Maria Evgenievna Pavlova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Павлова; born 2 August 2004) is a Russian-Hungarian pair skater who currently competes for Hungary.
With her former partner, Balázs Nagy, Pavlova is the 2022 Hungarian national silver medalist and finished 11th at the 2022 European Championships.
[1] Her family lived in Canada for two years during her childhood, during which time she trained at the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club under Brian Orser.
[6] In November 2022, it was announced that Pavlova's partnership with Nagy had dissolved and that she would continue to represent Hungary with Russian-born pair skater, Alexei Sviatchenko.
[10] At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Pavlova/Sviatchenko delivered two strong performances, placing eighth in the short program and seventh in the free skate, finishing in seventh-place overall.
[10] They were then invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate Canada International, where they finished fourth in the short program after a spin error.
[11] They were again fourth in the short program at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, but another second-place free skate won them the bronze medal.