Russian Figure Skating Cup
The Russian Cup in Figure Skating is a series of annual All-Russian figure skating competitions among Russian figure skaters, organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia. The Russian Cup competitions include five stages and the final of the Russian Cup, in which athletes compete in men's and women's single skating, pair figure skating and in ice dancing.
The most frequent venues of the stages and the Cup Final: Moscow, Kazan, Samara, Perm, as well as Yoshkar-Ola, Sochi and Dmitrov.
The Russo-Ukrainian war resulted in a ban on Russian skaters competing in any ISU competitions, from the 2022 World Championships through to the end of the 2024-2025 season, after which they were allowed with restrictions. As a result, the Russian stage of the international ISU Grand Prix, the Rostelecom Cup, was cancelled. The same year, Russian officials renamed The Russian Cup as The Russian Grand Prix as a "replacement."
Participants
Competitions are held for two categories:- adults - according to the category of the Master of Sports, provided that the athlete has reached 14 years old - no more than 18 athletes in the form
- Juniors - by category Candidates for the Master of Sports - in single skating, pair skating and ice dancing.
Stages of the Russian Cup
Stages of the Cup of Russia are held from September to December. Athletes who took places 1 to 8 at the first and second stages of the Cup are allowed to participate in stages III, IV and V.According to the results of participation in two stages of the Cup of Russia, the admission of athletes to participation in Russian Championship, Russian Championships and Cup Finals is determined.
Final Cup of Russia
The final competition "Cup of Russia - Rostelecom" allowed athletes on the highest number of points scored in the form of two stages of the Cup of Russia, accrued for the places occupied by athletes. Also allowed are candidates for the national team of Russia among adults and juniors. The final list of participants is approved by the President of the Federation on the recommendation of the All-Russian Coaching Council. Up to 12 athletes are allowed in each type of program. Total not more than 144 people.The final of the Russian Cup is traditionally held in February.