2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships


The 2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships were the national championships of Russia for the 2013–14 season. The senior event was held from 24–27 December 2013 in Sochi. 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 2014 European, the World Championships, and the Winter Olympic Games.

Competitions

DateEventTypeLocation
22–27 December 20132014 Russian ChampionshipsFinalSochi, Krasnodar Krai
22–25 January 20142014 Russian Junior ChampionshipsFinalSaransk, Mordovia
26 February – 2 March 20142014 Russian Cup FinalFinalVeliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast
21–25 March 20142014 Russian Youth Championships – Younger AgeFinalStary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast
2–5 April 20142014 Russian Youth Championships – Elder AgeFinalNizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Medalists of most important competitions

Senior Championships

Schedule of events:
The senior Championships were held in Sochi for the second year in a row. Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov withdrew before the event due to injury and were replaced by alternates Anastasia A. Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov. Maxim Trankov was a commentator for Russian TV.
31-year-old Evgeni Plushenko, a ten-time national champion, was first in the men's short program by over five points ahead of 18-year-old Maxim Kovtun, with Sergei Voronov coming in third. In the free skate, Kovtun upset Plushenko to win his first national title, outscoring him by 11.09 points in the segment and 5.76 points overall. Voronov took the bronze, his sixth national medal. In fourth place overall was the 2011 national champion, 30-year-old Konstantin Menshov, who had to climb from 10th after the short program, while 15-year-old Adian Pitkeev finished fifth, 0.08 of a point ahead of Artur Gachinski. Mikhail Kolyada withdrew during the long program, unable to fix a problem with his laces.
In the short dance, defending national champions Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev scored 4.60 points more than second-placed Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov. The 2012 World Junior champions, Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin, landed in third place, 0.48 of a point ahead of the defending Russian bronze medalists, Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko. Bobrova / Soloviev also placed first in the free dance and won their fourth national title, defeating Ilinykh / Katsalapov by 7.29 points in the segment and 11.89 overall. The silver medalists both fell as a result of their blades clashing. Sinitsina / Zhiganshin took bronze—their first senior national medal—by outscoring Riazanova / Tkachenko by 1.13 points in the segment and 1.61 overall. The 2011 World Junior champions, Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin, finished in fifth place ahead of Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin, who won the same title in 2013.
Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov earned a narrow victory in the pairs' short program, scoring 0.47 more than the 2012 national champions, Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov, while Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov were five points back in third. The top two were nearly tied in the free skate, Bazarova / Larionov placing first by 0.02. Stolbova / Klimov finished first overall by 0.45 and won their first national title. Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev, competing as juniors internationally, moved up from fourth to take the bronze medal. The next four pairs clustered within 2.60 points of each other, led by Julia Antipova / Nodari Maisuradze who finished fourth for the second year in a row. Tarasova / Morozov dropped to eighth overall. Although she was hurt when they both fell during a lift near the end of their program, she was able to resume and complete the final element, a pair spin.
The 2012 national champion Adelina Sotnikova was first in the ladies' short program, 2.21 points ahead of Yulia Lipnitskaya, while Elena Radionova edged Alena Leonova by 0.73 of a point for third position. Lipnitskaia narrowly won the free skate, just 0.25 separating her from Sotnikova. Her overall score was 1.96 less than Sotnikova who won her fourth national title while Lipnitskaia took her second silver medal. Radionova remained in third, winning bronze. 13-year-old Alexandra Proklova finished fourth, edging out Leonova who slipped to fifth with a seventh-place free skate. Defending national champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva finished 10th.

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

Junior Championships

The 2014 Russian Junior Championships were held 22–25 January 2014 in Saransk.

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

International team selections

European Championships

The team to the 2014 European Championships was announced on 27 December 2013 as follows:
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Maxim KovtunAdelina SotnikovaTatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovElena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
2Sergei VoronovYulia LipnitskayaKsenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovVictoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin
3Konstantin MenshovAlena LeonovaVera Bazarova / Yuri LarionovEkaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
1st alt.Adian PitkeevAnna PogorilayaJulia Antipova / Nodari MaisuradzeKsenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
2nd alt.Artur GachinskiNikol GosvianiVasilisa Davankova / Andrei DeputatAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
3rd alt.

Winter Olympics

The team to the 2014 Winter Olympics was announced on 22 January 2014 as follows:
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Evgeni PlushenkoYulia LipnitskayaVera Bazarova / Yuri LarionovEkaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2Adelina SotnikovaTatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovElena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
3Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovVictoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin
1st alt.Maxim KovtunAlena LeonovaJulia Antipova / Nodari MaisuradzeEkaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
2nd alt.Sergei Voronov

World Junior Championships

The team to the 2014 World Junior Championships was announced on 28 January 2014 and amended in March 2014.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Adian PitkeevSerafima SakhanovichEvgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
2Alexander PetrovMaria SotskovaMaria Vigalova / Egor ZakroevAnna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
3N/AAlexandra ProklovaVasilisa Davankova / Andrei DeputatBetina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko
1st alt.Moris KvitelashviliElena Radionova 'Lina Fedorova / Maxim MiroshkinEvgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin '
2nd alt.Alexander SamarinEvgenia Medvedeva Kamilla Gainetdinova / Ivan BichAlla Loboda / Pavel Drozd

World Championships

Russia's provisional team to the 2014 World Championships was published by the International Skating Union on 4 March and confirmed by the Russian federation on 17 March:
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Maxim KovtunYulia LipnitskayaKsenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovElena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
2Anna PogorilayaVera Bazarova / Yuri LarionovEkaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
3Julia Antipova / Nodari MaisuradzeVictoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin
1st alt.Sergei VoronovAdelina SotnikovaTatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovEkaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
2nd alt.Konstantin MenshovAlena LeonovaEvgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovKsenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
3rd alt.Nikol GosvianiVasilisa Davankova / Andrei DeputatAlexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin