2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships
| 2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | National championship |
| Date: | 24–27 December 2013 (S) 22–25 January 2014 (J) |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Location: |
Sochi (S) Saransk (J) |
| Host: | Figure Skating Federation of Russia |
| Venue: | Iceberg Skating Palace |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Maxim Kovtun (S) Adian Pitkeev (J) |
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| Ladies' singles: Adelina Sotnikova (S) Serafima Sakhanovich (J) |
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| Pair skating: Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov (S) Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov (J) |
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| Ice dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (S) Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (J) |
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| Previous: 2013 Russian Championships |
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| Next: 2015 Russian Championships |
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The 2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2014) 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.
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.
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