Petrova and Tikhonov perform a pair spiral at the 2005 Russian Nationals |
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| Full name | Maria Igorevna Petrova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1977 Leningrad |
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| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Alexei Tikhonov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Anton Sikharulidze Teimuraz Pulin |
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| Former coach | Ludmila Velikova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Sergei Petukhov Alexander Stepin |
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| Skating club | Yubileyny Sport Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 188.21 2005 Worlds |
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| Short program | 67.42 2004-2005 Grand Prix Final |
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| Free skate | 123.18 2006 Worlds |
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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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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]
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]
(with Tikhonov)
| Season | Short program | Long program | Exhibition |
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| 2003–2004 | Music by Baxter |
Mister X The Circus Princess by Emmerich Kálmán |
You Present Me Roses (Russian: Ты дарила мне розы) by Nochniye Snaiperi |
| 2002–2003 | Rainy Blues by Raimond Pauls |
Symphony Dances by Sergei Rachmaninoff |
Black Cat, White Cat |
| 2001–2002 | Adagio from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Chess (musical) by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson et al. |
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| 2000–2001 | Russian Fantasie
Francesca de Rimini by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Le 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 Vivaldi |
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| 1999–2000 | Francesca de Rimini by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi Mr. Bureaucrat (film soundtrack) |
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| 1998–1999 | Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre |
Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi |
(with Tikhonov)
| Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
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| 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 |
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| World Junior Championships | 2nd |
(with Sikharulidze)
| Event | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 |
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| 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 |
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