The Russian Figure Skating Championships () are held annually to crown the

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of Russia. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles,

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, and

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at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the

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, the sport's national governing body. The senior championships are typically held in late December, while the national junior championships are typically held in February. The competitions' results were among the criteria used to determine the teams to the

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, World Junior Championships,

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, and

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, although Russian athletes have been banned from these events since the

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. The first Russian national competition was held on 5 March 1878 in

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. It was won by V. I. Sreznevski. Official championships were held annually beginning in 1897. Aleksandr Panshin became the first official Russian national champion and won the event three more times until 1900. From 1924 to 1992, Russian skaters competed at the Soviet Championships. The Russian Championships returned in 1993 after the

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Senior medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pair skating

Ice dance

Junior medalists

References

External links

Figure Skating Federation of Russia

fskate.ru

History
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