Marina Nikolayevna Pestova, married surname: Akbarov,[1] (Russian: Марина Николаевна Пестова, born 20 December 1964) is a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union.

Pestova was born on 20 December 1964 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

[2] She married fellow pair skater Marat Akbarov, with whom she has a daughter, Angela.

In their final competitive season, Pestova/Leonovich won their third national title and placed sixth at the 1983 World Championships.

After retiring from competition, Pestova performed with the Russian All Stars under the direction of Tatiana Tarasova.