Maria Kazakova (figure skater)

Maria Kazakova
Personal information
Native name Мария Евгеньевна Казакова
Full name Maria Evgenyevna Kazakova
Country represented Georgia
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (2001-07-15) July 15, 2001
Moscow, Russia
Home town Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Georgy Reviya
Former partner Aleksandr Vaskovich
Coach Denis Samokhin, Maria Borovikova
Former coach Alexei Gorshkov
Choreographer Nikolai Nikonov, Igor Alferov
Skating club Balashikha SC
Training locations Moscow, Russia
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 154.17
2018 JGP Czech Republic
Short dance 65.42
2018 JGP Armenia
Free dance 94.40
2018 JGP Czech Republic

Maria Evgenyevna Kazakova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Казакова, born 15 July 2001) is a Russian-born ice dancer who competes for Georgia. With her skating partner, Georgy Reviya, she has won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified to the 2018 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Personal life

Kazakova was born on 15 July 2001 in Moscow, Russia.[1]

Career

Early years

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 2016 Ice Star in Belarus.[2]

2017–2018 season

In 2017, Kazakova teamed up with Georgy Reviya to compete for Georgia. During the 2017–2018 season, the team appeared at four international events – the Mentor Torun Cup, the Golden Spin of Zagreb, the Santa Claus Cup, and the Tallinn Trophy. In March, they placed ninth at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Kazakova/Reviya made their ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September at the 2018 JGP Czech Republic. They finished second in both the rhythm dance and the free dance to earn the silver medal overall behind Russian gold medalists Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov and ahead of Russian bronze medalists Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin.

At their next Junior Grand Prix event, in Armenia, Kazakova/Reviya placed second in both segments, behind Russia's Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov, and received another silver medal. They set a new personal best score of 65.42 in the rhythm dance. As of 12 October 2018, they hold the third highest rhythm dance score of the 2018-19 Junior Grand Prix season. They became the first skaters representing Georgia to qualify to a JGP Final.

Programs

With Reviya

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2018–2019
[1]
    Short dance
    2017-2018
    [3]

      Competitive highlights

      JGP: Junior Grand Prix

      With Reviya for Georgia

      International: Junior[4]
      Event 2017–18 2018–19
      Junior Worlds9th
      JGP FinalTBD
      JGP Armenia2nd
      JGP Czech Republic2nd
      Golden Spin of Zagreb2nd
      Mentor Torun Cup1st
      Santa Claus Cup3rd
      Tallinn Trophy5th
      TBD = Assigned

      With Vaskovich for Russia

      International: Junior[2][5]
      Event 2016–17
      Ice Star10th

      References

      1. 1 2 3 "Maria KAZAKOVA / Georgy REVIYA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
      2. 1 2 "Maria KAZAKOVA / Aleksandr VASKOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
      3. ↑ "Maria KAZAKOVA / Georgy REVIYA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
      4. ↑ "Competition Results: Maria KAZAKOVA / Georgy REVIYA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018.
      5. ↑ "Мария Евгеньевна Казакова" [Maria Kazakova]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.
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