Mária Pavlova

Maria Evgenievna Pavlova (; born 2 August 2004) is a Russian and Hungarian pair skater who currently competes for Hungary. With her current skating partner, Alexei Sviatchenko, she 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).

With her former partner, Balázs Nagy, Pavlova is the 2022 Hungarian national silver medalist and finished 11th at the 2022 European Championships.

Personal life Pavlova was born on 2 August 2004 in Moscow, Russia. "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 overall at the 2026 Winter Olympics in their debut at this event. The team earned new personal best scores in each segment at this event, and said: “We’re very proud because a lot of people from Hungary are supporting us,” said Pavlova. “Yesterday I got a lot of messages from Hungarian fans, and it made us feel very proud. I think they’re proud of us for what we achieved out there, and we hope that more people will start figure skating in Hungary and that there will be more pairs for sure.”

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 Alexei Sviatchenko (for Hungary) Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2022–23