Maria Stanislavovna Zakharova (Russian: Мария Станиславовна Захарова; : Mariia Zakharova; born 21 September 2007) is a Russian figure skater who currently competes as an Individual Neutral Athlete. She is the 2026 Russian national bronze medalist.
She has performed quadruple jumps in domestic competition.
Personal life Maria Zakharova was born on 21 September 2007 in Moscow, Russia. Her mother is figure skating coach, Anna Tsareva. Her father is former figure skater and presently coach Stanislav Zakharov, a World Junior pairs champion. She has a brother 11 months older who plays hockey.
Career
Early career Zakharova has trained under her mother Anna Tsareva since before she was two. As a junior, she medaled at several Russian Grand Prix stages and represented her country at the 2021 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia, finishing fourth.
She missed two and a half seasons first due to a stress fracture of the navicular bone in her right foot and then due to a cut to her thigh suffered in October 2024.
2025–2026 season: Comeback, national bronze medal In what was her first season after return to sport, she placed second, after Ksenia Sinitsyna, at the early October Moscow Championships and fourth at two Russian Grand Prix stages, in Magnitogorsk and in Kazan.
In December, she won the bronze at the 2026 Russian Figure Skating Championships after landing two quadruple toe loops in the free skate.
Zakharova finished the season by placing 11th at the Russian Grand Prix Final.
2026–2027 season On 30 June 2026, the International Skating Union announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each of these skaters are be required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they meet the criteria for neutral status. Zakharova's application was approved, making her eligible to compete internationally as a neutral athlete.
Programs +SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition2026–2027 Fever Evaby Cassidy Oye Como Vaby Tito Puente Adagioby Yasmin Levy, Gil Sholat2025–2026 Feeling Goodby Apashe and Cherry LenaMoulin Rouge Soundtrack Lady Marmaladeby Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and P!nk
One Day I'll Fly Awayby Nicole Kidman
Sparkling Diamondsby Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Lara Mulcahy, Caroline O'Connor and Natalie Mendoza Suite from "The Devil Wears Prada"by Theodore Shapiro
Suddenly I Seeby KT Tunstall
Vogueby Madonna2021–2022 Libertangoby Astor Piazzolla choreo. by Maria Borisova Paint It, Blackperformed by Ciara choreo. by Maria Borisova
Competitive highlights
Skating as an Individual Neutral Athlete
Skating for Russia
Detailed results
Skating for Russia
Senior level
Junior level
References
External links
Maria Zakharova on Skating Scores