Maria Petrova (figure skater)

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

Maria Petrova
Petrova and Tikhonov perform a pair spiral at the 2005 Russian Nationals
Personal information
Full nameIgorevna Petrova
Country represented Russia
Born (1977-11-29) 29 November 1977
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
PartnerAlexei Tikhonov
Former partnerAnton Sikharulidze
Teimuraz Pulin
Former coachLudmila Velikova
Former choreographerSergei Petukhov
Alexander Stepin
Skating clubYubileyny Sport Club
Former training locationsSaint Petersburg
Began skating1982
ISU personal best scores
Combined total188.21
2005 Worlds
Short program67.42
2004-2005 Grand Prix Final
Free skate123.18
2006 Worlds

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.

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.

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

Programs

With Tikhonov
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2006–2007
[4]
2005–2006
[6][7]
  • Sarabande
    by George Frideric Handel
    (modern arrangement)
  • 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
Olympics6th5th
Worlds4th1st4th4th3rd4th2nd3rdWD
Europeans1st1st†4th3rd3rd2nd3rd3rd2nd
Grand Prix Final3rd4th5th5th3rd3rd2nd4th6th
GP Bompard2nd1st
GP Cup of China3rd1st
GP Cup of Russia1st2nd2nd2nd
GP NHK Trophy5th1st3rd4th1st1st
GP Skate America2nd
GP Skate Canada2nd3rd2nd
GP Sparkassen/Bofrost1st1st2nd3rd4th
Goodwill Games3rd
National
Russian Champ.2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd1st
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 Cup1st
NHK Trophy1st
Blue Swords1st
Winter Universiade1st International: Junior
Junior Worlds1st
National
Russian Champ.1st1st

With Anton Sikharulidze
International
Event 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Worlds8th6th
Europeans6th5th
NHK Trophy7th
Skate Canada2nd
Trophée de France5th
Goodwill Games7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds2nd1st1st
National
Russian Champ.6th2nd4th

References
  1. 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. "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. "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. "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. "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
  11. "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. "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. "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001.
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