Maria Vigalova

Maria Vigalova
Vigalova and Zakroev at the 2014–15 JGP Final
Personal information
Full name	Maria Olegovna Vigalova
Alternative names	Vygalova
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 17) Perm, Russia
Home town	Perm
Height	1.48 m (4 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Former partner	Egor Zakroev, Ivan Armeev
Coach	Nina Mozer
Former coach	Valentina Tiukova, Valeri Tiukov, Pavel Sliusarenko
Choreographer	Olga Volozhinskaia, Igor Soloviev
Skating club	Vorobyovy Gory
Former skating club	Figure Skating Academy
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Perm
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	168.10 2013 JGP Slovakia
Short program	57.83 2014 JGP Croatia
Free skate	110.35 2013 JGP Slovakia
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Pairs World Junior Championships 2014 Sofia Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2013–14 Fukuoka Pairs 2012–13 Sochi Pairs 2014-15 Barcelona Pairs

Maria Olegovna Vigalova (Russian: Мария Олеговна Выгалова; born 29 June 1999) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Egor Zakroev, she is the 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time JGP Final medalist (2013 silver, 2012 bronze) and the 2014 Russian national senior bronze medalist.

Maria Olegovna Vigalova was born 29 June 1999 in Perm, Russia.

Vigalova's first coach was Olga Amosova-Konkova. She took up pair skating in 2009 with Ivan Armeev.

Vigalova teamed up with Egor Zakroev in 2010. The two were coached by Valentina Tiukova, Valeri Tiukov, and Pavel Sliusarenko at the Figure Skating Academy in Perm. Olga Volozhinskaya visits the pair three to four times a year to work on choreography and presentation.

In the 2011–12 season, Vigalova/Zakroev finished tenth in their senior Russian Championships debut and placed fourth on the junior level.

Vigalova/Zakroev debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–13 season. They won the bronze medal at JGP Austria and silver at JGP Germany, qualifying them for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where they won the bronze medal. At the Russian Championships, the pair finished ninth on the senior level and then fourth again on the junior level behind Kamilla Gainetdinova / Ivan Bich.

Vigalova/Zakroev's first event of the 2013–14 season was the 2013 JGP Latvia where they won the bronze medal behind teammates Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov. They won gold for the first time at the 2013 JGP Slovakia while posting new personal best scores – 57.75 (SP), 110.35 (FS), 168.10 points (overall). Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan. At the final, Vigalova/Zakroev placed third in the short program and first in the free skate, winning the silver medal behind Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang. After the event, Zakroev underwent treatment for cysts. At the Russian Championships, the pair won bronze on the senior level and silver on the junior level. They were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they won the bronze medal after placing fourth in the short program and third in the free skate.