2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships


The 2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships were held from 20 to 26 December 2016 in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were among the criteria used to select Russia's teams to the 2017 European Championships and 2017 World 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.
DateEventTypeLocationDetails
25–29 September 20161st stage of Russian CupQualifierSamara, Samara Oblast
11–15 October 20162nd stage of Russian CupQualifierYoshkar-Ola, Mari El
25–29 October 20163rd stage of Russian CupQualifierPerm, Perm Krai
7–11 November 20164th stage of Russian CupQualifierKazan, Tatarstan
2–6 December 20165th stage of Russian CupQualifierMoscow
20–26 December 20162017 Russian ChampionshipsFinalChelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
1–5 February 20172017 Russian Junior ChampionshipsFinalSaint Petersburg
12–16 February 20172017 Russian Cup FinalFinalSaransk, Mordovia
3–7 March 20172017 Russian Youth Championships – Younger AgeFinalSaransk, Mordovia
1–4 April 20172017 Russian Youth Championships – Elder AgeFinalVeliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast

Medalists of most important competitions

Senior Championships

Overview

The senior Championships will be held in Chelyabinsk from 20 to 26 December 2016. Competitors will qualify 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 13 December 2016.

Results

Men

won his first national title by a margin of 23 points over the silver medalist, Alexander Samarin. Moving up from 7th after the short program, former champion Maxim Kovtun took the bronze medal.

Ladies

Medvedeva successfully defended her national title, outscoring Alina Zagitova by twelve points.

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.

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.

Junior Championships

Overview

The 2017 Russian Junior Championships will be held in Saint Petersburg 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.

Entries

The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 16 January 2017.

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.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Mikhail KolyadaEvgenia MedvedevaKsenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovEkaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2Alexander SamarinMaria SotskovaEvgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
3Maxim KovtunAnna PogorilayaNatalia Zabiiako / Alexander EnbertVictoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
1st alt.Andrei LazukinElena RadionovaKristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovElena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
2nd alt.Dmitri AlievStanislava KonstantinovaYuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovTiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro
3rd alt.Alexander PetrovElizaveta TuktamyshevaAnastasia Mishina / Vladislav MirzoevSofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin

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.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Andrei LazukinElena RadionovaAlisa Efimova / Alexander KorovinElena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
2Artur Dmitriev Jr.Elizaveta TuktamyshevaBogdana Lukashevich / Alexander StepanovSofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin
3Anton ShulepovAlena LeonovaVasilisa Davankova / Anton Shibnev
Alt.Maria Stavitskaia / Andrei Bagin

European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

Russia's team to the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was published on 2 February 2017.
MenLadies
1Petr GumennikAlina Zagitova
Alt.

World Junior Championships

Russia's team to the 2017 World Junior Championships was published on 5 February 2017.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Dmitri AlievAlina ZagitovaAleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiAnastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov
2Alexander PetrovStanislava KonstantinovaAmina Atakhanova / Ilia SpiridonovAlla Loboda / Pavel Drozd
3Alexander SamarinPolina TsurskayaAlina Ustimkina / Nikita VolodinAnastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
Alt.Igor EfimchukDaria PanenkovaDaria Kvartalova / Alexei SviatchenkoSofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnov
Alt.Alexey ErokhovAlisa FedichkinaEkaterina Borisova / Dmitry SopotKsenia Konkina / Grigory Yakushev
Alt.Ilia SkirdaAnastasiia GubanovaAnastasia Poluianova / Maksim SelkinSofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko

World Championships

Russia's team to the 2017 World Championships.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Mikhail KolyadaEvgenia MedvedevaKsenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovEkaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2Maxim KovtunMaria SotskovaEvgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
3Anna PogorilayaNatalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert
1st alt.Alexander SamarinElena RadionovaKristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovVictoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
2nd alt.Elizaveta TuktamyshevaElena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
3rd alt.

World Team Trophy

Russia's team to the 2017 World Team Trophy.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Mikhail KolyadaEvgenia MedvedevaEvgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovEkaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2Maxim KovtunElena Radionova
1st alt.Alexander SamarinAnna PogorilayaNatalia Zabiiako / Alexander EnbertAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
2nd alt.Dmitri AlievMaria Sotskova