Maria Petrova

Petrova with Tikhonov

Personal Information

Country Represented

Russia

Full Name

Maria Igorevna Petrova

Native Name

Мария Игоревна Петрова

Born

November 19, 1977
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Home Town

St. Petersburg

Age

48 years

Club

Yubileyny Sport Club

Languages

Russian

Career Info

Former Partner

Alexei Tikhonov (1998-2007)
Teimuraz Pulin (1996-1998)
Anton Sikharulidze (1992-1996)

Former Coaches

Ludmila Velikova, Nikolai Velikov

Former Choreographers

Alexander Stepin, Alexei
Urmanov, Edvard Smirnov, Natalia Pecherskaia, Sergei Petukhov

Former Training Locations

St. Petersburg

Began Skating

1982

Retired

2007

Physical Description

Height

152 cm (5 '0")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Hazel

Ethnicity

Russian

Personal International Bests

Maria Igorevna Petrova (Russian: Мария Игоревна Петрова, born November 19, 1977) is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. With former partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World champion, a two-time European champion (1999 & 2000), and a four-time Grand Prix Final medalist (silver in 2004-05, bronze in 1998-99, 2002-03, & 2003-04).

Personal Life[]

Petrova's hobbies include reading and alpine skiing.

Programs[]

With Tikhonov[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2006-2007	Sarabande (from Keyboard Suite in D Minor) _{by Georg Friedrich Händel choreo. by Alexander Stepin}	Piano Sonata No. 14 _{by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Alexander Stepin}
2005-2006	Sarabande (from Keyboard Suite in D Minor) _{by Georg Friedrich Händel choreo. by Alexander Stepin}	Winter (from The Four Seasons) _{by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Alexander Stepin}
2005-2006		Initial FS: La Dolce Vita Amarcord _{by Nino Rota choreo. by Alexander Stepin}
2004-2005	Sentimientos _{by Andrés Linetzky choreo. by Alexander Stepin & Sergei Petukhov}	Die Zirkusprinzessin _{by Emmerich Kálmán choreo. by Alexander Stepin, Alexei Urmanov, & Edvard Smirnov}
2003-2004	Lana's Theme _{by Les Baxter choreo. by Alexander Stepin & Sergei Petukhov}	Die Zirkusprinzessin _{by Emmerich Kálmán choreo. by Alexander Stepin, Alexei Urmanov, & Edvard Smirnov}
2002-2003	Rain Blues _{by Raimonds Pauls choreo. by Alexander Stepin & Sergei Petukhov}	Symphonic Dances _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Alexander Stepin & Sergei Petukhov}
2001-2002	Adagio (from The Nutcracker) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Alexander Stepin & Sergei Petukhov}	Chess _{by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus choreo. by Alexander Stepin & Sergei Petukhov}
2000-2001	Francesca da Rimini _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Sergei Petukhov}	Mister Designer _{by Sergey Kuryokhin} Diva _{by Jean-Michel Jarre} The Fifth Element _{by Éric Serra choreo. by Sergei Petukhov}
		Second FS: The Four Seasons _{by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Sergei Petukhov}
	Initial SP: Russian Fantasie	Initial FS: Le Tourment _{by unknown} Vision de Paradis _{by Saint-Preux}
1999-2000	Francesca da Rimini _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Sergei Petukhov}	The Four Seasons _{by Antonio Vivaldi}
1999-2000		Initial FS: Mister Designer _{by Sergey Kuryokhin}
1998-1999	Doctor Zhivago _{by Maurice Jarre}	The Four Seasons _{by Antonio Vivaldi}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2016-2017	Along Piterskaya Street _{by unknown composer}
2014-2015	Nostalgia _{by Michael Christodoulou}
2013-2014	Drive / Driven _{by Boris Blank & Dieter Meier performed by Yello}
	Faraway _{by Eicca Toppinen performed by Apocalyptica}
	Somebody That I Used to Know _{by Gotye}
2008-2009	Sarah Brightman medley: Gothica _{by Frank Peterson & Carsten Heusmann} Fleurs du Mal _{by Martin Himmelsbach, Thomas Schwarz, Matthias Meissner, & Frank Peterson}
2008-2009	Everybody (Backstreet's Back) _{by Denniz PoP & Max Martin performed by Backstreet Boys}
2007-2008	Everybody (Backstreet's Back) _{by Denniz PoP & Max Martin performed by Backstreet Boys}
2006-2007	Ave Maria _{by Vladimir Vavilov}
2006-2007	Hurt _{by Linda Perry, Mark Ronson, & Christina Aguilera performed by Christina Aguilera}
2005-2006	Ave Maria _{by Vladimir Vavilov}
2005-2006	Dance Me to the End of Love _{by Leonard Cohen & David Campbell performed by Leonard Cohen}
2004-2005	You Gave Me Roses _{by Diana Arbenina performed by Nochnye Snaipery}
2003-2004	You Gave Me Roses _{by Diana Arbenina performed by Nochnye Snaipery}
2003-2004	Bensonhurst Blues _{by Artie Kaplan & Artie Kornfeld performed by Artie Kaplan}
2002-2003	Tango (from Le Cirque Réinventé) _{by René Dupéré}
	Black Cat, White Cat _{by Dr. Nelle Karajlić, Vojislav Aralica, & Dejan Sparavalo}
	I Had My Chance _{by Mark Sandman performed by Mark Sandman}
2001-2002	Dance Me to the End of Love _{by Leonard Cohen & David Campbell performed by Leonard Cohen}
2000-2001	Hebrew prayer
1998-1999	Dance Me to the End of Love _{by Leonard Cohen & David Campbell performed by Leonard Cohen}

With Pulin[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
1997-1998	unknown	Reel Around the Sun (from Riverdance) _{by Bill Whelan}

With Sikharulidze[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
1995-1996	Russian Dance (from Swan Lake) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}	The Four Seasons _{by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}
1994-1995	unknown	Romeo and Juliet _{by Sergei Prokofiev}
1993-1994	unknown	Rêverie Fêtes (from Nocturnes) _{by Claude Debussy}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Tikhonov[]

2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 25	2007 World Championships	11 56.36	WD
January 22 - 28	2007 European Championships	2 62.22	2 117.39	2 179.61
December 14 - 17	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	5 56.52	6 98.07	6 154.59
November 24 - 26	2006 Cup of Russia	2 62.28	1 115.75	2 178.03
November 17 - 19	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 61.64	1 112.63	1 174.27
2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 26	2006 World Championships	3 63.04	2 123.18	3 186.22
February 11 - 24	2006 Winter Olympics	3 64.27	6 117.42	5 181.69
January 17 - 22	2006 European Championships	2 66.07	3 120.97	3 187.04
December 16 - 18	2005-06 Grand Prix Final	2 62.10	4 116.00	4 178.10
November 2 - 6	2005 Cup of China	1 62.76	1 122.62	1 185.38
October 27 - 30	2005 Skate Canada	2 60.10	2 114.04	2 174.14
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 14 - 20	2005 World Championships	2 66.94	2 121.27	2 188.21
January 25 - 30	2005 European Championships	3 63.15	3 112.74	3 175.89
December 16 - 19	2004-05 Grand Prix Final	2 67.42	2 119.90	2 187.32
November 11 - 18	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	2 65.76	3 113.76	2 179.52
November 4 - 7	2004 NHK Trophy	1 66.44	1 121.12	1 187.56
2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2004 World Championships	2 1.0	4 4.0	4 5.0
February 2 - 8	2004 European Championships	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
December 11 - 14	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	3 56.32	4 110.44	3 166.76
November 26 - 30	2003 NHK Trophy	1 63.24	1 118.72	1 181.96
November 6 - 9	2003 Cup of China	3 57.92	3 107.66	3 165.58
October 23 - 26	2003 Skate America	2 64.94	1 119.98	2 184.92

2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2003 World Championships	3 1.5	3 3.0	N/A	3 4.5
February 28 - March 2	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	3 1.2	3 1.8	3 3.0	3 6.0
January 20 - 26	2003 European Championships	1 0.5	3 3.0	N/A	3 3.5
November 28 - December 1	2002 NHK Trophy	3 1.5	4 4.0		4 5.5
November 22 - 24	2002 Cup of Russia	2 1.0	2 2.0		2 3.0
November 8 - 10	2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice	2 1.0	4 4.0		4 5.0
2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 16 - 24	2002 World Championships	4 2.0	4 4.0	N/A	4 6.0
February 8 - 25	2002 Winter Olympics	6 3.0	6 6.0		6 9.0
January 14 - 20	2002 European Championships	2 1.0	3 3.0		3 4.0
December 13 - 16	2001-02 Grand Prix Final	5 2.0	5 3.0	5 5.0	5 10.0
November 29 - December 2	2001 NHK Trophy	2 1.0	2 2.0	N/A	2 3.0
November 22 - 25	2001 Cup of Russia	1 0.5	2 2.0		2 2.5
November 9 - 11	2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	2 1.0	3 3.0		3 4.0
September 4 - 9	2001 Goodwill Games	2 1.0	3 3.0		3 4.0
2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 17 - 25	2001 World Championships	4 2.0	5 5.0	N/A	4 7.0
January 21 - 28	2001 European Championships	4 2.0	4 4.0	N/A	4 6.0
February 15 - 18	2000-01 Grand Prix Final	4 2.0	6 6.0	2	6 8.0
November 30 - December 3	2000 NHK Trophy	1 0.5	3 3.0	N/A	3 3.5
November 9 - 12	2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	2 1.0	2 2.0		2 3.0
November 2 - 5	2000 Skate Canada	3 1.5	3 3.0		3 4.5
1999-2000 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 23 - April 3	2000 World Championships	2 1.0	1 1.0	N/A	1 2.0
February 6 - 13	2000 European Championships	1 0.5	2 2.0	N/A	1 2.5
January 13 - 16	1999-00 Grand Prix Final	3 1.5	3 3.0	2	4 4.5
December 2 - 5	1999 NHK Trophy	2 1.0	1 1.0	N/A	1 2.0
November 24 - 28	1999 Cup of Russia	2 1.0	1 1.0		1 2.0
November 11 - 14	1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
1998-1999 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 20 - 28	1999 World Championships	5 2.5	4 4.0	N/A	4 6.5
March 5 - 7	1998-99 Grand Prix Final	5 2.5	3 3.0		3 5.5
January 24 - 31	1999 European Championships	5 2.5	1 1.0		1 3.5
December 2 - 6	1998 NHK Trophy	6 3.0	5 5.0		5 8.0
November 12 - 15	1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
November 5 - 8	1998 Skate Canada	3 1.5	2 2.0		2 3.5

With Pulin[]

1997-1998 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 27 - 30	1997 NHK Trophy	Senior	6 3.0	5 5.0	5 8.0
October 30 - November 2	1997 Nations Cup	Senior	5 2.5	6 6.0	6 8.5
1996-1997 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 24 - February 2	1997 Winter Universiade	Senior	1 0.5	2 2.0	2 2.5
November 24 - December 1	1997 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
October 24 - 26	1996 Blue Swords	Junior	unknown		1

With Sikharulidze[]

1995-1996 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 22 - 28	1996 European Championships	Senior	4 2.0	5 5.0	5 7.0
November 14 - 17	1995 Trophée de France	Senior	3 1.5	5 5.0	5 6.5
October 30 - November 5	1995 Skate Canada	Senior	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
1994-1995 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 7 - 12	1995 World Championships	Senior	6 3.0	6 6.0	6 9.0
December 8 - 11	1994 NHK Trophy	Senior	6 3.0	7 7.0	7 10.0
January 29 - February 5	1995 European Championships	Senior	6 3.0	6 6.0	6 9.0
November 21 - 27	1995 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
July 23 - August 7	1994 Goodwill Games	Senior	6 3.0	7 7.0	7 10.0
1993-1994 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 27	1994 World Championships	Senior	10 5.0	7 7.0	8 12.0
November 30 - December 5	1994 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
1992-1993 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 1 - 6	1993 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 0.5	2 2.0	2 2.5

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

With Tikhonov[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Senior
Silver	2006 Cup of Russia	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 World Championships	2005-06	Senior
Bronze	2006 European Championships	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2006 Russian Championships	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005 Cup of China	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 Skate Canada	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 World Championships	2004-05	Senior
Bronze	2005 European Championships	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2005 Russian Championships	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004-05 Grand Prix Final	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 NHK Trophy	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004 European Championships	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2004 Russian Championships	2003-04	Senior
Bronze	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 NHK Trophy	2003-04	Senior
Bronze	2003 Cup of China	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2003 Skate America	2003-04	Senior
Bronze	2003 World Championships	2002-03	Senior
Bronze	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	2002-03	Senior
Bronze	2003 European Championships	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2003 Russian Championships	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2002 Cup of Russia	2002-03	Senior
Bronze	2002 European Championships	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2002 Russian Championships	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001 NHK Trophy	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001 Cup of Russia	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2001 Goodwill Games	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001 Russian Championships	2000-01	Senior
Bronze	2000 NHK Trophy	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	2000-01	Senior
Bronze	2000 Skate Canada	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2000 World Championships	1999-00	Senior
Gold	2000 European Championships*	1999-00	Senior
Silver	2000 Russian Championships	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 NHK Trophy	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 Cup of Russia	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	1999-00	Senior
Bronze	1998-99 Grand Prix Final	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1999 European Championships	1998-99	Senior
Silver	1999 Russian Championships	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	1998-99	Senior
Silver	1998 Skate Canada	1998-99	Senior

*Initially awarded the silver medal; later was declared as the champion of the event after initial champions, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, were disqualified due to a doping violation.

Segment Medal Record[]

Type	Competition	Season	Segment	Level
Silver	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Short Program	Senior

With Pulin[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	1997 Winter Universiade	1996-97	Senior
Silver	1997 World Junior Championships	1996-97	Junior
Gold	1996 Blue Swords	1996-97	Senior

With Sikharulidze[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	1995 Skate Canada	1995-96	Senior
Silver	1995 Russian Championships	1994-95	Senior
Gold	1995 World Junior Championships	1994-95	Junior
Gold	1994 World Junior Championships	1993-94	Junior
Silver	1993 World Junior Championships	1992-93	Junior