The 2019
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 23 December 2018 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 ...
. 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 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. A ...
. The results were among the criteria used to select Russia's teams to the
2019 European Championships and
2019 World Championships.
Competitions
In the
2018–19 season, Russian skaters competed 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 2019 Senior Championships were 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
Mordovia ( ),; Moksha language, Moksha and officially the Republic of Mordovia,; ; is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, situated in Eastern Europe. Its capital city, capital is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of S ...
from 19 to 23 December 2018.[ Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events.
There are three separate basis for qualification.]
1. Qualification based on receiving 2018–19 Grand Prix assignment.
2. Qualification based on qualifying for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final. However, skaters must have been born in 2004 or earlier to be qualified for the Russian senior championships.
3. Qualification based on Russian Cup series' results.
Schedule
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Entries
The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 12 December 2018.[
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Changes to preliminary entries
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
Junior Championships
The 2019 Russian Junior Championships () were held in Perm, Perm Krai
Perm Krai (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Krais of Russia, krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm, Russia, Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Russian census, 2021 ...
from 31 January to 4 February 2019.[ Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' junior-level events. The results of the Junior Championships are part of the selection criteria for the 2019 World Junior Championships.
There are two separate basis for qualification.]
1. Qualification based on competing at the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix series.
2. Qualification based on Russian Cup series' junior-level results.
Schedule
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Entries
The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 30 January 2019.[
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Changes to preliminary entries
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
International team selections
European Championships
Russia's team to the 2019 European Championships was published on 23 December 2018.[
]
Winter Universiade
The list with preliminary entries of the Russia's team to the 2019 Winter Universiade was published on 23 December 2018.[ The final list was approved on 22 February 2019.][
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European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Russia's team to the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was published on 1 February 2019.
World Junior Championships
Russia's team to the 2019 World Junior Championships was published on 8 February 2019.[
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World Championships
Russia's team to the 2019 World Championships was published on 27 February 2019.[
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World Team Trophy
Russia's team to the 2019 World Team Trophy was published on 26 March 2019.[
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References
{{2018–19 in figure skating
Russian Figure Skating Championships
Russian Championships
Russian Championships
Figure Skating Championships
Figure Skating Championships
December 2018 sports events in Russia
January 2019 sports events in Russia
February 2019 sports events in Russia