10 little-known facts about Roman Kostomarov

10 little-known facts about Roman Kostomarov

The name of Roman Kostomarov does not leave the news – the whole country is worried about the state of health of the skater and wishes him recovery. Much has been written about him in recent months – in our material we have collected several little-known facts about the famous athlete.

Everyone knows that Roman Kostomarov skated with Tatyana Navka and won the Olympic gold medal in Turin in 2006. But these facts were mentioned less often.

Childhood

  • Before getting into ice dancing, Kostomarov tried to enroll in the gymnastics and swimming sections, but the coaches refused him there.

  • Roman grew up in Moscow’s Tekstilshchiki district

  • Among Kostomarov’s childhood dreams was a very banal goal – to try Coca-Cola

Family

  • The skater’s parents are not related to the sports world. The figure skater’s father, Sergei Kostomarov, worked as an electrician, and Valentina’s mother worked as a cook.

  • Roman has a younger brother Denis

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  • Before finally getting into a relationship with Tatyana Navka, Kostomarov skated with Anna Semenovich, the future soloist of the group Brilliant, in the late 1990s.

  • At the beginning of his sports career, the skater received a one-year disciplinary disqualification – for an alcoholic fight in a hotel room.

Tattoos and piercings

  • In his youth, Roman pierced his ear – in honor of his idol, figure skater Sergei Pon Ponomarenko, who had the same piercing

  • When in 2013 Oksana Domnina left the skater for a while because he did not propose to her, he made a tattoo on his arm with the inscription Love – crucifixion (“love is crucifixion” )

Hobbies

  • Kostomarov enjoys outdoor activities, including diving

Source: The Voice Mag

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