The Russian Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia () to crown the national champions of Russia. The first Russian Championships were held in 1897 in Saint Petersburg, open only to men and featuring both figure skating and speed skating. A separate competition for women debuted in 1911. The last championships prior to the Russian Revolution took place in 1915. The championships of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic took place in 1920 before the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922. During the period of Soviet control, Russian skaters competed in the Soviet Figure Skating Championships. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, separate Russian Championships resumed, and have been held without interruption since.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. Evgeni Plushenko holds the record for winning the most Russian Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Maria Butyrskaya holds the record in women's singles (with six). Two teams are tied for winning the most titles in pair skating (with four each): Marina Eltsova and Andrei Bushkov, and Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. Maxim Trankov also won four titles in pair skating, but not with the same partner. Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev hold the record in ice dance (with seven).

History Figure skating was first introduced in Russia by Peter the Great when he brought ice skates from Western Europe. The first ice rink in Russia was opened in 1865 in the Yusupov Gardens in Saint Petersburg, which hosted the first figure skating competition in Russia in 1878. The first official Russian Championships were held in 1897; Aleksandr Panshin became the first official Russian national champion. No men's competitions were held between 1914 and 1915 due to World War I and no competitions were held at all between 1916 and 1919 due to the Russian Revolution. The Revolution was followed by a period of Soviet control in Russia, and in 1922, the establishment of the Soviet Union. Russian skaters competed at the Soviet Figure Skating Championships between 1922 and 1992. The last installment of the Soviet Championships was held in Kyiv, in what was then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, in December 1991.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the Russian Federation emerged as an independent nation. The first championships of the newly independent Russia took place in Chelyabinsk in 1993. Numerous Soviet medalists went on to have successful careers competing at the Russian Championships: Alexei Urmanov won four Russian men's titles from 1993 to 1996, Maria Butyrskaya won six women's titles between 1993 and 1999, Marina Eltsova and Andrei Bushkov won four pairs' titles between 1993 and 1998, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov won the pairs' title in 1996, Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov won the ice dance title in 1996, and Anjelika Krylova and Vladimir Fedorov won the ice dance titles in 1993 to 1994. Selection criteria for competing in the Russian Championships are vague; skaters compete in a series of events known as the Russian Grand Prix in order to advance to the Russian Championships.

Senior medalists

Men's singles +Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1897 Alexander Panshin No other competitors 1898 1899 1900 1901 Nikolai Panin 1902 1903 1904 1905 Fyodor Datlin Karl Ollo 1906 Fyodor Datlin No other competitors 1907 No competition held 1908 Saint Petersburg Fyodor Datlin No other competitors 1909 No competition held 1910 Saint Petersburg Karl Ollo No other competitors 1911 1912 1913 Ivan Malinin Igor Krevin No other competitors 1914–15 No men's competitions due to World War I No competitions due to the Russian Revolution 1920 Petrograd Fyodor Datlin Ivan Bogoyavlensky No other competitors 1921 No competition held See Soviet Figure Skating Championships 1993 Chelyabinsk Alexei Urmanov Oleg Tataurov Roman Ekimov 1994 Saint Petersburg Igor Pashkevich 1995 Moscow Ilia Kulik Oleg Tataurov 1996 Samara Igor Pashkevich 1997 Moscow Ilia Kulik Alexei Urmanov Alexei Yagudin 1998 Alexei Yagudin Evgeni Plushenko 1999 Evgeni Plushenko Alexei Urmanov 2000 Alexander Abt 2001 2002 Alexander Abt Ilia Klimkin 2003 Kazan Alexander Abt Ilia Klimkin Stanislav Timchenko 2004 Saint Petersburg Evgeni Plushenko Andrei Griazev 2005 Andrei Griazev Andrei Lezin 2006 Kazan Ilia Klimkin Sergei Dobrin 2007 Mytishchi Andrei Griazev Andrei Lutai 2008 Saint Petersburg Sergei Voronov Andrei Griazev 2009 Kazan Artem Borodulin Andrei Lutai 2010 Saint Petersburg Evgeni Plushenko Sergei Voronov Artem Borodulin 2011 Saransk Konstantin Menshov Artur Gachinski Zhan Bush 2012 Evgeni Plushenko Sergei Voronov 2013 Sochi Sergei Voronov Konstantin Menshov 2014 Maxim Kovtun Evgeni Plushenko Sergei Voronov 2015 Sergei Voronov Adian Pitkeev 2016 Yekaterinburg Mikhail Kolyada Alexander Petrov 2017 Chelyabinsk Mikhail Kolyada Alexander Samarin Maxim Kovtun 2018 Saint Petersburg Dmitri Aliev 2019 Saransk Maxim Kovtun Mikhail Kolyada Alexander Samarin 2020 Krasnoyarsk Dmitri Aliev Artur Danielian 2021 Chelyabinsk Mikhail Kolyada Makar Ignatov Mark Kondratiuk 2022 Saint Petersburg Mark Kondratiuk Mikhail Kolyada Andrei Mozalev 2023 Krasnoyarsk Evgeni Semenenko Petr Gumennik Alexander Samarin 2024 Chelyabinsk Vladislav Dikidzhi Petr Gumennik 2025 Omsk Vladislav Dikidzhi Gleb Lutfullin Evgeni Semenenko 2026 Saint Petersburg Petr Gumennik Evgeni Semenenko Mark Kondratiuk

Women's singles +Senior women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1911 Xenia Caesar Lidia Popova No other competitors 1912 No other competitors 1913 1914 1915 No competitions due to the Russian Revolution 1920 Petrograd No women's competitors 1921 No competition held See Soviet Figure Skating Championships 1993 Chelyabinsk Maria Butyrskaya Julia Vorobieva Tatiana Rachkova 1994 Saint Petersburg Olga Markova Maria Butyrskaya Irina Slutskaya 1995 Moscow Maria Butyrskaya Olga Markova 1996 Samara Irina Slutskaya Olga Markova 1997 Moscow Olga Markova Irina Slutskaya 1998 Julia Soldatova Elena Sokolova 1999 Viktoria Volchkova 2000 Irina Slutskaya Maria Butyrskaya 2001 Viktoria Volchkova Maria Butyrskaya 2002 Maria Butyrskaya Viktoria Volchkova 2003 Kazan Elena Sokolova Irina Slutskaya Tatiana Basova 2004 Saint Petersburg Julia Soldatova Kristina Oblasova 2005 Irina Slutskaya Elena Sokolova Lilia Biktagirova 2006 Kazan Elena Sokolova Viktoria Volchkova 2007 Mytishchi Ksenia Doronina Alexandra Ievleva Elena Sokolova 2008 Saint Petersburg Nina Petushkova Olga Naidenova 2009 Kazan Adelina Sotnikova Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Katarina Gerboldt 2010 Saint Petersburg Ksenia Makarova Alena Leonova Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2011 Saransk Adelina Sotnikova 2012 Yulia Lipnitskaya Alena Leonova 2013 Sochi Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Elena Radionova Adelina Sotnikova 2014 Adelina Sotnikova Yulia Lipnitskaya Elena Radionova 2015 Elena Radionova Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Evgenia Medvedeva 2016 Yekaterinburg Evgenia Medvedeva Elena Radionova Anna Pogorilaya 2017 Chelyabinsk Alina Zagitova Maria Sotskova 2018 Saint Petersburg Alina Zagitova Maria Sotskova Alena Kostornaia 2019 Saransk Anna Shcherbakova Alexandra Trusova 2020 Krasnoyarsk Alena Kostornaia Alexandra Trusova 2021 Chelyabinsk Kamila Valieva 2022 Saint Petersburg Alexandra Trusova Anna Shcherbakova Adeliia Petrosian 2023 Krasnoyarsk Sofia Akateva Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Sofia Muravieva 2024 Chelyabinsk Adeliia Petrosian Sofia Muravieva Kseniia Sinitsyna 2025 Omsk Daria Sadkova Alina Gorbacheva 2026 Saint Petersburg Alisa Dvoeglazova Mariia Zakharova

Pair skating Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the 1996 Russian Champions in pair skating, were returning from the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when their airplane collided with a helicopter upon approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and plunged into the Potomac River. All aboard were killed, including twenty-eight skaters, coaches, and family members returning from the U.S. Championships. +Senior pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1993 Chelyabinsk 1994 1995 Moscow 1996 Samara 1997 Moscow 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Kazan 2004 Saint Petersburg 2005 2006 Kazan 2007 Mytishchi 2008 Saint Petersburg 2009 Kazan 2010 Saint Petersburg 2011 Saransk 2012 2013 Sochi 2014 2015 2016 Yekaterinburg 2017 Chelyabinsk 2018 Saint Petersburg 2019 Saransk 2020 Krasnoyarsk 2021 Chelyabinsk 2022 Saint Petersburg 2023 Krasnoyarsk 2024 Chelyabinsk 2025 Omsk 2026 Saint Petersburg

Ice dance +Senior ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1993 Chelyabinsk 1994 1995 Moscow 1996 Samara 1997 Moscow 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Kazan 2004 Saint Petersburg 2005 2006 Kazan 2007 Mytishchi 2008 Saint Petersburg 2009 Kazan 2010 Saint Petersburg 2011 Saransk 2012 Saransk 2013 Sochi 2014 Sochi 2015 Sochi 2016 Yekaterinburg 2017 Chelyabinsk 2018 Saint Petersburg 2019 Saransk 2020 Krasnoyarsk 2021 Chelyabinsk 2022 Saint Petersburg 2023 Krasnoyarsk 2024 Chelyabinsk 2025 Omsk 2026 Saint Petersburg

Records

+ Discipline Most championship titles Skater(s) Years Men's singles 10 1999–2002;2004–06;2010;2012–13 Women's singles 6 1993;1995–99 Pairs 4 1999–2002 1993;1995;1997–98 2007;2011;2013;2016 Ice dance 7 2011–14;2016–18

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References

External links

Figure Skating Federation of Russia Russian National Championships at Skating Scores Historical background at Rambler