Roman Sergeevich Trofimov [SEP] occupation
Roman Trofimov
Roman Trofimov (; born November 19, 1989) is a Russian ski jumper competing for Moskva WVSM. His first World Cup competition took place in Willingen, Germany in 2010 although he had previously competed in qualifying rounds, without qualifying. He was 48th in the competition.
Career.
He started his elite career in Bischofshofen 2007 by competing in a Fis Cup-competition. Shortly thereafter he advanced to the Continental Cup. His best finish in the Continental Cup is a 2nd place from Liberec 2008.
Name controversy
Trofimov had been continuously referred to as "Roman Sergeevich Trofimov" in the past until that mistake was apparently taken into account by FIS officials. "Sergeevich" is a Russian variety of a patronym - an indication of his father's first name (Sergey), somewhat similar to Icelandic patronyms, erroneously regarded by many as last names. Patronyms are mostly kept for strictly official use or for addressing an elderly person as a mark of respect. They are never used for referring to a person as young as