2002 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The 2002 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 2002 Nationals were one of the critera used to pick the Russian teams to the 2002 European Figure Skating Championships

2002 European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is 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 2002 World Figure Skating Championships

2002 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 2002 Worlds were held in...

.

The 2002 championships took place in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

from December 27th through 29th, 2001.

Men

Alexei Yagudin

Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin is a former Russian figure skater. His major achievements in his six years of eligible sports career include:*2002 Olympic Champion*Four-time World Champion...

withdrew due to a twisted ankle.

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics Gold Medalist, 2002 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, and 2010 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, three-time World Champion, six-time European Champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion and an eight-time...	1.5	1	1
2	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 :...	3.0	2	2
3	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 :...	4.5	3	3
4	Roman Serov Roman Serov Roman Serov is a Russian born figure skater and skating coach who has also competed for Israel. He is currently based at the Ice House Arena in Hackensack, New Jersey. Serov represented Russia until the 2001/2002 season, twice placing 4th at the Russian Figure Skating Championships and winning...	6.5	5	4
5	Anton Klykov	8.5	7	5
6	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...	9.0	4	7
7	Denis Balandin	11.5	11	6
8	Alexei Vasiliev	13.0	6	10
9	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....	14.0	12	8
10	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...	14.0	10	9
11	Alexander Kondakov	15.5	9	11
12	Roman Poleshuk	18.0	8	14
13	Andrei Saburov	19.0	14	12
14	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:...	19.5	13	13
15	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:*...	23.5	17	15
16	Ilia Kalashnikov	23.5	15	16
17	Ivan Samsonov	25.0	16	17
18	Denis Leushin	27.0	18	18

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Irina Slutskaya	1.5	1	1
2	Maria Butyrskaya Maria Butyrskaya Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya is a Russian figure skater. She is the 1999 World champion, becoming the oldest woman to win that title and the first Russian woman to become a World champion. She is a three-time European champion and in 2002, at age 29, became the oldest woman to win that title. She...	3.0	2	2
3	Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova is a Russian retired figure skater who is now a coach. She is a four-time European bronze medalist, the 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 1998 and 1999 World Junior bronze medalist, and a seven-time Russian national medalist.- Career :Volchkova was the first...	5.0	4	3
4	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...	5.5	3	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:*...	6.5	8	5
6	Liudmila Nelidina	9.5	7	6
7	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:...	9.5	5	7
8	Svetlana Chernysheva	13.5	11	8
9	Maria Bubenikhina	13.5	9	9
10	Tatiana Vasina	15.0	10	10
11	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...	15.0	8	11
12	Anna Agapova	18.5	13	12
13	Anastasia Ratkovskaya	20.0	12	14
14	Alima Gershkovich	22.0	18	13
15	Olga Bobriashova	23.0	16	15
16	Natalia Kabanova	23.0	14	16
17	Natalia Ryzhkova	24.5	15	17
18	Irina Nikolaeva Irina Nikolaeva Irina Nikolaeva is a Russian figure skater. She placed 4th at the 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She twice was the first qualifier for the Junior Grand Prix Final, with a highest placement of fourth at the Final. At her senior international debut, the 1998 Skate Israel, she placed...	26.5	17	18

Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Anton Sikharulidze Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze is a Russian pair skater. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion....	1.5	1	1
2	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 :...	3.0	2	2
3	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....	4.5	3	3
4	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... / Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov is a Russian pairs figure skater. He found his most success paired with Julia Obertas from 2000 to 2003. Previously, he had skated with Svetlana Nikolaeva and Julia Shapiro. After ending his competitive career, he began coaching alongside Natalia Pavlova in Moscow...	6.0	4	4
5	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...	7.5	5	5
6	Elena Riabchuk Elena Riabchuk Elena Riabchuk is a Russian pairs figure skater. She won the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Stanislav Zakarov.-Navigation:... / Stanislav Zakharov	9.5	7	6
7	Anastasia Kyzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov	10.0	6	7
8	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...	10.0	8	8
9	Ekaterina Potasheva / Kontantin Emshanov	13.5	9	9
10	Ekaterina Koriukhina / Daniil Tataurov	15.0	10	10

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Irina Lobacheva Irina Lobacheva Irina Viktorovna Lobacheva is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ilia Averbukh, she is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist, the 2002 World Champion and the 2003 European Champion.- Career :... / Ilia Averbukh Ilia Averbukh Ilia Iziaslavovich Averbukh is a Russian ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the 1990 & 1992 World Junior champions. With former wife Irina Lobacheva, he is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist, the 2002 World Champion and the 2003 European Champion.- Career :Averbukh started skating because of...	2.0	1	1	1	1
2	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...	4.0	2	2	2	2
3	Natalia Romaniuta Natalia Romaniuta Natalia Romaniuta is a Russian ice dancer. Romaniuta was born in Hungary, where her father was serving in the Soviet army, but was raised in Ekaterinenburg. With former partner Daniil Barantsev, she won the World Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001. Barantsev ended the partnership in 2002... / Daniil Barantsev Daniil Barantsev Daniil Sergeevich Barantsev is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Jennifer Wester, he is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.- Career :...	6.0	3	3	3	3
4	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 :...	8.0	4	4	4	4
5	Ekaterina Gvozdikova / Timur Alaskhanov	10.0	5	5	5	5
6	Anastasia Belova / Ilia Isaev	12.0	6	6	6	6
7	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 :...	14.0	7	7	7	7
8	Ekaterina Rubleva Ekaterina Rubleva Ekaterina Borisovna Rubleva is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ivan Shefer, she is the 2008 & 2009 Russian silver medalist and 2007 & 2010 bronze medalist.-Personal life:... / Ivan Shefer Ivan Shefer Ivan Alekseyevich Shefer is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Rubleva, he is the 2008 & 2009 Russian silver medalist and 2007 & 2010 bronze medalist.-Personal life:Ivan Shefer was born in Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and trained in Moscow...	16.0	8	8	8	8
9	Olga Gmyzina / Ivan Lobanov	18.0	9	9	9	9
10	Anna Markina / Dmitri Nigirish	20.0	10	10	10	10

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice Dancing

See also