The 2018

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 2018) were held from 19 to 24 December 2017 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 ...

. 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 dance 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

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

, and 2018 World Championships.

Competitions

In the 2017–18 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.

Medalists of most important competitions

Senior Championships

The senior Championships were held in

from 19 to 24 December 2017. Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events.

Entries

The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 15 December 2017.

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Junior Championships

The 2018 Russian Junior Championships (russian: Первенство России среди юниоров 2018) will be held in

Saransk Saransk (russian: Саранск, p=sɐˈransk; mdf, Саранск ошсь, Saransk oš; myv, Саран ош, Saran oš) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located i ...

Mordovia The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Рес ...

from 23 to 26 January 2018. 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 2018 World Junior Championships.

Entries

The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 22 January 2018.

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

International team selections

European Championships

Russia's team to the

was published on 24 December 2017.

Winter Olympics

Russia's team to the

was published on 21 January 2018.

World Junior Championships

Russia's team to the 2018 World Junior Championships. The International Skating Union published the full list of entries on 13 February 2018.

World Championships

Russia's team to the 2018 World Championships. The International Skating Union published the full list of entries on 28 February 2018.

References

Citations

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