The 2017
Russian Figure Skating Championships
The Russian Figure Skating Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию) are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Russia. Medals are awarded ...
(russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2017) were held from 20 to 26 December 2016 in
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
,
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city ...
. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
, and
ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...
. The results were among the criteria used to select Russia's teams to the
2017 World Championships and
2017 European Championships.
Competitions
In the 2016–17 season, Russian skaters will compete in domestic qualifying events and national championships for various age levels. The Russian Cup series will lead to three events – the Russian Championships, the Russian Junior Championships, and the Russian Cup Final.
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Medalists of most important competitions
Senior Championships
The senior Championships will be held in Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
from 20 to 26 December 2016.[ Competitors will qualify through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events.
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Entries
The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 13 December 2016.[
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Results
Men
Mikhail Kolyada
Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada ( rus, Михаил Сергеевич Коляда, , mʲɪxɐˈiɫ kəlʲɪˈda; born 18 February 1995) is a Russian figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic silver medalist in the team event, the 2018 World bronze meda ...
won his first national title by a margin of 23 points over the silver medalist, Alexander Samarin
Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin (russian: Александр Владимирович Самарин; born 15 June 1998) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2019 European silver medalist, the 2019 Internationaux de France silver medalist, the ...
.[ Moving up from 7th after the short program, former champion ]Maxim Kovtun
Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun (russian: Максим Павлович Ковтун; born 18 June 1995) is a retired Russian figure skater. He is a three-time European medalist (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016) and four-time (2014, 2015, 2016, 2 ...
took the bronze medal.
Ladies
Medvedeva successfully defended her national title, outscoring Alina Zagitova by twelve points.[
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Pairs
Returning to competition following an injury, Stolbova / Klimov won their third national title by a margin of less than a point over Tarasova / Morozov.[
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Ice dancing
Bobrova / Soloviev obtained their sixth national title.[ Stepanova / Bukin took the silver medal, with a deficit of 7.72 points, while Sinitsina/Katsalapov edged out Ilinykh / Zhiganshin by 0.17 for the bronze.
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Junior Championships
The 2017 Russian Junior Championships (russian: Первенство России среди юниоров 2017) will be held in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
from 1 to 5 February 2017.[ Competitors will qualify by competing in the Russian Cup series' junior-level events. The results of the Junior Championships are part of the selection criteria for the 2017 World Junior Championships.
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Entries
The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 16 January 2017.[
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Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
International team selections
European Championships
Russia's team to the 2017 European Championships was published on 25 December 2016.
Winter Universiade
Russia's team to the 2017 Winter Universiade was published on 25 December 2016.
Because the pairs' event had only two Russian entries, the pairs' event was cancelled.
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Russia's team to the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was published on 2 February 2017.
World Junior Championships
Russia's team to the 2017 World Junior Championships was published on 5 February 2017.
World Championships
Russia's team to the 2017 World Championships.
World Team Trophy
Russia's team to the 2017 World Team Trophy.
References
External links
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