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| Native name | Мария Игоревна Петрова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Maria Igorevna Petrova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1977-11-29)29 November 1977 (age 47) Leningrad,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Partner | Alexei Tikhonov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Yubileyny Sport Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Igorevna Petrova (Russian:Мария Игоревна Петрова; born 29 November 1977) is a Russianpair skater. With partnerAlexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000World champion and a two-time (1999, 2000)European champion
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 admiredEkaterina Gordeeva /Sergei Grinkov so she made the switch to pairs at 13.[1]
She initially competed withAnton Sikharulidze with whom she is the 1994 and 1995World 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 withAlexei Tikhonov in the summer of 1998.[3][4] Together, they won theWorld Championship in 2000. They placed 6th at the2002 Winter Olympics and 5th at the2006 Games. They won a silver medal at the 2005 Worlds, and a bronze in 2006.
After making the decision to retire following the 2006 Worlds, Petrova and Tikhonov eventually consented to compete one more year at the Russian Skating Federation's request. During their final season, they finished 6th at theGrand Prix Final, and withdrew from the World Championships due to injury.
Petrova and Tikhonov trained inSaint Petersburg withLudmila Velikova.[1] After retiring from competition, they performed in ice shows, including Russian television projectIce Age.[5]
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| Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| Olympics | 6th | 5th | |||||||
| Worlds | 4th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | WD |
| Europeans | 1st | 1st† | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
| Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 6th |
| GPBompard | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
| GPCup of China | 3rd | 1st | |||||||
| GPCup of Russia | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||
| GPSkate America | 2nd | ||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||
| GPSparkassen/Bofrost | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Goodwill Games | 3rd | ||||||||
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| Russian Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |
| GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew †Pairs championsElena Berezhnaya /Anton Sikharulidze were stripped of their title. | |||||||||
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| Event | 1996–1997 | 1997–1999 |
| Nations Cup 1 | 1st | |
| NHK Trophy | 1st | |
| Blue Swords | 1st | |
| Winter Universiade | 2nd | |
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| Junior Worlds | 2nd | |
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| Russian Champ. | 1st | 1st |
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| Event | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 |
| Worlds | 8th | 6th | ||
| Europeans | 6th | 5th | ||
| NHK Trophy | 7th | |||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | |||
| Trophée de France | 5th | |||
| Goodwill Games | 7th | |||
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| Junior Worlds | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
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| Russian Champ. | 6th | 2nd | 4th | |
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 1st | |||