Maria Kazakova (figure skater)

Maria Evgenyevna Kazakova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Казакова, Georgian: მარია ევგენიევნა კაზაკოვა, born 15 July 2001) is a Russian-Georgian ice dancer who competes for Georgia. With her skating partner, Georgy Reviya, she is the 2019 CS Asian Open bronze medalist, and the 2019 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Evgenyevna and the family name is Kazakova.
Maria Kazakova
Kazakova/Reviya at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native nameМария Евгеньевна Казакова
Full nameMaria Evgenyevna Kazakova
Country represented Georgia
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001
Moscow, Russia
Home townTbilisi, Georgia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PartnerGeorgy Reviya
Former partnerAleksandr Vaskovich
CoachDenis Samokhin, Maria Borovikova
Former coachAlexei Gorshkov, Ekaterina Rubleva, Ivan Shefer
ChoreographerNikolai Nikonov, Igor Alferov
Skating clubBalashikha SC
Training locationsMoscow, Russia
Began skating2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total176.19
2020 World Junior Championships
Short dance69.98
2020 World Junior Championships
Free dance106.95
2019 CS Asian Open Trophy
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Figure skating: Ice dance
World Junior Championships
2020 TallinnIce dance
Junior Grand Prix Final
2019–20 TorinoIce dance

On the junior level, she is the 2020 World Junior silver medalist, the 2019 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2019 JGP Croatia champion, the 2018 Toruń Cup champion, the 2019 NRW Trophy champion and the 2018 Volvo Open Cup champion.

Personal life

Kazakova was born on 15 July 2001 in Moscow, Russia.[1] She holds dual Russian and Georgian citizenship. Kazakova currently studies ballet at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, in addition to coaching pedagogy at a different university.[2]

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.[3]

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 Toruń 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. They became the first ice dancers representing Georgia to qualify to a Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth.

Kazakova/Reviya concluded the season at the 2019 World Junior Championships, where they placed sixth. Reviya called their performance there "not our season’s best, but the best skate of the season. There were some technical mistakes and we’ll work on them, but I’m happy my partner and I are moving in the right direction."[4]

2019–2020 season: Senior debut and Junior World silver medalists

Kazakova/Reviya began their season in early September at the 2019 JGP Latvia. Though they won the free dance at this event by a little under two points, they placed second overall behind Russian team and training mates Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Andrey Filatov by about 0.3 points after being at a deficit after the rhythm dance. Despite missing gold, the team set new personal bests in the free dance and overall at the event. At their second assignment, 2019 JGP Croatia, Kazakova/Reviya earned their first Junior Grand Prix title, taking first place by a 15-point margin over Russian silver medalists Sofya Tyutyunina / Alexander Shustitskiy. The team set new personal bests in both the rhythm dance and the free dance as well as overall, and with their win qualified to the Junior Grand Prix Final for the second season in a row.[5]

Kazakova/Reviya made their senior international debut in early November 2019 at the 2019 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy. The team placed third in the rhythm dance and second in the free dance to finish third overall behind American team Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko and Russian team (including Reviya's former partner) Ksenia Konkina / Pavel Drozd. The pair also set new personal bests in all three segments at the event. Days later, Kazakova/Reviya competed in the senior category again at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup in Riga, Latvia. They placed second in both the rhythm dance and the free dance behind Russian team Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko to win the silver medal overall.

In December 2019, Kazakova/Reviya returned to the junior level to compete at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino, Italy. The team took the lead in the rhythm dance by just a 0.04 point margin over American team Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik and again set a new personal best (68.76). After their performance, Reviya remarked, "It wasn't easy today. We are very happy with our marks, but not so happy with the skate," citing a few minor technical errors that the team will look to work on moving forward. On splitting their season between the junior and senior circuit, Reviya further added, "It's hard, so hard! But the free dance in juniors is easier after skating in seniors."[6] During the following day of competition, Kazakova/Reviya continued their momentum from the rhythm dance by placing first in the free dance by a 0.12 point margin over the Americans to capture their first Junior Grand Prix Final title. Their win marks the first Junior Grand Prix Final victory by an entrant from Georgia in any discipline. After their win Kazakova stated, "It's a great pleasure for us just to skate and especially to skate for Georgia."[7]

In January 2020, Kazakova/Reviya competed at the 2020 European Championships, their first senior ISU championship. The team placed twelfth in the rhythm dance, scoring just shy of their personal best score and qualifying to the free dance. In the free dance, the couple fell to fourteenth place and ultimately ranked fourteenth overall.[8]

Kazakova/Reviya next competed in early March 2020 at the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. The team set a new personal best in the rhythm dance and finished second in the segment behind Russian team Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy and ahead of American rivals Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik.[9] In the free dance, Kazakova/Reviya outscored Shanaeva/Naryzhnyy, but were overtaken by Nguyen/Kolesnik, leaving the team once again in second in the segment and second overall. Their silver medal marks the first ISU championship medal for Georgia in ice dance.[10]

They had been assigned to make their senior World Championship debut in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[11]

2020–2021 season

Kazakova/Reviya were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew.

Programs

With Reviya
Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2019–2020
  • Gandagan (Georgian Folk Dance)
    by Cekva Zgaparshi
2018–2019
[1]
  • Gandagan (Georgian Folk Dance)
    by Cekva Zgaparshi
Short dance
2017–2018
[12]

    With Vaskovich
    Season Short dance Free dance
    2016–2017
    2015–2016
    2014–2015 unknown

    Records and achievements

    Junior world record scores

    Kazakova/Reviya are the former junior world record holders for the free dance and total scores.

    Junior ice dance combined total records
    Date Score Event Note
    9 March 2019 176.19 2020 World Junior Championships Surpassed by Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik on 7 March 2020.
    Junior ice dance free dance
    Date Score Event Note
    7 December 2019 106.14 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final Surpassed on 7 March 2020.
    7 March 2020 106.21 2020 World Junior Championships Surpassed by Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik on 7 March 2020.

    Competitive highlights

    CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Reviya for Georgia
    International[13]
    Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
    WorldsC
    Europeans14th
    GP RostelecomWD
    CS Asian Open3rd
    Volvo Open Cup2nd
    International: Junior[13]
    Junior Worlds9th6th2nd
    JGP Final6th1st
    JGP Armenia2nd
    JGP Croatia1st
    JGP Czech Republic2nd
    JGP Latvia2nd
    Golden Spin2nd
    NRW Trophy1st
    Santa Claus Cup3rd
    Tallinn Trophy5th
    Toruń Cup1st
    Volvo Open Cup1st J
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

    With Vaskovich for Russia
    International: Junior[3][14]
    Event 2016–17
    Ice Star10th

    Detailed results

    Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

    With Reviya

    2019–2020 season
    Date Event Level RD FD Total
    2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships Junior 2
    69.98    		 2
    106.21    		 2
    176.19
    20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships Senior 12
    67.49    		 14
    99.73    		 14
    167.22
    5–8 December 2019 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 1
    68.76    		 1
    106.14    		 1
    174.90
    5–10 November 2019 2019 Volvo Open Cup Senior 2
    69.95    		 2
    112.48    		 2
    182.43
    30 Oct. – 3 Nov. 2019 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy Senior 3
    67.68    		 2
    106.95    		 3
    174.63
    25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia Junior 1
    65.97    		 1
    103.25    		 1
    169.22
    4–7 September 2019 2019 JGP Latvia Junior 2
    63.25    		 1
    102.01    		 2
    165.26
    9–11 August 2019 2019 NRW Summer Trophy Junior 1
    59.13    		 1
    93.95    		 1
    153.08
    2018–2019 season
    18–24 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 6
    60.08    		 6
    95.32    		 6
    155.40
    6–9 December 2018 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 6
    57.51    		 6
    91.25    		 6
    148.76
    7–11 November 2018 2018 Volvo Open Cup Junior 1
    67.04    		 1
    100.26    		 1
    167.30
    10–13 October 2018 2018 JGP Armenia Junior 2
    65.42    		 2
    99.23    		 2
    164.65
    26–29 September 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic Junior 2
    59.77    		 2
    94.40    		 2
    154.17
    2017–2018 season
    5–11 March 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 11
    54.95    		 8
    78.12    		 9
    133.07
    30 Jan. – 4 Feb. 2018 2018 Toruń Cup Junior 1
    56.44    		 1
    75.63    		 1
    132.07
    6–9 December 2017 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb Junior 2
    58.70    		 2
    79.02    		 2
    137.72
    4–10 December 2017 2017 Santa Claus Cup Junior 4
    52.44    		 3
    75.15    		 3
    127.59
    20–26 November 2017 2017 Tallinn Trophy Junior 4
    54.86    		 8
    70.10    		 5
    124.96

    References
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    World Junior Record Holders
    Preceded by
    Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha    		 Junior Free Dance
    7 December 2019 – 7 March 2020    		 Succeeded by
    Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
    Preceded by
    Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha    		 Junior Total Score
    7 March 2020    		 Succeeded by
    Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
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