Maria Petrova (figure skater)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Igorevna and the family name is Petrova.

Maria Petrova
Petrova and Tikhonov perform a pair spiral at the 2005 Russian Nationals
Full nameMaria Igorevna Petrova
Born (1977-11-29) 29 November 1977 (age 47)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
PartnerAlexei Tikhonov
Skating clubYubileyny Sport Club
Began skating1982
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nice Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2005 Moscow Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Washington, D.C. Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Calgary Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Prague Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2000 Vienna Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2004 Budapest Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2007 Warsaw Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Lausanne Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Malmö Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Turin Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Lyon Pairs
Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2004-05 Beijing Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1998-99 Saint Petersburg Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2002-03 Saint Petersburg Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2003-04 Colorado Springs Pairs
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1997 Muju Pairs
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Colorado Springs Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1995 Budapest Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1993 Seoul Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seoul Pairs

Maria Igorevna Petrova (Russian: Мария Игоревна Петрова; born 29 November 1977) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World champion and a two-time (1999, 2000) European champion

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 / Sergei Grinkov so she made the switch to pairs at 13.[1]

She initially competed with Anton Sikharulidze with whom she is the 1994 and 1995 World Junior Champion.[2] They split in 1996 and she teamed up with Teimuraz Pulin, winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Junior championships.

Petrova teamed up with Alexei Tikhonov in the summer of 1998.[3][4] 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.

After making the decision to retire following the 2006 Worlds, Petrova and Tikhonov eventually consented to compete one more year at the Russian Skating Federation's request. During their final season, they finished 6th at the Grand Prix Final, and withdrew from the World Championships due to injury.

Petrova and Tikhonov trained in Saint Petersburg with Ludmila Velikova.[1] After retiring from competition, they performed in ice shows, including Russian television project Ice Age.[5]

Programs

With Tikhonov

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2006–2007
[4]
2005–2006
[6][7]
  • Fellini soundtracks
2004–2005
[8][9]
  • The Circus Princess
    by Emmerich Kalman
2003–2004
[10][11]
  • Music
    by Baxter
2002–2003
[12][13][1]
2001–2002
[14][15][11]
2000–2001
[16][11]
  • Russian Fantasie
1999–2000
[11]
  • Mr. Bureaucrat (film soundtrack)
1998–1999
[11]

With Sikharulidze

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
1994–1995
1995–1996

Competitive highlights

With Alexei Tikhonov

Results[16][14][10][8][6][4]
International
Event 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Olympics 6th 5th
Worlds 4th 1st 4th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd WD
Europeans 1st 1st† 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd
Grand Prix Final 3rd 4th 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 6th
GP Bompard 2nd 1st
GP Cup of China 3rd 1st
GP Cup of Russia 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 5th 1st 3rd 4th 1st 1st
GP Skate America 2nd
GP Skate Canada 2nd 3rd 2nd
GP Sparkassen/Bofrost 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Goodwill Games 3rd
National
Russian Champ. 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
†Pairs champions Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze were stripped of their title.

With Teimuraz Pulin

International
Event 1996–1997 1997–1999
Nations Cup 1 1st
NHK Trophy 1st
Blue Swords 1st
Winter Universiade 2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 2nd
National
Russian Champ. 1st 1st

With Anton Sikharulidze

International
Event 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Worlds 8th 6th
Europeans 6th 5th
NHK Trophy 7th
Skate Canada 2nd
Trophée de France 5th
Goodwill Games 7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 2nd 1st 1st
National
Russian Champ. 6th 2nd 4th
Russian Jr. Champ. 1st

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (3 June 2003). "Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov: Different Personalities Work for Petrova and Tikhonov". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Pairs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. (10.5 KB)
  3. ^ Kempf, Susanne (2005). "Always Home At St. Petersburg". Absolute Skating.
  4. ^ a b c "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007.
  5. ^ Kozhina, Natalia (16 November 2012). Алексей Тихонов: «Дочку тренировать не буду» [Alexei Tikhonov: "I won't coach my daughter"]. Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian).
  6. ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006.
  7. ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005.
  8. ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 June 2005.
  9. ^ Mittan, Barry (27 March 2005). "Veteran Russian Pair Makes Final Olympic Run". Skate Today. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Programs". Petrova-Tikhonov.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003.
  13. ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2003.
  14. ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.
  15. ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.
  16. ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001.
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