Mariia Ignateva
Full nameMariia Olegovna Ignateva
Native nameМария Олеговна Игнатьева (Russian)
Other namesMaria/Mariya Ignatieva/Ignatyeva
Born (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003
Yekaterinburg, Russia
HometownYekaterinburg, Russia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Hungary
PartnerDanijil Szemko
CoachIrina Zhuk
Alexander Svinin
Nóra Hoffmann
Skating clubHoffmann Figure Skating Academy
Began skating2006

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 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge bronze medalist, 2022 Jégvirág Cup champion, the 2021 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, a two-time Santa Claus Cup silver medalist (2022–23), and a three-time Hungarian national champion (2022–24).

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]

2022–2023 season

Beginning the season on the Challenger circuit, Ignateva/Szemko were eighth at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial and seventh at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy. They won the bronze medal at the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, their first Challenger medal, and then repeated as silver medalists at the Santa Claus Cup. They finished second in the standings at the 2023 Four National Championships, behind only Czechs Taschlerová/Taschler, thus winning the Hungarian national title for a second consecutive year.[4]

Ignateva/Szemko finished tenth at the 2023 European Championships, and then twentieth at the 2023 World Championships.[4]

Programs

With Szemko
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2021–2022
[1]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

With Szemko

International[4]
Event 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds22nd20th
Europeans18th10th25th
GP Finland10th
CS Budapest Trophy7th9th
CS Denis Ten Memorial3rd8th
CS Ice ChallengeWD
CS Lombardia12th
CS Nepela Memorial8th
Bosphorus Cup4th
Budapest Trophy6th
Challenge Cup3rd
Jégvirág Cup1st
Santa Claus Cup2nd2nd
Volvo Open Cup2nd
National[4]
Hungarian Champ.1st1st1st
Four Nationals3rd2nd4th

With Bragin

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO". International Skating Union.
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