What country of origin does Alexei Tikhonov and Maria Petrova have in common?
Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov (Russian: Алексе́й Влади́мирович Ти́хонов ; born 1 November 1971 in Samara) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova, he is the 2000 World champion and a two-time (1999, 2000) European champion.
Petrov (surname) Petrov or Petroff (masculine) or Petrova (feminine; ] , ] ) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr (Пётр, Russian) or Petar (Петър, Bulgarian) (both equivalent to English Peter). Petrov means "Peter's" or the English surname "Peters". It is the last name of the following people: