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Maria Guerassimenko
Native nameМария Герасименко
Born (1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 (age 43)
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySlovakia
PartnerVladimir Futáš
CoachVladimir Dvojnikov
Vladimir Podobin
Skating clubSKP Bratislava
Began skating1987
Retiredc. 2003

Maria Guerassimenko (Russian: Мария Герасименко, born 20 March 1981) is a former competitive pair skater. Representing Slovakia with Vladimir Futáš, she competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.

Career

Guerassimenko began learning to skate in 1987. She teamed up with Vladimir Futáš in 2001. In their first season together, they took silver at the Slovak Championships and placed 14th at the 2002 European Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In their second season, Guerassimenko/Futáš took gold at the 2002 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and silver at the 2002 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They placed 11th at the 2003 European Championships in Malmö, Sweden, and 18th at the 2003 World Championships in Washington, D.C., United States. Vladimir Dvojnikov coached the pair in Bratislava.

Programs

(with Futáš)

Season Short program Free skating
2002–2003
2001–2002
  • Cirque du Soleil: Quidam
    by Benoît Jutras

Competitive highlights

(with Futáš)

International
Event 2001–2002 2002–2003
World Championships 18th
European Championships 14th 11th
Finlandia Trophy 5th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st
National
Slovak Championships 2nd

References

  1. ^ "Maria GUERASSIMENKO / Vladimir FUTAS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2003.
  2. "Maria GUERASSIMENKO / Vladimir FUTAS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.

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