skorniakov and Malinina coached each other during the later part of their careers after the death of former coach Igor Ksenofontov.

Roman Skorniakov

Skorniakov works as a skating coach in Reston, Virginia.

Roman Skorniakov

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Russian male single skaters

Uzbekistani male single skaters

Olympic figure skaters for Uzbekistan

Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics

1976 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg

Asian Games medalists in figure skating

Figure skaters at the 1999 Asian Winter Games

Medalists at the 1999 Asian Winter Games

Asian Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan

People from Dale City, Virginia

Sportspeople from Prince William County, Virginia