What country of origin does Alexei Tikhonov and Maria Petrova have in common?
Maria Petrova (figure skater) Maria Igorevna Petrova (Russian: Мария Игоревна Петрова ; born 29 November 1977) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she 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: