2003 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The 2003 Russian Figure Skating Championships is held annually to determine the Russian national champions. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. The results of the 2003 Nationals were one of the critera used to pick the Russian teams to the 2003 European Figure Skating Championships

2003 European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

and the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships

2003 World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. This event is considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships...

.

The 2003 championships took place in Kazan

Kazan

Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...

from December 26th through 29th, 2002.

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Alexander Abt Alexander Abt Alexander "Sasha" Viktorovich Abt is a Russian figure skater and coach. He competed as an elite senior skater for about ten years. He placed fifth at the 2002 Winter Olympics.- Career :...	2.0	2	1
2	Ilia Klimkin Ilia Klimkin Ilia Sergeyevich Klimkin is a Russian figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior champion, the 2004 European bronze medalist, and a three-time Russian silver medalist.- Career :...	2.5	1	2
3	Stanislav Timchenko Stanislav Timchenko Stanislav Timchenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2002 World Junior bronze medalist. In 2008, he skated in Igor Bobrin's Ice Miniature Theatre-Results:-External links:*...	5.5	3	4
4	Alexander Shubin Alexander Shubin Alexander Alexandrovich Shubin is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2003 World Junior champion and the 2002-2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champion.-Competitive highlights:* WD = Withdrawn-References:...	6.0	6	3
5	Andrei Griazev Andrei Griazev Andrei Vladimirovich Griazev is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2007 Russian national champion and 2004 World Junior Champion.- Career :Griazev began skating at the age of four. At the age of 11, he moved from Perm to Saint Petersburg to train with famous coach Alexei Mishin at the Yubileyny...	7.5	5	5
6	Alexander Vasilievski	10.5	9	6
7	Sergei Dobrin Sergei Dobrin Sergei Vladimirovich Dobrin is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2005 World Junior bronze medalist and the 2006 and 2007 Russian National bronze medalist....	11.0	8	7
8	Andrei Lutai Andrei Lutai Andrei Vladimirovich Lutai is a Russian figure skater. He is a three-time Russian national medalist , and has placed as high as 5th at the European Championships and 10th at the World Championships.- Career:Andrei Lutai was born in Belgorod, in southern Russia...	12.5	7	9
9	Konstantin Menshov Konstantin Menshov - External links :*...	13.0	4	11
10	Anton Smirnov Anton Smirnov Anton Yuryevich Smirnov is a Russian professional football player. In 2011, he last played in the Russian Second Division for FC Podolye Podolsky district.-External links:*...	13.5	11	8
11	Andrei Lezin Andrei Lezin Andrei Lezin is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2005 Russian national bronze medalist. He is the 2004 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion. Lezin is coached by Elena Tchaikovskaia and Vladimir Kotin. Lezin's wife, Natalia, is a former skater who now judges at the national level.-Competitive...	15.0	10	10
12	Alexei Vasiliev	18.0	12	12
13	Andrei Saburov	19.5	13	13
14	Ivan Samsonov	21.5	15	14
15	Alexander Kondakov	23.5	17	15
16	Alexander Uspenski Alexander Uspenski Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski is a Russian figure skater. He won a number of competitions on the junior circuit. Uspenski made his debut on the senior international circuit in the 2006–2007 season. His season was cut short by illness...	24.0	16	16
17	Denis Balandin	24.0	14	17

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Elena Sokolova Elena Sokolova Elena Sergeevna Sokolova is a Russian figure skater. Sokolova is a three-time Russian national champion , a three-time European medalist and the 2003 World Silver Medalist. In the 2006 Olympic Games, she stumbled badly and only finished 14th. She redeemed herself in the 2006 World Championships...	2.5	3	1
2	Irina Slutskaya	2.5	1	2
3	Tatiana Basova Tatiana Basova Tatiana Basova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2003 Russian national bronze medalist. She is coached by Alexei Mishin.-Results:-External links:...	5.0	4	3
4	Liudmila Nelidina	5.0	2	4
5	Kristina Oblasova Kristina Oblasova Kristina Oblasova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2001 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Russian bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	7.5	5	5
6	Olga Naidenova Olga Naidenova Olga Naidenova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2008 Russian Bronze Medalist.-External links:...	10.0	6	7
7	Alima Gershkovich	10.5	9	6
8	Elena Mrost	13.0	10	8
9	Ekaterina Vasilieva Ekaterina Vasilieva (figure skater) Ekaterina Vasilieva is a Russian pair skater.In the 2007/2008 season, she competed with Daniel Wende for Germany...	13.0	8	9
10	Irina Bulusheva	13.5	7	10
11	Anna Agapova	17.0	12	11
12	Vera Stoletova	18.5	13	12
WD	Tatiana Pliusheva		11

Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Tatiana Totmianina Tatiana Totmianina Tatiana Ivanovna Totmianina is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maxim Marinin, she is the 2006 Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and five-time European Champion... / Maxim Marinin Maxim Marinin Maxim Viktorovich Marinin is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and five-time European Champion.- Career :...	1.5	1	1
2	Maria Petrova Maria Petrova (figure skater) Maria Igorevna Petrova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :... / Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova, he is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :Tikhonov began skating at the age of five and switched to pairs at 15 and a half....	3.0	2	2
3	Julia Obertas Julia Obertas Julia Nikolayevna Obertas is a Russian-Ukrainian pair skater. She originally competed for her native Ukraine and began representing Russia in 2000. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Slavnov, with whom she competed from 2003 to 2007. They are the 2005 European silver medalists... / Sergei Slavnov Sergei Slavnov Sergei Gennadyevich Slavnov is a Russian pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Julia Obertas, with whom he competed from 2003 to 2007. Together, they are the 2005 European silver medalists...	4.5	3	3
4	Viktoria Borzenkova Viktoria Borzenkova Viktoria Borzenkova is a Russian pair skater. She competed with partner Andrei Chuvilaev.Borzenkova began skating at the age of five and switched to pairs at 16, teaming up with Chuvilaev. They finished 15th in their only trip to the World Championships in 2002... / Andrei Chuvilaev Andrei Chuvilaev Andrei Chuvilaev is a Russian pair skater. He competed with partner Viktoria Borzenkova.Chuvilaev skated seriously from the age of five and switched to pairs at 11. He began competing with Borzenkova in 1999. They finished 15th in their only trip to the World Championships in 2002...	6.0	4	4
5	Maria Mukhortova Maria Mukhortova Maria Vladimirovna Mukhortova is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Maxim Trankov, she is the 2008 European silver medalist and 2007 Russian National Champion. In her early career, she competed with Egor Golovkin and Pavel Lebedev... / Pavel Lebedev Pavel Lebedev Pavel Andreevich Lebedev is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Natalia Shestakova, he is the 2004 World Junior Champion. He previously competed with Maria Mukhortova and Svetlana Nikolaeva.- With Shestakova :- With Mukhortova :- With Nikolaeva :...	7.5	5	5
6	Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov	9.0	6	6
7	Irina Potanina / Konstantin Emshanov	10.5	7	7
8	Tatiana Maslenko / Sergei Rosliakov	13.0	10	8
9	Arina Ushakova Arina Ushakova Arina Andreyevna Ushakova is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Sergei Karev, she is the 2008 Russian bronze medalist.- Career :Ushakova teamed up with Alexander Popov in 2000, with whom she had a lot of success at the junior level... / Alexander Popov Alexander Popov (figure skater) Alexander Popov is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Arina Ushakova, with whom he competed from 2000 through 2005, he medaled four times on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, qualifying twice for the Junior Grand Prix Final....	13.5	9	9
10	Elena Ivanovich / Vladislav Zhovnirski Vladislav Zhovnirski Vladislav Vladimirovich Zhovnirski is a Ukrainian pair skater who competed internationally for Russia. With partner Victoria Maxiuta, he is the 1996 World Junior champion for Russia. He later competed with Elena Ivanovich. Following the end of his competitive career, he began working as a pairs...	14.0	8	10

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Tatiana Navka Tatiana Navka Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka is a Russian ice dancer who has also competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus... / Roman Kostomarov Roman Kostomarov Roman Sergeyevich Kostomarov is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Tatiana Navka, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion , three-time Grand Prix Final champion , and three-time European champion .- Career :Kostomarov began skating at the age of nine and a coach put him in ice...	2.0	1	1	1	1
2	Svetlana Kulikova Svetlana Kulikova Svetlana Kulikova is a Russian ice dancer. She has competed with Arseni Markov and Vitali Novikov. She teamed up with Markov in 1996 and competed with him on the junior and senior level. They placed second at the 2003 Russian Figure Skating Championships... / Arseni Markov Arseni Markov Arseni Markov is a retired competitive ice dancer who has competed internationally for Canada and Russia. With partner Chantal Lefebvre, he is the 2004 & 2005 Canadian national bronze medalist.- Career :...	4.6	2	2	3	2
3	Oksana Domnina Oksana Domnina Oksana Alexandrovna Domnina is a Russian ice dancer. She and partner Maxim Shabalin are the 2010 Olympic bronze medalists, the 2009 World Champions, the 2008 & 2010 European Champions, the 2007 Grand Prix Final champions, and three-time Russian national champions.-Career:Domnina began skating at... / Maxim Shabalin Maxim Shabalin Maxim Andreevich Shabalin is a Russian ice dancer. He and partner Oksana Domnina are the 2010 Olympic bronze medalists, the 2009 World Champions, the 2008 & 2010 European Champions, the 2007 Grand Prix Final champions, and three-time Russian national champions.- Career :Shabalin began skating...	5.6	3	3	2	3
4	Ekaterina Gvozdikova / Timur Alexanov	8.0	4	4	4	4
5	Jana Khokhlova Jana Khokhlova Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova is a Russian ice dancer. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Novitski, with whom she is the 2009 European Champion, 2008 World bronze medalist, and a two-time Russian National Champion. She also competed with Andrei Maximishin and Fedor Andreev.- Career... / Sergei Novitski Sergei Novitski Sergei Nikolayevich Novitski is a Russian ice dancer who skated with Jana Khokhlova until April 2010. Together they are the 2009 European champions, 2008 World bronze medalists, and 2008 & 2009 Russian Champions.- Career :...	10.0	5	5	5	5
6	Olga Gmyzina / Ivan Lobanov	12.0	6	6	6	6
7	Julia Zlobina Julia Zlobina Julia Zlobina is an ice dancer who competes with Alexei Sitnikov. They represented Russia until 2010 and began competing for Azerbaijan in 2011.... / Alexei Sitnikov Alexei Sitnikov Alexei Sitnikov is an ice dancer who competes with Julia Zlobina. They represented Russia until 2010 and began competing for Azerbaijan in 2011....	14.0	7	7	7	7
8	Evgenia Baranova / Dmitri Nigirish	16.0	8	8	8	8
9	Anna Markina / Dimtri Zlobin	18.0	9	9	9	9

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice Dancing

See also