Maria Mukhortova-Russian pair skater

Maria Vladimirovna Mukhortova Russian: Мария Владимировна Мухортова, born November 20, 1985 is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Maxim Trankov, she is the 2008 European silver medalist and 2007 Russian National Champion. In her early career, she competed with Egor Golovkin and Pavel Lebedev. She also competed one season with Jérôme Blanchard.
Contents
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Early career
o 2.2 Partnership with Trankov
o 2.3 Partnership with Blanchard
* 3 Programs
o 3.1 Programs with Jérôme Blanchard
o 3.2 Programs with Maxim Trankov
* 4 Competitive highlights
o 4.1 Results with Blanchard
o 4.2 Results with Trankov
o 4.3 Results with Lebedev
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Personal life
Mukhortova was born in Saint Petersburg but began skating in her father's hometown of Lipetsk when she was 6 years old. She became attracted to pair skating, however, there were no related opportunities in Lipetsk so her mother took her back to Saint Petersburg when she was thirteen.
Career
Early career
Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov trained in the same practice group under coaches Liudmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov, but with different partners. Mukhortova first competed with Pavel Lebedev during the 2001-2002 and the 2002-2003 season, skating with him on the ISU Junior Grand Prix and finishing fourth at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Championships. The pair had frequent arguments but due to the good results, Mukhortova initially declined to switch partners. However, after a year, she accepted Trankov's suggestion to skate together.
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