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Wednesday, January 12

Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov - Russia

Petrova & Tikhonov

Maria Petrova
Born: November 29, 1977
Height: 5'0"
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Russia
Training Town: St. Petersburg, Russia

Alexei Tikhonov
Born: November 1, 1971
Height: 6'2"
Hometown: Samara, Russia
Training Town: St. Petersburg, Russia

Coach: Ludmila Velikova
Choreographer: Alexei Steypin

Career highlights

Worlds

Year Results

2000 1st

1999 4th

Europeans

Year Results

1999 1st

Nationals

Year Results

1999 2nd

Grand Prix Final

Year Results

1999 3rd

Skate Canada

Year Results

1998 2nd

Nations Cup

Year Results

1999 1st

1998 1st

Cup of Russia

Year Results

1999 1st

NHK Trophy

Year Results

1999 1st

1998 5th

Maria and Alexei won all three Grand Prix events they entered this fall.

Maria and Alexei finished second at Russian Nationals to reigning World Champions Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, but they attribute the loss to "overconfidence" after a strong Grand Prix series.

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