Mariia Ignateva
| Mariia Ignateva | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Native name | Мария Олеговна Игнатьева (Russian) |
| Full name | Mariia Olegovna Ignateva |
| Alternative names | Maria/Mariya Ignatieva/Ignatyeva |
| Country represented |  Hungary |
| Former country(ies) represented |  Russia |
| Born | 15 October 2003 Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Home town | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Partner | Danijil Szemko |
| Former partner | Mikhail Bragin Alexander Aleksanyan |
| Coach | Irina Zhuk Alexander Svinin Nóra Hoffmann |
| Former coach | Elena Levkovets Dmitry Naumkin Elena Chuchkalova |
| Choreographer | Maxim Staviski |
| Skating club | Hoffmann Figure Skating Academy |
| Former skating club | UOR No.4 Lokomotiv |
| Training locations | Moscow, Russia Budapest, Hungary |
| Former training locations | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Began skating | 2006 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 150.83 2022 Europeans |
| Short dance | 70.20 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| Free dance | 94.47 2022 CS Budapest Trophy |
Mariia Olegovna Ignateva (Russian: Мария Олеговна Игнатьева; born 15 October 2003) is a Russian-born ice dancer who represents Hungary. With her skating partner, Danijil Szemko, she is the 2022 Jégvirág Cup champion, the 2021 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, the 2021 Santa Claus Cup silver medalist, and the 2022 Hungarian national champion.
Career
Early career
Ignateva began skating in 2006 in her hometown of Yekaterinburg.[1] Her first ice dance partner was Alexander Aleksanyan, with whom she competed for two seasons beginning in 2016–17. Ignateva then teamed up with Mikhail Bragin for two seasons, finishing eleventh at the 2019 Russian Championships and 13th in 2020.[2]
2020–2021 season
In January 2021, coach Nóra Hoffmann announced that Ignateva would team up with Danijil Szemko to compete for Hungary.[3]
2021–2022 season
Ignateva/Szemko made their international competitive debut at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy where they placed seventeenth. They were then sixth at the Budapest Trophy before winning silver medals at the Volvo Open Cup and the Santa Claus Cup. At the 2022 Four National Championships, Ignateva/Szemko earned the bronze medal behind Poland's Kaliszek/Spodyriev and Taschlerová/Taschler of the Czech Republic, as well as the Hungarian national title. They were assigned to the 2022 European Championships, where they finished eighteenth overall. Ignateva/Szemko competed at the Jégvirág Cup in February and won their first international title together. They finished the season making the World Championship debut, finishing twenty-second.[4]
Programs
- With Szemko
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
With Szemko
| International[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 21–22 | 22–23 | |||
| Worlds | 22nd | ||||
| Europeans | 18th | ||||
| CS Budapest | 7th | ||||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 3rd | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | TBD | ||||
| CS Lombardia | 12th | ||||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 8th | ||||
| Budapest Trophy | 6th | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 3rd | ||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd | ||||
| National[4] | |||||
| Hungarian Champ. | 1st | ||||
| Four Nationals | 3rd | ||||
With Bragin
| National[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | |
| Russian Champ. | 11th | 13th | |
| Russian Cup Final | 7th | ||
References
- ^ a b "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Maria Ignatyeva | Игнатьева Мария Олеговна". allskaters.info (in Russian).
- ^ Hoffmann Korcsolya Akadémia [@hoffmann.akademia] (31 January 2021). "New year, New partnership!" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO". International Skating Union.