Roman Galay (born 20 August 1998)[1] is a Finnish former 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]
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Born | St. Petersburg, Russia | 20 August 1998||||||||||||||
Hometown | Lappeenranta, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editHe married Russian-born Georgian figure skater Anastasiia Gubanova on 26 July 2024.[3]
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.[4]
Competitive highlights
edit- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Season | 2015–16 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
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European Championships | 32nd | 31st | ||
Finnish Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
CS Finlandia Trophy | 13th | 21st | 8th | |
CS Lombardia Trophy | 6th | |||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 16th | |||
CS Warsaw Cup | 7th | |||
Bavarian Open | 8th | |||
Dragon Trophy | 1st | |||
Jégvirág Cup | WD | |||
Nordic Championships | 5th | 7th | 4th | |
NRW Trophy | 5th | |||
Skate Helena | 2nd | |||
Winter Universiade | 19th |
Season | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
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World Junior Championships | 36th | 33rd | 35th | |||
Finnish Championships | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||
JGP Austria | 6th | |||||
JGP Czech Republic | 19th | |||||
JGP Estonia | 17th | |||||
JGP Poland | 12th | |||||
JGP Slovenia | 17th | |||||
Bavarian Open | 11th | |||||
European Youth Olympic Festival | 9th | |||||
Lombardia Trophy | 1st | |||||
Nordic Championships | 1st | |||||
Tallinn Trophy | 1st | 3rd |
Detailed results
editSegment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 203.52 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy |
Short program | TSS | 67.93 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup |
TES | 35.38 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | |
PCS | 32.55 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | |
Free skating | TSS | 136.48 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy |
TES | 69.48 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | |
PCS | 67.92 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 171.31 | 2015 JGP Austria |
Short program | TSS | 59.59 | 2015 JGP Austria |
TES | 33.34 | 2015 JGP Austria | |
PCS | 26.86 | 2018 World Junior Championships | |
Free skating | TSS | 111.72 | 2015 JGP Austria |
TES | 53.36 | 2015 JGP Austria | |
PCS | 58.36 | 2015 JGP Austria |
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "FIN–Roman Galay". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ a b "Personal Bests Roman Galay (FIN)". International Skating Union.
External links
edit- Roman Galay at the International Skating Union
- Roman Galay at SkatingScores.com