Maria has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Samsung Electronics Co.  The agreement covers Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The deal, which started April 1 and covers Samsung products including mobile phones, tablet computers and television sets.

Samsung, the world's biggest maker of televisions and memory chips, posted record revenue last year, helped by the popularity of its Galaxy smartphones. The company, also the world's second-largest handset maker, in 2007 extended a global sponsorship agreement with the International Olympic Committee through the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.