Maria Petrova (figure skater)
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Maria Petrova 
Petrova and Tikhonov perform a pair spiral at the 2005 Russian NationalsPersonal information Full name Maria Igorevna Petrova Country represented 
RussiaBorn 29 November 1977
LeningradHeight 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) Partner Alexei Tikhonov Former partner Anton Sikharulidze
Teimuraz PulinFormer coach Ludmila Velikova Former choreographer Sergei Petukhov
Alexander StepinSkating club Yubileyny Sport Club Retired 2007 ISU personal best scores Combined total 188.21
2005 WorldsShort program 67.42
2004-2005 Grand Prix FinalFree skate 123.18
2006 WorldsMedal recordCompetitor for RussiaPairs' Figure skating World Championships Bronze 2006 Calgary Pairs Silver 2005 Moscow Pairs Bronze 2003 Washington, D.C. Pairs Gold 2000 Nice Pairs European Championships Silver 2007 Warsaw Pairs Bronze 2006 Lyon Pairs Bronze 2005 Turin Pairs Silver 2004 Budapest Pairs Bronze 2003 Malmö Pairs Bronze 2002 Lausanne Pairs Gold 2000 Vienna Pairs Gold 1999 Prague Pairs World Junior Championships Silver 1997 Seoul Pairs Gold 1995 Budapest Pairs Gold 1994 Colorado Springs Pairs Silver 1993 Seoul Pairs Maria Igorevna Petrova (Russian: Мария Игоревна Петрова; born 29 November 1977 in Leningrad, Russian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.
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Career
Petrova was a sickly child and her doctor recommended she take up a sport; her parents got her into figure skating when she was seven.[1] She started out in singles but always preferred pair skating and admired Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov so she made the switch to pairs at 13.[1]
She initially competed with Anton Sikharulidze with whom she is the 1994 & 1995 World Junior Champion. They split in 1996 and she teamed up with Teimuraz Pulin, winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Junior championships.
In 1998, she agreed to form a pair with Alexei Tikhonov. Together, they won the World Championship in 2000. They placed 6th at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 2006 Games. They won a silver medal at the 2005 Worlds, and a bronze in 2006.
Petrova and Tikhonov announced they would retire after the 2006 Worlds, but at the request of the Russian Skating Federation they later agreed to remain eligible for another year. During their final season, they finished 6th at the Grand Prix Final, and withdrew from the World Championships due to injury.
They trained in Saint Petersburg with Ludmila Velikova.[1]
Personal life
In addition to skating together, Petrova and Tikhonov are also an off-ice couple. On 1 February 2010 she gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Polina.[2][3]
Programs
(with Tikhonov)
Season Short program Long program Exhibition 2003–2004 Music
by BaxterMister X
The Circus Princess
by Emmerich KálmánYou Present Me Roses
(Russian: Ты дарила мне розы)
by Nochniye Snaiperi2002–2003 Rainy Blues
by Raimond PaulsSymphony Dances
by Sergei RachmaninoffBlack Cat, White Cat 2001–2002 Adagio from The Nutcracker
by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyChess (musical)
by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson et al.2000–2001 Russian Fantasie
Francesca de Rimini
by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyLe tourment, Vision de Paradis
by Saint-Preux
Gospodin Oformitel (film soundtrack)
Diva
by Jean Michel Jarre
The Fifth Element
soundtrack by Éric Serra
Four Seasons
by Antonio Vivaldi1999–2000 Francesca de Rimini
by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyFour Seasons
by Antonio Vivaldi
Mr. Bureaucrat (film soundtrack)1998–1999 Doctor Zhivago
by Maurice JarreFour Seasons
by Antonio VivaldiCompetitive highlights
(with Tikhonov)
Event 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 Winter Olympics 6th 5th World Championships 4th 1st 4th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd WD European Championships 1st 1st† 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd Russian Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st Grand Prix Final 3rd 4th 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 6th Skate America 2nd Skate Canada International 2nd 3rd 2nd Bofrost Cup on Ice 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Cup of China 3rd 1st Trophée Eric Bompard 2nd 1st Cup of Russia 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd NHK Trophy 5th 1st 3rd 4th 1st 1st †Pairs champions Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze were stripped of their title following Berezhnaya being found guilty of a doping violation.[4]
(with Teimuraz Pulin)
Event 1996–97 World Junior Championships 2nd (with Sikharulidze)
Event 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 World Championships 8th 6th World Junior Championships 2nd 1st 1st European Championships 6th 5th Russian Championships 6th 2nd 4th Skate Canada International 2nd Trophée Lalique 5th NHK Trophy 7th References
- ^ a b c Mittan, Barry (June 3, 2003). "Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov: Different Personalities Work for Petrova and Tikhonov". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/060303.shtml. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Фигуристка Мария Петрова родила дочь [Skater Maria Petrova gave birth to daughter]" (in Russian). dni.ru. 3 February 2010. http://www.dni.ru/showbiz/2010/2/3/184806.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Мария Петрова и Алексей Тихонов стали родителями" (in Russian). petrova-tikhonov.ru. February 1, 2010. http://www.petrova-tikhonov.ru/news/index.php?id=477. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ 3.FIGURE SKATING; Unexpected Power Vacuum At the World Championships New York Times
External links
- Maria Petrova at the International Skating Union
- Official website of Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov
- Petrova and Tikhonov at pairsonice.com
European champions in figure skating – Pairs 1930–31: Olga Orgonista & Sandor Szalay • 1932: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet • 1933: Idi Papez & Karl Zwack • 1934: Emília Rotter & László Szollás • 1935–39: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier • 1947: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet • 1948–49: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király • 1950: Marianna Nagy & László Nagy • 1951–52: Ria Baran & Paul Falk • 1953: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks • 1954: Silvia Grandjean & Michel Grandjean • 1955: Marianna Nagy & László Nagy • 1956: Sissy Schwarz & Kurt Oppelt • 1957–58: Věra Suchánková & Zdeněk Doležal • 1959–64: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler • 1965–68: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov • 1969–72: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov • 1973–78: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1979: Marina Cherkasova & Sergei Shakhrai • 1980: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1981: Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovsky • 1982–83: Sabine Baeß & Tassilo Thierbach • 1984–86: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev • 1987: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1988: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1989: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1990: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1991–92: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev • 1993: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov • 1994: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1995: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer • 1996: Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev • 1997: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov • 1998: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze • 1999–2000: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov • 2001: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze • 2002–06: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin • 2007–09: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy • 2010: Yuko Kavaguti & Alexander Smirnov • 2011: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
World Junior champions in figure skating – Pairs 1976: Sherri Baier & Robin Cowan · 1977: Josée France & Paul Mills · 1978: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini · 1979: Veronika Pershina & Marat Akbarov · 1980–81: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov · 1982–83: Marina Avstriskaia & Yuri Kvashnin · 1984: Manuela Landgraf & Ingo Steuer · 1985: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov · 1986–87: Elena Leonova & Gennadi Krasnitski · 1988: Kristi Yamaguchi & Rudy Galindo · 1989: Evgenia Chernisheva & Dmitri Sukhanov · 1990–92: Natalia Krestianinova & Alexei Torchinski · 1993: Inga Korshunova & Dmitry Saveliev · 1994–95: Maria Petrova & Anton Sikharulidze · 1996: Victoria Maxiuta & Vladislav Zhovnirski · 1997: Danielle Hartsell & Steve Hartsell · 1998–99: Julia Obertas & Dmitri Palamarchuk · 2000: Aliona Savchenko & Stanislav Morozov · 2001: Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao · 2002: Elena Riabchuk & Stanislav Zakarov · 2003: Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao · 2004: Natalia Shestakova & Pavel Lebedev · 2005: Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov · 2006: Julia Vlassov & Drew Meekins · 2007: Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker · 2008: Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh · 2009: Lubov Iliushechkina & Nodari Maisuradze • 2010-11: Sui Wenjing & Han Cong
Russian champions in figure skating – Pairs 1993: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov · 1994: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov · 1995: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov · 1996: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov · 1997–98: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov · 1999–2002: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze · 2003–05: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin · 2006: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov · 2007: Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov · 2008-10: Yuko Kavaguti & Alexander Smirnov · 2011: Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Russian pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters of Russia
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
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