Maria Kazakova (figure skater)

Maria Kazakova
Full name	Maria Evgenyevna Kazakova
Native name	Мария Евгеньевна Казакова
Born	(2001-07-15) July 15, 2001 Moscow, Russia
Hometown	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Georgia
Partner	Georgy Reviya
Coach	Denis Samokhin, Maria Borovikova
Skating club	Balashikha SC
Began skating	2005

Maria Evgenyevna Kazakova (Template:Lang-ru, 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.

Career

Early years

Kazakova began learning to skate in 2005 at the age of four. Competing with Aleksandr Vaskovich for Russia, she placed tenth in junior ice dancing at the 2016 Ice Star in Belarus.

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. 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."

2019–2020

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.

Programs

With Reviya

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2019–2020	Quickstep: Take Good Care of My Baby (from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) performed by Jake Epstein and Jessie Mueller Foxtrot: Dream a Little Dream of Me performed by The Beautiful South Quickstep: Overture (from Funny Girl)	In the End by Linkin Park performed by Tommee Profitt feat. Fleurie and Jung Youth
2018–2019	Argentine Tango: Building the Bullet by Luis Bacalov Argentine Tango: Assassin's Tango (from Mr. & Mrs. Smith) by John Powell	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff performed by Edvin Marton Vocalise (from The Ninth Gate) by Wojciech Kilar
	Short dance
2017-2018	Cha Cha: Unchain My Heart performed by Joe Cocker Rhumba: Abrázame performed by Tamara	A Time For Us (from Romeo and Juliet) arranged by Henry Mancini Aimer (from Roméo et Juliette) performed by Damian Sargue and Cécelia Cara

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Reviya for Georgia

International: Senior
Event	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20
CS Ice Star			TBD
International: Junior
Event	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20
Junior Worlds	9th	6th
JGP Final		6th	TBD
JGP Armenia		2nd
JGP Croatia			1st
JGP Czech Republic		2nd
JGP Latvia			2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb	2nd
Mentor Torun Cup	1st
Santa Claus Cup	3rd
Tallinn Trophy	5th
Volvo Open Cup		1st J
TBD = Assigned

With Vaskovich for Russia

International: Junior
Event	2016–17
Ice Star	10th

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
5–8 December 2019	2019-20 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	TBD	TBD	TBD
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
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 Junior World Championships	Junior	11 54.95	8 78.12	9 133.07
30 January – 4 February 2018	2018 Mentor 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