 Ignateva with her partner Szemko at the2024 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Мария Олеговна Игнатьева (Russian) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Mariia Olegovna Ignateva | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Maria/Mariya Ignatieva/Ignatyeva | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-10-15)15 October 2003 (age 22) Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Danijil Szemko (since 2021) Mikhail Bragin (2018–20) Alexander Aleksanyan (2016–17) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Barbara Fusar-Poli Roberto Pelizzola Lukáš Csölley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Hoffmann Figure Skating Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mariia Olegovna Ignateva (Russian:Мария Олеговна Игнатьева; born 15 October 2003) is aRussian-bornice dancer who representsHungary. With her skating partner,Danijil Szemko, she is a five-timeHungarian national champions (2022–26), three-timeFour Nationals medalists, the2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge bronze medalist, 2022Jégvirág Cup champion, the 2021Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, and a two-timeSanta Claus Cup silver medalist (2022–23).
Ignateva began skating in 2006 in her hometown ofYekaterinburg.[1] Her first ice dance partner was Alexander Aleksanyan, with whom she competed for two seasons beginning in2016–17. Ignateva then teamed up with Mikhail Bragin for two seasons, finishing eleventh at the2019 Russian Championships and thirteenth in2020.[2]
In January 2021, coachNóra Hoffmann announced that Ignateva would team up withDanijil Szemko to compete for Hungary.[3] It was subsequently announced that the team would split their time between training inBudapest under Hoffmann and inMoscow underIrina Zhuk andAlexander Svinin.[1]
Ignateva/Szemko made their international competitive debut at the2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where they placed seventeenth. They were then sixth at theBudapest Trophy before winning silver medals at theVolvo Open Cup and theSanta Claus Cup. At the2022 Four National Championships, Ignateva/Szemko earned the bronze medal behind Poland'sKaliszek/Spodyriev andTaschlerová/Taschler of the Czech Republic, as well as the Hungarian national title. They were assigned to the2022 European Championships, where they finished eighteenth overall. Ignateva/Szemko competed at theJégvirág Cup in February and won their first international title together. They finished the season making theWorld Championship debut, finishing twenty-second.[4]
Beginning the season on theChallenger circuit, Ignateva/Szemko were eighth at the2022 CS Nepela Memorial and seventh at the2022 CS Budapest Trophy. They won the bronze medal at the2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, their first Challenger medal, and then repeated as silver medalists at the Santa Claus Cup. They finished second in the standings at the2023 Four National Championships, behind only Czechs Taschlerová/Taschler, thus winning the Hungarian national title for a second consecutive year.[4]
Ignateva/Szemko finished tenth at the2023 European Championships, and then twentieth at the2023 World Championships.[4]
Following the season, the team relocated toMilan, Italy, whereBarbara Fusar-Poli became their head coach.[5]
Ignateva/Szemko appeared at twoChallenger events, coming ninth at the2023 CS Budapest Trophy and eighth at the2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. They were invited to make theirGrand Prix debut at the2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, where they finished tenth.[4]
After retaining the Hungarian national title, Ignateva/Szemko were fourth at both theBosphorus Cup and theInternational Challenge Cup. They were twenty-fifth at the2024 European Championships and twenty-fourth at the2024 World Championships.[4]
Ignateva/Szemko started the season by competing on the2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing sixth at the2024 CS Lombardia Trophy and fifth at the2024 CS Budapest Trophy. They then went on to win gold at the2024 Mezzaluna Cup and bronze at the2024 Santa Claus Cup.[4]
In December, Ignateva/Szemko competed at the2025 Four National Championships, where they finished in fourth place. They followed this up with a silver medal win at the 2025 Ephesus Cup. Selected to compete at the2025 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia, Ignateva/Szemko finished the event in fourteenth place.[6]
The team then went on to finish fourth at the Road to 26 Trophy, a test event for the2026 Winter Olympics. They subsequently closed the season with a twenty-fourth place finish at the2025 World Championships inBoston, Massachusetts, United States.[6]
Ignateva/Szemko opened their season by finishing sixth at the2025 CS Lombardia Trophy. They then went on to compete at the final Olympic qualifying event, the2025 Skate to Milano. Ignateva/Szemko finished sixth overall and were named as the second alternates for the2026 Winter Olympic ice dance team.[6][7]
They subsequently won silver at the2025 Budapest Trophy. In November, Ignateva/Szemko won bronze at the2025 NRW Trophy, finished fourteenth at the2025 CS Warsaw Cup, and won the silver medal at the2025 Santa Claus Cup. The following month, they won the bronze medal at the2026 Four National Championships.[6]
In January, Ignateva/Szemko competed at the2026 European Championships inSheffield, England, United Kingdom, finishing in fifteenth place overall.[6]
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2025–2026 [8] |
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| 2024–2025 [9] |
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| 2023–2024 [5] |
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| 2022–2023 [10] |
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| 2021–2022 [1] |
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| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| World Championships | 22nd | 20th | 24th | 24th | |
| European Championships | 18th | 10th | 25th | 14th | 15th |
| Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| GPFinland | 10th | ||||
| CSBudapest Trophy | 6th | 7th | 9th | ||
| CSDenis Ten Memorial | 3rd | 8th | |||
| CSLombardia Trophy | 17th | 6th | 6th | ||
| CSNepela Memorial | 8th | ||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 14th | ||||
| Bosphorus Cup | 4th | ||||
| Budapest Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 3rd | 4th | |||
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | ||||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 1st | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| Road to 26 Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | |
| Skate to Milano | 6th | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd |
| National[2] | ||
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| Event | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| Russian Champ. | 11th | 13th |
| Russian Cup Final | 7th | |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 174.95 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 71.75 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| TES | 43.01 | 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| PCS | 30.58 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 105.70 | 2025 European Championships |
| TES | 61.53 | 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| PCS | 45.80 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 10–12, 2021 |  2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 18 | 51.96 | 17 | 77.95 | 17 | 129.91 |
| Oct 14–17, 2021 | 2021 Budapest Trophy | 7 | 60.76 | 6 | 89.62 | 6 | 150.68 |
| Nov 3–7, 2021 |  2021 Volvo Open Cup | 2 | 63.91 | 2 | 95.58 | 2 | 159.49 |
| Dec 6–12, 2021 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | 2 | 71.05 | 2 | 106.76 | 2 | 177.81 |
| Dec 16–18, 2021 |  2022 Four Nationals Championships | 3 | 69.79 | 3 | 98.44 | 3 | 168.23 |
| Dec 16–18, 2021 | 2022 Hungarian Championships[a] | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a |
| Jan 10–16, 2022 |  2022 European Championships | 19 | 60.41 | 18 | 90.42 | 18 | 150.83 |
| Feb 11–13, 2022 | 2022 Jégvirág Cup | 1 | 66.97 | 1 | 90.50 | 1 | 157.47 |
| Feb 24–27, 2022 |  2022 Challenge Cup | 5 | 58.64 | 3 | 94.43 | 3 | 153.07 |
| Mar 21–27, 2022 |  2022 World Championships | 22 | 62.12 | N/a | N/a | 22 | 62.12 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | 9 | 56.87 | 8 | 90.52 | 8 | 147.39 |
| Oct 13–16, 2022 | 2022 CS Budapest Trophy | 9 | 56.07 | 7 | 94.47 | 7 | 150.54 |
| Oct 26–29, 2022 |  2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 3 | 70.20 | 3 | 104.03 | 3 | 174.23 |
| Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | 2 | 68.55 | 2 | 107.84 | 2 | 176.39 |
| Dec 16–18, 2022 | 2023 Four Nationals Championships | 2 | 67.07 | 2 | 103.98 | 2 | 171.05 |
| Dec 16–18, 2022 | 2023 Hungarian Championships[a] | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a |
| Jan 23–29, 2023 |  2023 European Championships | 10 | 65.04 | 9 | 102.04 | 10 | 167.08 |
| Mar 20–26, 2023 |  2023 World Championships | 20 | 63.88 | 20 | 93.63 | 20 | 157.51 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 13–15, 2023 | 2023 CS Budapest Trophy | 11 | 57.45 | 8 | 95.51 | 9 | 152.96 |
| Nov 2–5, 2023 | 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 8 | 59.53 | 7 | 87.63 | 8 | 147.16 |
| Nov 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 10 | 57.57 | 10 | 89.83 | 10 | 147.40 |
| Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2023 |  2023 Bosphorus Cup | 4 | 65.91 | 4 | 106.31 | 4 | 172.22 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 |  2024 Four Nationals Championships | 2 | 65.58 | 4 | 96.74 | 4 | 162.32 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 Hungarian Championships[a] | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a |
| Jan 8–14, 2024 |  2024 European Championships | 25 | 55.04 | N/a | N/a | 25 | 55.04 |
| Feb 22–25, 2024 | 2024 Challenge Cup | 4 | 67.30 | 4 | 101.56 | 4 | 168.86 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 |  2024 World Championships | 24 | 64.59 | N/a | N/a | 24 | 64.59 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 13–15, 2024 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 7 | 67.33 | 5 | 103.75 | 6 | 171.08 |
| Oct 11–13, 2024 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy | 4 | 71.75 | 6 | 103.20 | 5 | 174.95 |
| Oct 25–27, 2024 | 2024 Mezzaluna Cup | 2 | 68.93 | 1 | 113.95 | 1 | 182.88 |
| Nov 27 – Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 Bosphorus Cup | 4 | 64.28 | 2 | 108.79 | 3 | 173.07 |
| Dec 13–14, 2024 |  2025 Four Nationals Championships | 3 | 67.85 | 4 | 106.65 | 4 | 174.50 |
| Dec 13–14, 2024 | 2025 Hungarian Championships[a] | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a |
| Jan 20–24, 2025 | 2025 Ephesus Cup | 2 | 67.48 | 2 | 104.34 | 2 | 171.82 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 14 | 67.10 | 14 | 105.70 | 14 | 172.80 |
| Feb 19–20, 2025 | 2025 Road to 26 Trophy | 4 | 68.89 | 4 | 103.64 | 4 | 172.53 |
| Mar 25–30, 2025 |  2025 World Championships | 24 | 65.09 | N/a | N/a | 24 | 65.09 |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 11–14, 2025 | 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy | 6 | 62.33 | 7 | 96.90 | 6 | 159.23 |
| Sep 18–21, 2025 |  2025 ISU Skate to Milano | 7 | 64.58 | 3 | 103.15 | 6 | 167.73 |
| Oct 10–12, 2025 | 2025 Budapest Trophy | 2 | 73.14 | 2 | 111.98 | 2 | 185.12 |
| Nov 13–16, 2025 |  2025 NRW Trophy | 3 | 67.09 | 2 | 105.22 | 3 | 172.31 |
| Nov 19–23, 2025 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup | 12 | 65.73 | 15 | 98.43 | 14 | 164.14 |
| Nov 26–30, 2025 | 2025 Santa Claus Cup | 3 | 70.74 | 1 | 109.76 | 2 | 180.50 |
| Dec 11–13, 2025 | 2026 Four Nationals Championships | 3 | 72.49 | 3 | 107.28 | 3 | 179.77 |
| Dec 11–13, 2025 | 2026 Hungarian Championships[a] | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a |
| Jan 13–18, 2026 |  2026 European Championships | 14 | 67.74 | 15 | 103.89 | 15 | 171.63 |
