 Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko at the2024 World Championships | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | Мария Евгеньевна Павлова (Russian) | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Maria Evgenievna Pavlova | ||||||||||||
| Born | (2004-08-02)2 August 2004 (age 21) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||
| Country |  Hungary (since 2021) Russia (2017–19) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating (since 2021) Women's singles (2017–19) | ||||||||||||
| Partner | Alexei Sviatchenko (since 2022) Balázs Nagy (2021–22) | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Dmitri Savin Fedor Klimov Sofia Evdokimova Gurgen Vardanjan | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | Sebestyén KSE | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Medal record | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Maria Evgenievna Pavlova (Russian:Мария Евгеньевна Павлова; born 2 August 2004) is aRussian-Hungarianpair skater who currently competes forHungary. With her current skating partner,Alexei Sviatchenko, she is a five-timeISU Grand Prix medalist, two-timeISU Challenger Series medalist, two-timeHungarian national champion (2023–24), and finished fifth at the2023 European Championships.
With her former partner,Balázs Nagy, Pavlova is the2022 Hungarian national silver medalist and finished 11th at the2022 European Championships.
Pavlova was born on 2 August 2004 inMoscow, Russia.[1] Pavlova, her mother, and older sister moved toToronto, Canada, when Pavlova was ten years old due to her sister attending university there. While Pavlova and her mother returned to Russia after two years, her sister settled in Canada.[2] She went on to become a Hungarian citizen in February 2022.[3]
She is fluent in bothRussian andEnglish.[4][2]
Pavlova began figure skating in 2009.[1] Her family lived in Canada for two years during her childhood, during which time she trained at theToronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club underBrian Orser.[5] As a singles skater, she competed at two Russian Championships (2018 and2019).[6] Her first pair partner wasIlia Spiridonov, though they never competed together internationally.
In September 2021, it was announced that Pavlova had teamed up with Hungarian pair skater,Balázs Nagy and that they would represent Hungary together, coached by Dmitri Savin andFedor Klimov.[7][8]
Making their debut at theBudapest Trophy, where they were seventh, they then competed twice on theChallenger series, finishing fifth at the2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge and thirteenth at the2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.
After winning the silver medal at the2022 Four National Championships and theHungarian Championships, Pavlova/Nagy made their debut at theEuropean Championships, finishing eleventh.[7]
In November 2022, it was announced that Pavlova's partnership with Nagy had dissolved and that she would continue to represent Hungary withRussian-born pair skater,Alexei Sviatchenko. They would be coached by Dmitri Savin andFedor Klimov and primarily train inSochi due to the shortage of elite-level training rinks for pair skaters inHungary.[9][2]
Pavlova dealt with injuries that caused them to miss the early part of their first season together.[10] The pair made their debut at the2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing ninth. Pavlova/Sviatchenko went on to win gold at the2023 Four National Championships and the2023 Hungarian Championships.[11]
At the2023 European Championships inEspoo,Finland, Pavlova/Sviatchenko skated two clean programs, placing sixth in the short program and fourth in the free skate, finishing in fifth place overall. They then competed at the2023 Bavarian Open and the2023 International Challenge Cup, taking gold and silver, respectively.[11]
At the2023 World Championships inSaitama,Japan, Pavlova/Sviatchenko delivered two strong performances, placing eighth in the short program and seventh in the free skate, finishing in seventh-place overall.[11] Their results were the best for a team representing Hungary in decades.[10]
Pavlova/Sviatchenko competed twice on theChallenger circuit to begin the season, coming fifth at the2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy before winning the bronze medal at the2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[11] They were then invited to make theirGrand Prix debut at the2023 Skate Canada International, where they finished fourth in the short program after a spin error. They then moved up to second after the free skate, taking the silver medal. This was the first ever Grand Prix medal for a pair representing Hungary, and the first in any discipline sinceJúlia Sebestyén's bronze medal at the2009 Skate America.[12]
They were again fourth in the short program at the2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, but another second-place free skate won them the bronze medal.[13]
The team's results on the Grand Prix initially had them finishing as first alternates to theGrand Prix Final.[14] They were called up to compete at theBeijing event following the withdrawal of German teamHocke/Kunkel, and came in fourth at the event.[15]
Pavlova/Sviatchenko competed next at the2024 European Championships, finishing fourth in the short program, less than two points back of third place. They came third in the free skate, winning a bronze small medal, but remained fourth overall, 1.66 points behind bronze medalistsGhilardi/Ambrosini of Italy. They expressed dissatisfaction with the judging of their performances, with Pavlova saying "our motivation goes down every time we keep getting these scores."[16]
Finishing the season at the2024 World Championships inMontreal, Pavlova/Sviatchenko came sixth in the short program. They moved up to fourth after the free skate, which she called "very motivating for next season."[5]
Pavlova and Sviatchenko began the season by competing at the2024 Lombardia Trophy and the2024 Shanghai Trophy, where they won bronze and gold, respectively.
Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prix series, they placed fifth at2024 Skate America.[17] “This wasn’t our best skate for sure," said Pavlova. "We were both a bit sick ahead of this competition. We have some time now to regroup and will be better at the next competition.”[17] They went on to take silver at the2024 Finlandia Trophy.[11] Pavlova said after the event that Sviatchenko was dealing with a back injury and were not able to practice lifts before coming into the event. "I am surprised that our scores are still higher than at Skate America," she said. "We know though that the judges don’t forgive any mistakes, and we need to practice more.”[18]
Going on to compete at the2025 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia, Pavlova/Sviatchenko placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate, finishing fourth overall, only 0.44 points behind bronze medalists,Metelkina/Berulava. The following month, they competed at the2025 World Championships inBoston, Massachusetts, United States, where the placed eighth overall after finishing sixth in the short program and eighth in the free skate.[19][20]
Pavlova and Sviatchenko opened the 2025-26 season with a bronze medal at2025 Grand Prix de France. "We were just really happy to be here, to start the season, and to compete again so we weren't really thinking about medaling," said Pavlova.[21]
Three weeks later, the team took silver at2025 NHK Trophy, posting a new personal best in both the short program and total score. "I think we are working in the right direction and we just want to continue to improve on everything," said Pavlov. "But we are very happy with the results and our second place.”[22]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 [7] |
|
|
| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 7th | 4th | 8th | |
| European Championships | 5th | 4th | 4th | |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | |||
| Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | ||
| Four Nationals Championships | 1st | 1st | ||
| GPFinland | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| GPFrance | 3rd | |||
| GPNHK Trophy | 2nd | |||
| GPSkate America | 5th | |||
| GPSkate Canada | 2nd | |||
| CSFinlandia Trophy | 3rd | |||
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 9th | TBD | ||
| CSLombardia Trophy | 3rd | |||
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 5th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 1st | |||
| Budapest Trophy | 2nd | |||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | |||
| Shanghai Trophy | 1st |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| European Championships | 11th |
| Hungarian Championships | 2nd |
| Four Nationals Championships | 2nd |
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 13th |
| Budapest Trophy | 7th |
| Denis Ten Memorial | 5th |
| Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Championships | 18th | 17th |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 204.60 | 2024 World Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 70.15 | 2025 Grand Prix de France |
| TES | 39.36 | 2025 Grand Prix de France | |
| PCS | 30.79 | 2025 Grand Prix de France | |
| Free skating | TSS | 136.59 | 2024 World Championships |
| TES | 74.40 | 2024 World Championships | |
| PCS | 62.19 | 2024 World Championships |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Dec 7–10, 2022 |  2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 9 | 53.58 | 9 | 97.67 | 9 | 151.25 |
| Dec 15–17, 2022 | 2023 Four Nationals Championships | 1 | 61.84 | 1 | 112.01 | 1 | 173.85 |
| Dec 15–17, 2022 | 2023 Hungarian Championships[a] | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jan 25–29, 2023 |  2023 European Championships | 6 | 57.97 | 4 | 115.01 | 5 | 172.98 |
| Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2023 |  2023 Bavarian Open | 2 | 65.07 | 1 | 112.71 | 1 | 177.78 |
| Feb 23–26, 2023 |  2023 International Challenge Cup | 4 | 58.44 | 2 | 115.19 | 2 | 173.63 |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 |  2023 World Championships | 8 | 64.43 | 7 | 126.24 | 7 | 190.67 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 5 | 61.34 | 5 | 121.26 | 5 | 182.60 |
| Oct 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 3 | 61.66 | 4 | 107.73 | 3 | 169.39 |
| Oct 12–15, 2023 | 2023 Budapest Trophy | 1 | 63.08 | 2 | 129.28 | 2 | 192.36 |
| Oct 27–29, 2023 |  2023 Skate Canada International | 4 | 62.22 | 2 | 125.56 | 2 | 187.78 |
| Nov 10–12, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 4 | 61.53 | 2 | 124.66 | 3 | 186.19 |
| Dec 7–10, 2023 |  2023–24 Grand Prix Final | 4 | 65.51 | 5 | 126.51 | 4 | 192.02 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 |  2024 Four Nationals Championships | 1 | 64.87 | 1 | 131.31 | 1 | 196.18 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 Hungarian Championships[a] | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jan 8–14, 2024 |  2024 European Championships | 4 | 65.29 | 3 | 128.73 | 4 | 194.02 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 6 | 68.01 | 4 | 136.59 | 4 | 204.60 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 12–15, 2024 |  2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 4 | 66.89 | 1 | 129.78 | 3 | 196.67 |
| Oct 3–5, 2024 | 2024 Shanghai Trophy | 1 | 62.66 | 1 | 120.54 | 1 | 183.20 |
| Oct 18–20, 2024 |  2024 Skate America | 4 | 65.11 | 5 | 118.90 | 5 | 184.01 |
| Nov 15–17, 2024 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | 3 | 54.33 | 2 | 122.92 | 2 | 184.21 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 |  2025 European Championships | 3 | 65.88 | 4 | 125.56 | 4 | 191.44 |
| Mar 25–30, 2025 | 2025 World Championships | 6 | 67.45 | 8 | 125.84 | 8 | 193.29 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 17–19, 2025 |  2025 Grand Prix de France | 3 | 70.15 | 3 | 122.61 | 3 | 192.76 |
