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Russian Figure Skating Championships
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceThe Russian Figure Skating Championships (Чемпионат России по Фигурному Катанию) are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Russia. Skaters compete at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The first Russian national competition was held on March 5th, 1878 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The winner was V. I. Sreznevski. From 1897 on, official Russian national championships in figure skating were held. The first national champion in Russia in figure skating was A. N. Panshin, who won the Russian nationals from 1897 to 1900.
Between 1924 and 1990 Russian national championships in figure skating were not held. During this time, Russian skaters competed at the Soviet Union Figure Skating Championships.
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