Maria Filippov

Maria Filippov

Personal information
Country represented	Bulgaria
Born	20 June 1973 (1973-06-20) (age 38)
Retired	1992 (competitive skating)

Maria Filippov (born 20 June 1973 as Maria Hadjiiska) is a Bulgarian ice skater.

Career

As Maria Hadjiiska, she was a member of the Bulgarian national ice dancing team from 1988 to 1992 and her country's national ice dance champion in 1990-1991. She represented Bulgaria with her partner Hristo Nikolov at the 1991 European Championships from which they withdrew,^[1] and the 1991 World Championships, where they were unable to reach the final.^[2]

Dancing on Ice

Series two

In 2007 Filippov appeared on the British television programme Dancing on Ice as the partner of singer Duncan James. They came third.

Series three

In 2008 Filippov appeared on Dancing on Ice partnered by singer Gareth Gates. They were voted out in week nine (the semi-finals).

Series four

In 2009 Filippov was partnered with X Factor runner-up Ray Quinn, and in week one they were at the top of the leaderboard with 23.5 (out of a possible 30) points. In week five of the competition the couple scored 26.5 points out of a possible 30. In week six of the competition Filippov and Quinn scored 30 points, the first highest score of the series and the earliest perfect score to be awarded in any series. Filippov and Quinn were announced as the winners in the final on 22 March in which they gained a maximum score of 30 for both of their performances.

Series five

In 2010 Filippov was partnered with former The Bill actor Gary Lucy. They made it to the final, after beating Danniella Westbrook and Matthew Gonzalez in the semi-final skate-off. They came second to Hayley Tamaddon in both the scores and the final result.

Series six

For 2011 Filippov was partnered with Craig McLachlan but was eliminated in the second qualifying week along with Elen Rivas and Lukasz Rozycki.

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice

Filippov took part in the Australian version of Dancing on Ice with model Jake Wall, which they won.

Personal life

Filippov lives with her husband, Andrei and son, Anton, in Sydney, Australia.

References

1. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships 1990-1999". http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/eurodance1990.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
2. ^ "World Figure Skating Championships 1990-1999". http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worlddance1990.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 

External links

• Maria Filippov on MSN
• Maria Filippov's Fansite

Preceded by Suzanne Shaw and Matt Evers

Dancing on Ice Champion (with partner Ray Quinn) Series 4 (2009)

Succeeded by Hayley Tamaddon and Daniel Whiston

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Name	Filippov, Maria
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Date of birth	20 June 1973
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