Mariia Ignateva

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.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Olegovna and the family name is Ignateva.
Mariia Ignateva
Personal information
Native nameМария Олеговна Игнатьева (Russian)
Full nameMariia Olegovna Ignateva
Alternative namesMaria/Mariya Ignatieva/Ignatyeva
Country represented Hungary
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Home townYekaterinburg, Russia
ResidenceBudapest, Hungary
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
PartnerDanijil Szemko
Former partnerMikhail Bragin
Alexander Aleksanyan
CoachIrina Zhuk
Alexander Svinin
Nóra Hoffmann
Former coachElena Levkovets
Dmitry Naumkin
Elena Chuchkalova
ChoreographerMaxim Staviski
Skating clubHoffmann Figure Skating Academy
Former skating clubUOR No.4
Lokomotiv
Training locationsMoscow, Russia
Budapest, Hungary
Former training locationsYekaterinburg, Russia
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total150.83
2022 Europeans
Short dance62.12
2022 Worlds
Free dance90.42
2022 Europeans

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]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

With Szemko
International[4]
Event 2021–22
Worlds22nd
Europeans18th
CS Lombardia12th
Budapest Trophy6th
Challenge Cup3rd
Jégvirág Cup1st
Santa Claus Cup2nd
Volvo Open Cup2nd
National[4]
Hungarian Champ.1st
Four Nationals3rd

With Bragin
National[2]
Event 2018–19 2019–20
Russian Champ.11th13th
Russian Cup Final7th

References
  1. "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union.
  2. "Maria Ignatyeva | Игнатьева Мария Олеговна". allskaters.info (in Russian).
  3. Hoffmann Korcsolya Akadémia [@hoffmann.akademia] (31 January 2021). "New year, New partnership!" – via Instagram.
  4. "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO". International Skating Union.
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