{{short description|Russian ice dancer}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Maria Monko |image= Maria Monko Ilia Tkachenko 2007-2008 JGPF.jpg |caption= Monko and Tkachenko at the 2007–08 JGP Final |fullname= Maria Ivanovna Monko |country= Russia |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1990|11|26|df=yes}} |birth_place= Kirov |height= {{height|m=1.73|precision=0}} |skating club= MDCH |retired= 2008 |show-medals= yes | medaltemplates= <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }} {{MedalSport| Figure skating: Ice dancing}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior Grand Prix Final}} {{MedalGold|2007–08 Gdańsk|Ice dancing}} }}
'''Maria Ivanovna Monko''' ({{langx|ru|Мария Ивановна Монько}}; born 26 November 1990) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Ilia Tkachenko, she is the 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champion.
== Personal life == Maria Monko is the elder sister of Ksenia Monko, who has also competed internationally in ice dancing.<ref name=gs080720/>
== Career == Early in her career, Monko competed with Alexander Bortsov on the national level. She trained mainly in Kirov and then briefly in Rostov-on-Don.<ref name=gs080720/>
Around late August 2006, Monko began training with Ilia Tkachenko in Odintsovo under Alexei Gorshkov.<ref name=gs080720/> They won the silver medal at the 2007 Russian Junior Championships and placed fifth at the 2007 World Junior Championships.
In the 2007–08 season, Monko/Tkachenko won a pair of medals on the Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final where they took gold. They finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships after Monko fell on twizzles in both the original and free dance.
For the 2008–09 season, Monko/Tkachenko received two senior Grand Prix assignments, 2008 Skate America and 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard, and prepared new programs.<ref name=gs080720/> They withdrew, however, from both events. Their partnership ended later in 2008.<ref name=vn081113/>
== Programs == (with Tkachenko)
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Original dance ! Free dance ! Exhibition |- ! 2007–2008 <br> <ref name=gs080720/><ref name=bio0708/> | * I'm Going Out on the Street <br><small>({{langx|ru|Вдоль по улице}}) </small> | * Song of the Spirit <br><small> by Karl Jenkins </small> | |- ! 2006–2007 <br> <ref name=bio0607/> | * Tango Passion <br><small> by Astor Piazzolla </small> | * Romeo and Juliet <br><small> (soundtrack)</small> | |}
==Competitive highlights==
=== With Tkachenko === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=4 align=center | '''Results'''<ref name=isucrMMIT/> |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | '''International''' |- ! Event ! 2006–07 ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 |- | align=left | <small>GP</small> Skate America || || || WD |- | align=left | <small>GP</small> Trophée Bompard || || || WD |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | '''International: Junior''' |- | align=left | World Junior Champ. || 5th || 4th || |- | align=left | JGP Final || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || |- | align=left | JGP Austria || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || |- | align=left | JGP Great Britain || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | '''National''' |- | align=left | Russian Junior Champ. || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || |- | colspan=4 align=center | <small> GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix </small> |}
=== With Bortsov === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Event ! 2003–04 ! 2005–06 |- | align=left | Russian Championships || 9th || 10th |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=isucrMMIT>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00010266.htm | title = Competition Results: Maria MONKO / Ilia TKACHENKO | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140425051950/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00010266.htm | archivedate = 25 April 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name=bio0607>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010266.htm | title = Maria MONKO / Ilia TKACHENKO: 2006/2007 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070315083448/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010266.htm | archivedate = 15 March 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=bio0708>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010266.htm | title = Maria MONKO / Ilia TKACHENKO: 2007/2008 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080607214004/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010266.htm | archivedate = 7 June 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=gs080720>{{cite news | url = http://www.goldenskate.com/2008/07/monko-and-tkachenko-look-for-a-strong-senior-debut/ | title = Monko and Tkachenko look for a strong senior debut | last = Flade | first = Tatjana | work = GoldenSkate.com | date = 20 July 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name=vn081113>{{cite news|url=http://www.vremya.ru/print/216929.html |script-title=ru:Алексей Горшков: Из любой ситуации надо извлекать позитив |language=Russian |trans-title=Alexei Gorshkov: From any case, you must extract the positive |first=Olga |last=Yermolina |work=Vremya Novostei |date=13 November 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014232337/http://www.vremya.ru/print/216929.html |archivedate=14 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category-inline|Maria Monko}} * {{ISU figure skater|00010266|Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko}} * [https://tracings.net/monk-tkac.html Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko] at Tracings
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