Maria Dmitrievna Borisova (; born 17 April 2007) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 BRICS Games hoop champion and individual all-around silver medalist. She has been a member of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team since 2019.
On the national level, she is the 2025 Russian champion and the 2023 national silver medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2022 junior national all-around champion, the 2021 national silver medalist, and the 2019 national bronze medalist.
Born in Saint Petersburg, Maria Borisova began training in rhythmic gymnastics at the age of three at Sports School No. 1 in the Frunzensky District of her hometown. At the age of five, the began training under the guidance of Irina Gusarova at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
In 2019, Borisova was the bronze medalist of the Russian Junior Championships. At age 12, she joined the national junior team. In 2021, she was the national junior all-around silver medalist and champion in the ball exercise. During the 2022 season, she became the Russian Junior champion in the all-around and clubs exercise. The same year, the FIG banned all Russian and Belrussian athletes from competing in international competitions.
Borisova debuted as a senior in 2023. Due to RussiaâÂÂs ban from international competitions following the invasion of Ukraine, Borisova has only been able to compete in domestic events.
She was the champion in the hoop exercise at the 2023 Moscow Grand Prix and the all-around silver medalist at the 2023 Russian Championships.
She placed second at the 2024 Moscow Grand Prix, 0.05 point ahead of teammate Vladislava Sharonova. Later that year, she was selected to represent Russia at the 2024 BRICS Games alongside Lala Kramarenko, Anna Popova, and Diana Chugunikhina. She placed first in the hoop exercise and second in the all-around final ahead of Olympian Anastasiia Salos. Borisova described the games as the most difficult tournament she has trained for and competed in thus far, though not to the level of the Olympics, as the competing gymnasts were mostly Russian. In July 2024, Borisova began training at the Alina Kabaeva Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics Heavenly Grace in Sochi.
In 2025, she became the Russian all-around national champion.
2026: International Senior Debut
In early 2026, she took 4th place in all-around at Russian national Championships.
In March, she made her international debut competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete at Marbella Grand Prix, and took 9th place in all-around. She also won silver in ribbon and bronze in hoop final.