2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships
| 2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | National championship |
| Date: | 20–26 December 2016 (S) 1–5 February 2017 (J) |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Location: |
Chelyabinsk (S) Saint Petersburg (J) |
| Host: | Figure Skating Federation of Russia |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Mikhail Kolyada (S) Dmitri Aliev (J) |
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| Ladies' singles: Evgenia Medvedeva (S) Alina Zagitova (J) |
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| Pair skating: Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov (S) Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii (J) |
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| Ice dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (S) Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov (J) |
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| Previous: 2016 Russian Championships |
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| Next: 2018 Russian Championships |
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The 2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2017) were held from 20 to 26 December 2016 in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast. 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 to the 2017 European Championships and 2017 World Championships.
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.
The senior Championships will be held in Chelyabinsk from 20 to 26 December 2016. Competitors will qualify through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events.
The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of entries on 13 December 2016.
Mikhail Kolyada won his first national title by a margin of 23 points over the silver medalist, Alexander Samarin. Moving up from 7th after the short program, former champion Maxim Kovtun took the bronze medal.
Medvedeva successfully defended her national title, outscoring Alina Zagitova by twelve points.
Returning to competition following an injury, Stolbova/Klimov won their third national title by a margin of less than a point over Tarasova/Morozov.
Bobrova/Soloviev obtained their sixth national title. 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. 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.
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