The 2018
Russian Figure Skating Championships
The Russian Figure Skating Championships () are held annually to crown the national champions of Russia. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not eve ...
() were held from 19 to 24 December 2017 in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
. 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 ...
, 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 (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburg ...
,
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...
, 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.
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Medalists of most important competitions
Senior Championships
The senior Championships were held in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
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 () will be held in Saransk
Saransk (, ); ; is the capital city of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located in the Volga River, Volga drainage basin, basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow. Sar ...
, Mordovia
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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 2018 European Championships
The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburg ...
was published on 24 December 2017.
Winter Olympics
Russia's team to the 2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...
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
{{2017–18 in figure skating
Russian Figure Skating Championships
Russian Championships
Russian Championships
Figure Skating Championships
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December 2017 sports events in Russia
January 2018 sports events in Russia