Russian Figure Skating Championships

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) 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 5, 1878 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. 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 Alexandr Nikitich 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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