Figure skating competition
The
2014
Russian Figure Skating Championships
(
Russian
:
Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2014
) 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 Winter Olympics
, the
2014 World Championships
, and the
2014 European Championships
.
Competitions
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Medalists of most important competitions
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Senior Championships
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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
.
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Maxim Trankov
was a commentator for Russian TV.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Schedule
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- Tuesday, December 24
- 14:00 ? Men's short
- 16:45 ? Opening ceremony
- 17:45 ? Pairs' short
- 20:00 ? Short dance
- Wednesday, December 25
- 14:00 ? Ladies' short
- 16:45 ? Men's free
- 20:00 ? Free dance
- Thursday, December 26
- 16:00 ? Pairs' free
- 18:40 ? Ladies' free
- Friday, December 27
- 13:00 ? Medal ceremonies
- 14:00 ? Exhibitions
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Results
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Ladies
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Pairs
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Ice dancing
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Junior Championships
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The 2014
Russian Junior Championships
(
Russian
:
Первенство России
) were held on 22?25 January 2014 in
Saransk
.
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Results
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Ladies
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Pairs
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Ice dancing
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International team selections
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European Championships
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The team to the
2014 European Championships
was announced on 27 December 2013 as follows:
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Winter Olympics
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The team to the
2014 Winter Olympics
was announced on 22 January 2014 as follows:
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World Junior Championships
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The team to the
2014 World Junior Championships
was announced on 28 January 2014 and amended in March 2014.
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World Championships
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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:
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References
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External links
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Senior
Junior