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Maria Mukhortova 
Mukhortova and Trankov at the 2010 Europeans.Personal information Full name Maria Vladimirovna Mukhortova Country represented 
RussiaBorn November 20, 1985
St. PetersburgHeight 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Former partner Jérôme Blanchard
Maxim Trankov
Egor Golovkin
Pavel LebedevCoach Oleg Vasiliev Former coach Artur Dmitriev
Tamara Moskvina
Nikolai VelikovChoreographer Alexander Matveev Former choreographer Tatiana Druchinina,
Tamara MoskvinaSkating club St. Petersburg Skating School ISU personal best scores Combined total 202.03
2010 EuropeansShort program 73.54
2010 EuropeansFree skate 128.57
2009-2010 GPFMedal recordCompetitor for RussiaPairs' Figure skating European Championships Bronze 2010 Talinn Pairs Bronze 2009 Helsinki Pairs Silver 2008 Zagreb Pairs World Junior Championships Gold 2005 Kitchener Pairs Bronze 2004 The Hague Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 2004–2005 Helsinki Pairs Bronze 2003–2004 Malmö Pairs Maria Vladimirovna Mukhortova (Russian: Мария Владимировна Мухортова, born November 20, 1985) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Maxim Trankov, she is the 2008 European silver medalist and 2007 Russian National Champion. In her early career, she competed with Egor Golovkin and Pavel Lebedev. She also competed one season with Jérôme Blanchard.
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Personal life
Mukhortova was born in Saint Petersburg but began skating in her father's hometown of Lipetsk when she was 6 years old.[1] She became attracted to pair skating, however, there were no related opportunities in Lipetsk so her mother took her back to Saint Petersburg when she was thirteen.[1][2]
Career
Early career
Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov trained in the same practice group under coaches Liudmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov, but with different partners.[1] Mukhortova first competed with Pavel Lebedev during the 2001-2002 and the 2002-2003 season, skating with him on the ISU Junior Grand Prix and finishing fourth at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Championships. The pair had frequent arguments but due to the good results, Mukhortova initially declined to switch partners.[1] However, after a year, she accepted Trankov's suggestion to skate together.[1]
Partnership with Trankov
In their first season together, they won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final and the 2004 World Junior Championships. The following season, they competed on both the Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix and won the 2005 World Junior Championships. In the 2005-2006 Olympic season, they were assigned to the 2006 World Championships after Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin withdrew. They placed 12th in their debut at the event.
In the 2006-2007 season, Mukhortova and Trankov won the 2007 Russian Nationals, but were forced to miss the Europeans after she suffered an injury in practice. They returned in time for the 2007 Worlds, moving up one place to 11th. The following season, they won the silver medal at the 2008 Europeans and finished 7th at the 2008 Worlds. They had to take a short break in the middle of their long program at Worlds because Trankov was suffering from swelling in his arm, but returned to complete their skate after some alterations to his costume.[1]
In the 2008-09 season, Mukhortova and Trankov enjoyed considerable success with their short program, but often made mistakes in the long. Still, they qualified for their first Grand Prix Final, won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Championships, and moved up to 5th place at the World Championships.
For the 2009-10 season, the pair were assigned to the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, where they set a new overall personal best score and defeated two-time world champions Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy. Their second Grand Prix event was the 2009 Skate Canada where they placed second.[3] They won another bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships but finished a disappointing seventh at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. At the 2010 World Championships held in Turin, Italy, in March 2010 they finished in 4th place. Shortly thereafter, the pair ended their partnership.[4][5]
Partnership with Blanchard
In May 2010, it was announced that she had teamed up with Jérôme Blanchard to compete for Russia.[6] At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they finished 7th overall. In February 2011, their coach Oleg Vasiliev said they had taken some time off due to funding issues.[7] On March 4, Vasiliev confirmed their partnership had ended; Mukhortova would consider competing with a new partner or move into show skating.[8]
Programs
Programs with Jérôme Blanchard
Season Short program Long program Exhibition 2010–2011 Song from a Secret Garden
by Secret GardenThe Nutcracker
by Pyotr TchaikovskyPrograms with Maxim Trankov
Season Short program Long program Exhibition 2009–2010 Appassionata
by Secret GardenLove Story
by Francis LaiUne Vie d'Amour
sung by Mireille Mathieu and Charles Aznavour2008–2009 Nobody Home
by Pink Floyd
performed by London Symphony OrchestraThe Lady and the Hooligan
by Dmitri Shostakovich2007–2008 Otonal
by Raúl di BlasioPrelude in C sharp minor
by Sergei RachmaninovAdagio
by Secret Garden2006–2007 Music for Cinema
by Alfred SchnittkeElegy
by Sergei Rachmaninov2005–2006 Baxter (soundtrack) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
by Sergei Rachmaninov2004–2005 Quidam
from Cirque du Soleil
by René DupéréEl dia que me quieras
by Raúl di Blasio2003–2004 Melodies of the White Night
1976 Soviet film: Мелодии белой ночи
soundtrack by Isaac SchwartzThe Day when Loving You
by Raúl di BlasioCompetitive highlights
Results with Blanchard
Event 2010–2011 Russian Championships 7th Results with Trankov
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 Winter Olympics 7th World Championships 12th 11th 7th 5th 4th European Championships 2nd 3rd 3rd World Junior Championships 3rd 1st Russian Championships 1st J. 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd Grand Prix Final 6th 4th Trophée Eric Bompard 3rd 2nd 1st Skate Canada International 7th 2nd Skate America 5th 3rd Cup of Russia 6th 4th 7th 4th Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd Finlandia Trophy 1st Winter Universiade 3rd Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd 1st Junior Grand Prix, Germany 1st Junior Grand Prix, China 1st Junior Grand Prix, Poland 1st Junior Grand Prix, Ostrava 1st J. = Junior level Results with Lebedev
Event 2001–2002 2002–2003 World Junior Championships 4th 4th Russian Championships 3rd J. 5th Junior Grand Prix Final 8th 8th Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2nd Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade 1st Junior Grand Prix, Sweden 3rd Junior Grand Prix, Ostrava 1st J. = Junior level References
- ^ a b c d e f Flade, Tatjana (30 June 2008). "Mukhortova and Trankov Ready to Challenge". GoldenSkate.com. http://goldenskate.com/articles/2007/063008.shtml. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (July 16, 2006). "Young Russian Pair Hopes for 2007 Podiums". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2006/07/16/young-russian-pair-hopes-for-2007-podiums/. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov: Breakthrough Win for Russian Duo". Golden Skate. October 19, 2009. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2009/101909.shtml.
- ^ "Skaters Mukhortova and Trankov in search of new partners" (in Russian). infox.ru. 30 March 2010. http://www.infox.ru/sport/winter/2010/03/29/Document_62012.phtml. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Мария Мухортова: "Я забыла Максима Транькова"" (in Russian). Nevskoye Vremya. 20 May 2010. http://nvspb.ru/tops/mariya-muhortova-ya-zabyla-maksima-trankova-42483. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "У Марии Мухортовой — новый партнер" (in Russian). vppress.ru. 12 May 2010. http://www.vppress.ru/stories/u-marii-muhortovoy-novyy-partner-7405. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Тренер Олег Васильев: проект Мухортова/Бланшар фигуристы закрыли [Coach Oleg Vasiliev: The Mukhortova / Blanchard project is over]" (in Russian). rian.ru. 4 February 2011. http://rian.ru/interview_sport/20110204/330389068.html. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Для фигуристки Мухортовой вновь ищут нового партнера [Figure skater Mukhortova again looking for a new partner]" (in Russian). baltinfo.ru. 4 March 2011. http://www.baltinfo.ru/2011/03/04/Dlya-figuristki-Mukhortovoi-vnov-ischut-novogo-partnera-191451. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov at the International Skating Union
- "Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38832&mode=P.
Junior Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Pairs 1997: Yulia Obertas & Dmitriy Palamarchuk • 1998: Yulia Obertas & Dmitriy Palamarchuk • 1999: Aliona Savchenko & Stanislav Morozov • 2000: Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao • 2001: Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao • 2002: Ding Yang & Ren Zhongfei • 2003: Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison • 2004: Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov • 2005: Valeria Simakova & Anton Tokarev • 2006: Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker • 2007: Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh* • 2008: Lubov Iliushechkina & Nodari Maisuradze • 2009: Sui Wenjing & Han Cong • 2010: Sui Wenjing & Han Cong
*Title stripped from Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov 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:- Russian pair skaters
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
- Olympic figure skaters of Russia
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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