Alexei Sviatchenko

Alexei Vadimovich Sviatchenko (, ; born 24 March 1999) is a Russian and Hungarian pair skater who currently competes for Hungary. With his current skating partner, Maria Pavlova, he is the 2026 European bronze medalist, a five-time ISU Grand Prix medalist, two-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and three-time Hungarian national champion (2023–24, 2026).

Personal life Sviatchenko was born on 24 March 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia. They married in April 2025.

Career Early years and career for Russia Sviatchenko began learning how to skate in 2006. He became interested in the sport upon first seeing skaters at an ice rink and asked his mother to put him in lessons. He trained first as a single skater in Kolpino, a suburb of St. Petersburg, and at the age of 12 took up pair skating at the Figure Skating Club of St. Petersburg coached by Alexei Sokolov. "It's been a long time since pairs' for Hungary earned a medal," noted Pavlova. "So, I think it's a big achievement for us and for the country. It's an amazing feeling!"

The following month, Pavlova and Sviatchenko placed fourth at the 2026 Winter Olympics in their debut at this event. The team earned highest recorded scores in each segment at this event. Pavlova stated that the team received messages from the fans in Hungary and expressed hope that their performance would lead to an increase in figure skating and pair skating in that country.

In March, Pavlova and Sviatchenko competed at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships where they placed fifth. The team finished fourth in the short program and sixth in the free skate. “I’m truly exhausted,” said Pavlova after the short program. “This was our first experience to be at the Olympics and then Worlds after the Olympics. I think we always questioned why people withdraw from Worlds after the Olympics. It happens every four years, and we didn’t know why. But now that we experienced it, we understand—because you gave it your all. You gave 100 percent."

Programs

Pair skating with Maria Pavlova (for Hungary) Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2022–23