▁related ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁Lip et sk ▁so ▁her ▁mother ▁took ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁th ir teen . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁M uk h ort ova ▁and ▁Maxim ▁T ran kov ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁practice ▁group ▁under ▁coach es ▁Lud m ila ▁Vel ik ova ▁and ▁Nikol ai ▁Vel ik ov , ▁but ▁with ▁different ▁partners . ▁M uk h ort ova ▁first ▁competed ▁with ▁P avel ▁Leb ede v ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season , ▁sk ating ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁IS U ▁Junior ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁finishing ▁fourth ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁World ▁Junior ▁Championships . ▁The ▁pair ▁had ▁frequent ▁arguments ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁good ▁results , ▁M uk h ort ova ▁initially ▁decl ined ▁to ▁switch ▁partners , ▁however , ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁accepted ▁T ran kov ' s ▁suggestion ▁to ▁sk ate ▁together . ▁ ▁Part ners hip ▁with ▁T ran kov ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁together , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Junior ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Final ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁World ▁Junior ▁Championships . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁they ▁competed ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁Junior ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁World ▁Junior ▁Championships . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁Olympic