Mariia Ignateva
 Ignateva with her partner Szemko at the 2024 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Мария Олеговна Игнатьева (Russian) |
| Full name | Mariia Olegovna Ignateva |
| Other names | Maria/Mariya Ignatieva/Ignatyeva |
| Born | 15 October 2003 Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Home town | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Partner | Danijil Szemko (since 2021) Mikhail Bragin (2018–20) Alexander Aleksanyan (2016–17) |
| Coach | Barbara Fusar-Poli Roberto Pelizzola Lukáš Csölley |
| Skating club | Hoffmann Figure Skating Academy |
| Began skating | 2006 |
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 four-time Hungarian national champion (2022–25).
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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 thirteenth in 2020.[2]
Partnership with Szemko
[edit]In January 2021, coach Nóra Hoffmann announced that Ignateva would team up with Danijil Szemko to compete for Hungary.[3] It was subsequently announced that the team would split their time between training in Budapest under Hoffmann and in Moscow under Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin.[1]
2021–2022 season
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Following the season, the team relocated to Milan, Italy, where Barbara Fusar-Poli became their head coach.[5]
2023–2024 season
[edit]Ignateva/Szemko appeared at two Challenger events, coming ninth at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy and eighth at the 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. They were invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, where they finished tenth.[4]
After retaining the Hungarian national title, Ignateva/Szemko were fourth at both the Bosphorus Cup and the International Challenge Cup. They were twenty-fifth at the 2024 European Championships and twenty-fourth at the 2024 World Championships.[4]
2024–2025 season
[edit]Ignateva/Szemko started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing sixth at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy and fifth at the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy. They then went on to win gold at the 2024 Mezzaluna Cup and bronze at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup.[4]
In December, Ignateva/Szemko competed at the 2025 Four National Championships, where they finished in fourth place. They followed this up with a silver medal win at the 2025 Ephesus Cup. Selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Ignateva/Szemko finished the event in fourteenth place.[6]
The team then went on to finish fourth at the Road to 26 Trophy, a test event for the 2026 Winter Olympics. They subsequently closed the season with a twenty-fourth place finish at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[6]
2025–26 season
[edit]Ignateva/Szemko opened their season by finishing sixth at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy. They then went on to compete at the final Olympic qualifying event, the 2025 Skate to Milano. Ignateva/Szemko finished sixth overall and were named as the second alternates for the 2026 Winter Olympic ice dance team.[6][7]
They subsequently won silver at the 2025 Budapest Trophy and bronze at the 2025 NRW Trophy, before going on to finish fourteenth at the 2025 CS Warsaw Cup.[6]
Programs
[edit]- With Szemko
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2025–2026 [8] |
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| 2024–2025 [9] |
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| 2023–2024 [5] |
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| 2022–2023 [10] |
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| 2021–2022 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Ice dance with Daniji Szemko
[edit]| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 22nd | 20th | 24th | 24th | |
| European Championships | 18th | 10th | 25th | 14th | |
| Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| GP Finland | 10th | ||||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 6th | 7th | 9th | ||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 3rd | 8th | |||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 17th | 6th | 6th | ||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 8th | ||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | TBD | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 14th | ||||
| Bosphorus Cup | 4th | ||||
| Budapest Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 3rd | 4th | |||
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | ||||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 1st | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| Road to 26 Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | |
| Skate to Milano | 6th | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd |
Ice dance with Mikhail Bragin
[edit]| National[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| Russian Champ. | 11th | 13th |
| Russian Cup Final | 7th | |
Detailed results
[edit]Ice dance with Danijil Szemko
[edit]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 174.95 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 71.75 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| TES | 43.01 | 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| PCS | 30.58 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 105.70 | 2025 European Championships |
| TES | 61.53 | 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| PCS | 45.80 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 11–14, 2025 |  2025 CS Lombardia Trophy
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6 | 62.33 | 7 | 96.90 | 6 | 159.23 |
| Sep 18–21, 2025 |  2025 ISU Skate to Milano
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7 | 64.58 | 3 | 103.15 | 6 | 167.73 |
| Oct 10–12, 2025 | 2025 Budapest Trophy
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2 | 73.14 | 2 | 111.98 | 2 | 185.12 |
| Nov 13–16, 2025 |  2025 NRW Trophy
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3 | 67.09 | 2 | 105.22 | 3 | 172.31 |
| Nov 19–23, 2025 |  2025 CS Warsaw Cup
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12 | 65.73 | 15 | 98.43 | 14 | 164.14 |
| Nov 26–30, 2025 | 2025 Santa Claus Cup
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3 | 70.74 | 1 | 109.76 | 2 | 180.50 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danyil SEMKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Maria Ignatyeva | Игнатьева Мария Олеговна". allskaters.info (in Russian).
- ^ Hoffmann Korcsolya Akadémia [@hoffmann.akademia]; (31 January 2021). "New year, New partnership!" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danyil SEMKO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Maria Ignateva / Danyil Szemko". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Communication No. 2741" (PDF). International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danyil SEMKO: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danyil SEMKO: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Mariia IGNATEVA / Danyil SEMKO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.