Natalia Romaniuta
Full nameNatalia Sergeyevna Romaniuta
Born (1982-05-26) 26 May 1982
Hutvan, Hungary
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
Began skating1987
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 SofiaIce dancing
Gold medal – first place2000 OberstdorfIce dancing
Bronze medal – third place1999 ZagrebIce dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place1999–00 GdańskIce dancing
Bronze medal – third place1998–99 DetroitIce dancing

Natalia Sergeyevna Romaniuta (Russian: Наталья Серге́евна Романюта; born 26 May 1982) is a Russian ice dancer. She is a two-time (2000, 2001) World Junior champion with Daniil Barantsev.

Career

Early in her career, Romaniuta competed with Evgeni Zagovalko.

Romaniuta teamed up with Daniil Barantsev in 1996.[1] They began competing on the ISU Junior Series in 1997, winning a silver medal and placing 4th at their two events. They qualified for their first ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished 5th. They placed 7th in their first appearance at the World Junior Championships.

The following season, Romaniuta / Barantsev won gold and silver on JGP series and qualified for their second Final, where they took the bronze medal. They finished their season with bronze at the 1999 World Junior Championships.

In 1999–2000, Romaniuta / Barantsev won gold in every junior-level they entered, including the JGP Final and the 2000 World Junior Championships.[2] They also made their senior international debut at the 2000 World Championships in Nice, France, finishing 16th.

In 2000–2001, they competed on the senior Grand Prix series, finishing 6th and 9th at their two events. They were sent again to Junior Worlds and took their second gold medal at the event.[2]

In the 2001–2002 season, Romaniuta / Barantsev competed a second season on the Grand Prix series, winning bronze at the 2001 Sparkassen Cup and placing 5th at 2001 Cup of Russia. They were assigned to the 2002 European Championships but withdrew from the event.

Barantsev left the partnership in 2002. Romaniuta briefly teamed up with Arseni Markov but the partnership did not last.[3]

Personal life

Romaniuta was born in Hungary because her father was serving there in the Soviet army, but was raised in Yekaterinburg.[1] Romaniuta is married and gave birth to a son, Egor, in 2004.[3]

Programs

(with Barantsev)

Season Original dance Free dance
2001–2002
[1]
2000–2001
[4]
  • Foxtrot: Why don't you do Right?
    by Julie London
  • Quickstep: Gimme that Thing

Competitive highlights

(with Barantsev)

Results[1][4]
International
Event 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Worlds16th
EuropeansWD
GP Cup of Russia5th
GP NHK Trophy9th
GP Sparkassen6th3rd
Finlandia2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds7th3rd1st1st
JGP Final5th3rd1st
JGP Bulgaria2nd
JGP France4th
JGP Netherlands1st
JGP Slovakia1st
JGP Sweden1st
JGP Ukraine2nd
EYOF4th
National
Russian Champ.3rd3rd
Russian Junior2nd1st1st1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Natalia ROMANIUTA / Daniil BARANTSEV: 2001/2002". Archived from the original on 11 June 2002.
  2. 1 2 "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
  3. 1 2 "Natalia Romaniuta". ice-dance.com. 24 April 2005. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Natalia ROMANIUTA / Daniil BARANTSEV: 2000/2001". Archived from the original on 25 June 2001.
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