In the 2018–19 season, Russian skaters competed 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 2019 Senior Championships were held in Saransk, Mordovia from 19 to 23 December 2018.[3] Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events.
There are three separate basis for qualification.[4]
1. Qualification based on receiving 2018–19 Grand Prix assignment.
2. Qualification based on qualifying for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final. However, skaters must have been born in 2004 or earlier to be qualified for the Russian senior championships.
3. Qualification based on Russian Cup series' results.
The 2019 Russian Junior Championships (Russian: Первенство России среди юниоров 2019) were held in Perm, Perm Krai from 31 January to 4 February 2019.[8] Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' junior-level events. The results of the Junior Championships are part of the selection criteria for the 2019 World Junior Championships.
There are two separate basis for qualification.[9]
1. Qualification based on competing at the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix series.
2. Qualification based on Russian Cup series' junior-level results.
The list with preliminary entries of the Russia's team to the 2019 Winter Universiade was published on 23 December 2018.[15] The final list was approved on 22 February 2019.[16]
^"Первенство Санкт-Петербурга" [St. Petersburg Championship results (Sviatchenko has teamed up with Anastasia Balabanova)] (in Russian). December 13, 2018.