2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships
| 2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | National championship |
| Date: | 24–28 December 2012 (S) 1–3 February 2013 (J) |
| Season: | 2012–2013 |
| Location: | Sochi (S) / Saransk (J) |
| Host: | Figure Skating Federation of Russia |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Evgeni Plushenko (S) Mikhail Kolyada (J) |
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| Ladies' singles: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (S) Elena Radionova (J) |
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| Pair skating: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov (S) Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin (J) |
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| Ice dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (S) Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin (J) |
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| Previous: 2012 Russian Championships |
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| Next: 2014 Russian Championships |
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The 2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2013) were the national championships of Russia for the 2012–2013 season. The senior event was held from 25–28 December 2012 in Sochi. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results are among the criteria used to select Russia's teams sent to the 2013 European and World Championships. The Russian Junior Championships – one of the criteria used to select competitors for the 2013 World Junior Championships – was held from 1–3 February 2013 in Saransk.
Schedule of events:
The list of entries was announced on 13 December 2012.Yulia Lipnitskaya, Polina Shelepen, and Uliana Titushkina withdrew from the ladies' event to recover from injuries and were replaced by the three reserves, Tatiana Fedoseeva, Julia Li, and Nikol Gosviani. Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov withdrew from the pairs' event. Aleksandr Gorshkov said that Larionov had boot problems and could not endanger his partner. They were replaced by Anastasia A. Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov. Artem Borodulin withdrew from the men's event and was replaced by Adian Pitkeev. Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov withdrew from the ice dancing event but were not replaced due to a lack of reserves. Officials decided to test a new security system involving a background check at the event. A couple of minor earthquakes occurred in Sochi but not during any skating. One occurred before the event. Another quake occurred at 2:30 am on 26 December – its epicenter was more than 150 kilometers (93 miles) away in the Black Sea.
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