Roman Galay (born 20 August 1998)[1] is a former Finnish figure skater. He is a two-time Finnish national champion (2019, 2020).[2] He has competed at a total of five ISU Championships, at two European and three World Junior Championships.[1]
| Roman Galay | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 20 August 1998 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Hometown | Lappeenranta |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Discipline | Men's singles |
| Coach | Sirkka Kaipio Evgeni Rukavicin |
| Began skating | 2003 |
| Retired | 2021 |
Personal life
editGalay was dating with Finnish figure skater Oona Ounasvuori for a long time. [3]
He married Russian-born Georgian figure skater Anastasiia Gubanova on 26 July 2024.[4]
Career
editGalay lived in Lappeenranta when he was young, then he moved to the Lahti region after middle school. He trained in Vierumäki where he completed both a physical education instructor's degree and high school.
In 2018 he relocated to Saint Petersburg where he was coached by Evgeni Rukavicin. Galay won Finnish Figure Skating Championships the following two years.[5]
Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Europeans | 31st | 32nd | |||||
| CS Finlandia | 13th | 21st | 8th | ||||
| CS Lombardia | 6th | ||||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 16th | ||||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 7th | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | 8th | ||||||
| Dragon Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Nordics | 5th | 7th | 4th | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 5th | ||||||
| Skate Helena | 2nd | ||||||
| Universiade | 19th | ||||||
| International: Junior | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 36th | 33rd | 35th | ||||
| JGP Austria | 6th | ||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 19th | ||||||
| JGP Estonia | 17th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 12th | ||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 17th | ||||||
| EYOF | 9th | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Finland | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "ISU profile: Roman GALAY". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Roman Galay uusi Suomen mestaruuden" (in Finnish). Skating Finland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Oona Ounasvuori and Roman Galay. In the relationship of figure skaters, the suitcase is always third" (in Finnish). SkatingFinland. 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Georgia's Anastasiia Gubanova embraces fresh vibe". Goldenskate. 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Roman Galay: Saint Petersburg as a place of growth" (in Finnish). SkatingFinland. 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Competition Results: Roman GALAY". International Skating Union.