Roman Skorniakov (Russian: Роман Скорняков; born 17 February 1976) is a Russian-born figure skater who mainly represented Uzbekistan.
He initially competed for Russia but switched to representing Uzbekistan in 1996.
He represented Uzbekistan at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, both times finishing in 19th place.
[1] Their son, Ilia Malinin (born in 2004), is a competitive figure skater for the United States.
[3][4] Skorniakov now works as a skating coach in Reston, Virginia.