The Greatest Russian Figure Skaters of All Time
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Although Ekaterina Gordeeva is mainly known for her medals in pair skating, she pursued a solo career after the passing of her partner and husband, Sergei Grinkov.
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Evgeni Plushenko has earned the title of champion 10 times at the Russian Figure Skating Championships; he also has four Olympic medals to his credit.
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Julia Lipnitskaya
Photo: Luu / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA 4.0At the age of 15, Julia Lipnitskaya became the youngest woman to earn a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Alexei Yagudin won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, which were held in Salt Lake City.
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Ilia Kulik took the gold at the 1995 European Figure Skating Championships, then went on to earn the gold medal in men’s single figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano.
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Irina Slutskaya is a gold medalist at the Russian Figure Skating Championships, European Figure Skating Championships, and World Figure Skating Championships.
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Liza Tuktamysheva
Video: YouTubeLiza Tuktamysheva became the gold medalist at the 2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships.
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Alexei Urmanov competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics (held in Lillehammer), where he earned the gold in men’s single figure skating.
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Maria Butyrskaya’s career highlights include competing in the Winter Olympic Games twice and earning a gold medal at six Russian Figure Skating Championships (1993 and 1995 to 1999).
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Ilia Klimkin has earned a silver medal three times at the Russian Figure Skating Championships; he was the gold medal winner at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1999.
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Elena Radionova
Photo: David W. Carmichael / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0Elena Radionova won a silver medal in 2013 and a bronze medal in 2014 at the Russian Figure Skating Championships.
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Olga Markova medaled four times at the Russian Figure Skating Championships, taking gold in 1994 at Saint Petersburg.
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Alexander Abt competed in the Winter Olympic Games in 2002 in Salt Lake City, and he is a medalist at the European Figure Skating Championships.
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Elena Sokolova has won three gold medals at the Russian Figure Skating Championships - one each in 2003, 2004, and 2006.
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Viktoria Volchkova has earned seven medals at the Russian Figure Skating Championships and four medals at the European Figure Skating Championships.
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After earning several medals as a junior, Adelina Sotnikova went on to win the gold at the Russian Figure Skating Championships four times. She also won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Sergei Dobrin has earned three bronze medals in his career: 1995, World Junior Figure Skating Championships; 2006, Russian Figure Skating Championships; and 2007, Russian Figure Skating Championships.
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Artur Gachinski
Video: YouTubeArtur Gachinski took the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 2012 and at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in both 2011 and 2012.
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In 2008 and 2009, at the Russian Figure Skating Championships, Sergei Voronov won the gold.
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Skating for Russia, Julia Soldatova earned a gold medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1998.
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Maxim Kovtun
Video: YouTubeMaxim Kovtun won the national title at the 2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships.
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Tatiana Rachkova
Video: YouTubeTatiana Rachkova competed in the 1992 Winter Olympic Games, which were held in Albertville.
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Artem Borodulin competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, held in Vancouver.
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Oleg Tataurov
Video: YouTubeOleg Tataurov competed in the Winter Olympic Games in 1994 in Lillehammer.
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In both 2007 and 2008, Ksenia Doronina took the gold at the Russian Figure Skating Championships.
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Andrei Lezin
Andrei Lezin finished with a bronze medal at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in 2005, held in Saint Petersburg.
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Igor Pashkevich, while skating for Russia, earned the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1996.
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Nina Petushkova
Video: YouTubeNina Petushkova won the silver medal in 2008 at the Russian Figure Skating Championships, held in Saint Petersburg.
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Andrei Griazev took gold not only at the 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships but also at the 2007 Russian Figure Skating Championships.
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Konstantin Menshov
Video: YouTubeKonstantin Menshov holds the honor of having won the gold at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in 2011.