In the 2016–17 season, Russian skaters will compete 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.[1][2]
The senior Championships will be held in Chelyabinsk from 20 to 26 December 2016.[3] Competitors will qualify through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events.
Entries
The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 13 December 2016.[4]
Mikhail Kolyada won his first national title by a margin of 23 points over the silver medalist, Alexander Samarin.[6] Moving up from 7th after the short program, former champion Maxim Kovtun took the bronze medal.
Returning to competition following an injury, Stolbova / Klimov won their third national title by a margin of less than a point over Tarasova / Morozov.[8]
Bobrova / Soloviev obtained their sixth national title.[9] Stepanova / Bukin took the silver medal, with a deficit of 7.72 points, while Sinitsina/Katsalapov edged out Ilinykh / Zhiganshin by 0.17 for the bronze.
The 2017 Russian Junior Championships (Russian: Первенство России среди юниоров 2017) will be held in Saint Petersburg from 1 to 5 February 2017.[10] Competitors will qualify by competing in the Russian Cup series' junior-level events. The results of the Junior Championships are part of the selection criteria for the 2017 World Junior Championships.
Entries
The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 16 January 2017.[11]
^*СПИСОК УЧАСТНИКОВ ПЕРВЕНСТВА РОССИИ 2017 г. [List of participants of 2017 Russian junior championships (original list)] (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017.
"Revised list"(PDF). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original(PDF) on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^"Итоги Исполкома ОКР" [Russian team for EYOF] (in Russian). olympic.ru. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.