Maria Kazakova

Kazakova/Reviya at the2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native name	Мария Евгеньевна Казакова
Full name	Maria Evgenyevna Kazakova
Born	(2001-07-15)15 July 2001 (age 24) Moscow, Russia
Home town	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Georgia
Partner	Vladislav Kasinskij (since 2025) Georgy Reviya (2017–24) Aleksandr Vaskovich (2014–17)
Coach	Matteo Zanni Barbora Řezníčková
Skating club	Balashikha SC
Began skating	2005
Medal record Representing Georgia Figure skating:Ice dance World Junior Championships 2020 Tallinn Ice dance Junior Grand Prix Final 2019–20 Torino Ice dance

Maria Evgenyevna Kazakova (Russian:Мария Евгеньевна Казакова,Georgian:მარია ევგენიევნა კაზაკოვა, born 15 July 2001) is aRussian-Georgian ice dancer who competes forGeorgia. With her former partner,Georgy Reviya, she is a three-timeISU Challenger Series bronze medalist.

On the junior level, she is the 2020World Junior silver medalist, the 2019Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2019JGP Croatia champion, the 2018Toruń Cup champion, the 2019NRW Trophy champion and the 2018Volvo Open Cup champion.

Kazakova was born on 15 July 2001 inMoscow,Russia.^[1] She holds dual Russian and Georgian citizenship. Kazakova currently studies ballet at theRussian Institute of Theatre Arts, in addition to coaching pedagogy at theRussian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.^[2]

Kazakova began learning to skate in 2005 at the age of four.^[1] Competing with Aleksandr Vaskovich for Russia, she placed tenth in junior ice dancing at the 2016Ice Star in Belarus.^[3]

In 2017, Kazakova teamed up withGeorgy Reviya to compete for Georgia. During the 2017–2018 season, the team appeared at four international events – theToruń Cup, theGolden Spin of Zagreb, theSanta Claus Cup, and theTallinn Trophy. In March, they placed ninth at the2018 World Junior Championships inSofia, Bulgaria.^[4]

Kazakova/Reviya made theirISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September at the2018 JGP Czech Republic. They finished second in both the rhythm dance and the free dance to earn the silver medal overall behind Russian gold medalistsElizaveta Khudaiberdieva /Nikita Nazarov and ahead of Russian bronze medalistsDavis/Smolkin.^[4]

At their next Junior Grand Prix event, inArmenia, Kazakova/Reviya placed second in both segments, behind Russia'sUshakova/Nekrasov, and received another silver medal. They set a new personal best score of 65.42 in the rhythm dance. They became the first ice dancers representing Georgia to qualify to aJunior Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth.^[4]

Kazakova/Reviya concluded the season at the2019 World Junior Championships, where they placed sixth. Reviya called their performance there "not our season’s best, but the best skate of the season. There were some technical mistakes, and we’ll work on them, but I’m happy my partner and I are moving in the right direction."^[5]

Kazakova/Reviya began their season in early September at the2019 JGP Latvia. Though they won the free dance at this event by a little under two points, they placed second overall behind the Russian team and training matesKhudaiberdieva/Filatov by about 0.3 points after being at a deficit after the rhythm dance. Despite missing gold, the team set new personal bests in the free dance and overall at the event. At their second assignment,2019 JGP Croatia, Kazakova/Reviya earned their first Junior Grand Prix title, taking first place by a 15-point margin over Russian silver medalistsTyutyunina/Shustitskiy. The team set new personal bests in both the rhythm dance and the free dance as well as overall, and with their win qualified for theJunior Grand Prix Final for the second season in a row.^[4]

Kazakova/Reviya made their senior international debut in early November 2019 at the2019 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy. The team placed third in the rhythm dance and second in the free dance to finish third overall behind the American teamCarreira/Ponomarenko and Russian team (including Reviya's former partner)Konkina/Drozd. The pair also set new personal bests in all three segments at the event. Days later, Kazakova/Reviya competed in the senior category again at the2019 Volvo Open Cup in Riga, Latvia. They placed second in both the rhythm dance and the free dance behind the Russian teamShevchenko/Eremenko to win the silver medal overall.^[4]

In December 2019, Kazakova/Reviya returned to the junior level to compete at the2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final inTorino, Italy. The team took the lead in the rhythm dance by just a 0.04 point margin over the American teamNguyen/Kolesnik and again set a new personal best (68.76). After their performance, Reviya remarked, "It wasn't easy today. We are very happy with our marks, but not so happy with the skate," citing a few minor technical errors that the team will look to work on moving forward. On splitting their season between the junior and senior circuit, Reviya further added, "It's hard, so hard! But the free dance in juniors is easier after skating in seniors."^[6] During the following day of competition, Kazakova/Reviya continued their momentum from the rhythm dance by placing first in the free dance by a 0.12 point margin over the Americans to capture their first Junior Grand Prix Final title. Their win marks the first Junior Grand Prix Final victory by an entrant from Georgia in any discipline. After their win, Kazakova stated, "It's a great pleasure for us just to skate and especially to skate for Georgia."^[7]

In January 2020, Kazakova/Reviya competed at the2020 European Championships, their first senior ISU championship. The team placed twelfth in the rhythm dance, scoring just shy of their personal best score and qualifying to the free dance. The couple fell to fourteenth place in the free dance and ultimately ranked fourteenth overall.^[8]

Kazakova/Reviya next competed in early March 2020 at the2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships inTallinn, Estonia. The team set a new personal best in the rhythm dance and finished second in the segment behind Russian teamShanaeva/Naryzhnyy and ahead of American rivals Nguyen/Kolesnik.^[9] In the free dance, Kazakova/Reviya outscored Shanaeva/Naryzhnyy, but were overtaken by Nguyen/Kolesnik, leaving the team once again in second in the segment and second overall. Their silver medal marks Georgia's first ISU championship medal in ice dance.^[10]

They had been assigned to make their seniorWorld Championship debut inMontreal, but these were cancelled as a result of thecoronavirus pandemic.^[11]

Kazakova/Reviya were assigned to make theirGrand Prix debut at the2020 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew. Later in the season, the team was assigned to the2021 World Championships, but withdrew prior to the publication of the entry list due to health issues.^[12]

Kazakova/Reviya returned to competition after a season away due to injury at the2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, attempting toqualify a berth for Georgia in ice dance at the2022 Winter Olympics. They placed fifth in the rhythm dance due primarily to a mistake made by Reviya on their third set of twizzles but were able to remain in contention for Olympic qualification. In the free dance, Kazakova/Reviya came back with a stronger performance to finish second in the segment, scoring just shy of their personal best and finishing third overall to successfully qualify for a spot in their discipline for Georgia at the Olympic Games.^[13]     

At their next assignment, the2021 Mezzaluna Cup, Kazakova/Reviya placed first in both segments of competition to take the title by a 15-point margin over Australian silver medalistsKerry/Dodds. They were scheduled to compete at the2021 CS Cup of Austria, the2021 CS Warsaw Cup, and the2021 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew from all three events due to injury. Due to equipment issues, the team also skipped the2022 European Championships in January.^[4]

Kazakova/Reviya began the2022 Winter Olympics as the Georgian entrant in the rhythm dance segment of theOlympic team event. They placed eighth in the segment, taking three points for the Georgian team.^[14] Ultimately the team did not advance to the second phase of the competition and finished sixth.^[15] In thedance event, Kazakova/Reviya were eighteenth in the rhythm dance, qualifying for the free dance.^[16] Nineteenth in the free dance, they finished nineteenth overall.^[17]

The team concluded the season at the2022 World Championships, held inMontpellier with Russian dance teams absent due to theInternational Skating Union banning all Russian athletes due to their country'sinvasion of Ukraine.^[18] They finished fifteenth.^[4]

Following the season, Kazakova/Reviya relocated toBolzano,Italy to train withMatteo Zanni,Barbora Řezníčková, and Denis Lodola becoming their new coaching team.^[19]

Before the start of the2022–23 season, Kazakova and Reviya left Russia and long-time coaches Denis Samokhin and Maria Borovikova and relocated toEgna,Italy to train underMatteo Zanni andBarbora Řezníčková. They said that training outside Russia would be beneficial in light of the ongoinginvasion of Ukraine.^[20]

Kazakova broke her hand in the preseason, resulting in them missing two months of training and having to withdraw from two early events.^[21] Kazakova/Reviya opened their season by making theirISU Grand Prix debut at the2022 Grand Prix de France in November. They placed sixth in both the rhythm and free dance to finish sixth overall.^[22] They were sixth as well at the2022 MK John Wilson Trophy the following weekend.^[23]

In their second appearance at theEuropean Championships, Kazakova/Reviya finished eighth. They came in thirteenth at the2023 World Championships.^[4]

Kazakova/Reviya won the bronze medal at the2023 CS Lombardia Trophy to start the competitive season, before finishing sixth at the2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.^[4] On theGrand Prix, they were seventh at the2023 Cup of China. Reviya said they were happy with their performance, noting that his "health condition is not that good."^[24]

In April, Kazkova announced that she and Reviya had split.^[25]

In August 2025, it was announced that Kazakova had teamed up withVladislav Kasinskij, who previously representedBosnia and Herzegovina with his former partner. It was also reported that the team would train inEgna, Italy under coaches,Matteo Zanni andBarbora Řezníčková.^[26]

Kazakova/Reviya are the former junior world record holders for the free dance and total scores.

ISU Personal best inbold. Small medals for short and free programs awarded only atISU Championships.

Results in the2025-26 season ^[33]

Date	Event	RD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 11-14, 2025	2025 CS Lombardia Trophy	10	56.73	10	84.90	9	141.63
Sep 18-21, 2025	2025 ISU Skate to Milano	13	59.53	13	89.25	13	148.78

• Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya at theInternational Skating Union
• Maria Kazakova atOlympedia
• Maria Kazakova atOlympics.com
• Maria Kazakova onInstagram

World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by Marjorie Lajoie /Zachary Lagha	Junior Free Dance 7 December 2019 – 7 March 2020	Succeeded by Avonley Nguyen /Vadym Kolesnik
Preceded by Marjorie Lajoie /Zachary Lagha	Junior Total Score 7 March 2020	Succeeded by Avonley Nguyen /Vadym Kolesnik

• 2001 births
• Living people
• Russian female ice dancers
• Female ice dancers from Georgia (country)
• Figure skaters from Moscow
• World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
• Russian emigrants to Georgia (country)
• Figure skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
• Olympic figure skaters for Georgia (country)
• 21st-century Russian sportswomen

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