2016 Russian Figure Skating Championships


The 2016 Russian Figure Skating Championships were held from 23 to 27 December 2015 in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk 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 sent to the 2016 European Championships and 2016 World Championships.

Competitions

In the 2015–16 season, Russian skaters competed in domestic qualifying events and national championships for various age levels. The Russian Cup series led to three events – the Russian Championships, the Russian Junior Championships, and the Russian Cup Final.
DateEventTypeLocationDetails
17–21 September 20151st stage of Russian CupQualifierSamara, Samara Oblast
8–12 October 20152nd stage of Russian CupQualifierYoshkar-Ola, Mari El
27–31 October 20153rd stage of Russian CupQualifierYekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
12–16 November 20154th stage of Russian CupQualifierKazan, Tatarstan
2–6 December 20155th stage of Russian CupQualifierMoscow
23–27 December 20152016 Russian ChampionshipsFinalYekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
21–23 January 20162016 Russian Junior ChampionshipsFinalChelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
16–20 February 20162016 Russian Cup FinalFinalSaransk, Mordovia
4–7 March 20162016 Russian Youth Championships – Younger AgeFinalStary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast
1–4 April 20162016 Russian Youth Championships – Elder AgeFinalVeliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast

Medalists of most important competitions

Senior Championships

Overview

The senior Championships were held in Yekaterinburg from 23 to 27 December 2015. Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events. The list of competitors was published on 23 December. Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov and Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin withdrew before the start of the competition.

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

Junior Championships

Overview

The 2016 Russian Junior Championships were held in Chelyabinsk from 21 to 23 January 2016. Competitors qualified by competing in the Russian Cup series' junior-level events. The results of the January competition were part of the selection criteria for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and the 2016 World Junior Championships. The list of qualifiers was published on 12 January 2016. Alena Kostornaia withdrew before the start of the event and was replaced by Elizaveta Iushenko.

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

International team selections

European Championships

Russia's team to the European Championships was published on 27 December 2015.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Maxim KovtunEvgenia MedvedevaTatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovEkaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2Mikhail KolyadaElena RadionovaYuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovVictoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
3Alexander PetrovAnna PogorilayaKsenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
1st alt.Gordei GorshkovAdelina SotnikovaEvgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov 'Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
2nd alt.Sergei VoronovYulia LipnitskayaKristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov 'Tiffany Zahorski /Jonathan Guerreiro
3rd alt.Dmitri AlievElizaveta TuktamyshevaNatalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert
4th alt.Maria Sotskova

Winter Youth Olympics

Russia's team to the Winter Youth Olympics was published on 23 January 2016.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Dmitri AlievPolina TsurskayaEkaterina Borisova / Dmitry SopotAnastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov
2Maria SotskovaAlina Ustimkina / Nikita VolodinAnastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
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World Junior Championships

Russia's team to the World Junior Championships was published on 23 January 2016.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Dmitri AlievPolina TsurskayaAnastasia Mishina / Vladislav MirzoevAlla Loboda / Pavel Drozd
2Alexander SamarinMaria SotskovaAmina Atakhanova / Ilia SpiridonovBetina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko
3Roman SavosinAlisa FedichkinaEkaterina Borisova / Dmitry SopotAnastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov
Alt.Petr GumennikAlisa LozkoAnastasia A. Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov Sofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin
Alt.Alexander PetrovStanislava KonstantinovaAlina Ustimkina / Nikita VolodinAnastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
Alt.Anastasia Poluianova / Stepan KorotkovSofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnov

World Championships

Russia's team to the World Championships was published on 8 March 2016.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Maxim KovtunEvgenia MedvedevaTatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovVictoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
2Mikhail KolyadaElena RadionovaKsenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
3Anna PogorilayaEvgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
1st alt.Alexander PetrovYulia LipnitskayaKristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovElena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
2nd alt.Sergei VoronovAdelina SotnikovaVera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat
3rd alt.Maria Sotskova