2026 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The 2026 Russian Junior Championships (Russian: Первенство России среди юниоров 2026) will be held in Saransk, Mordovia from 4 to 8 February 2026. Qualification was based on results of the All-Russian competitions' series (which were held alongside the Russian Grand Prix series among senior skaters). These junior figure skaters who qualified to the Senior Championships through the Russian Grand Prix series can be included into list of participants without additional qualification. In addition, figure skaters who were included in the official pre-season national team roster^[3] but were unable to qualify through the All-Russian competitions' series due to good reasons, also can be included into list of participants by decision of the executive committee of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia.

Listed in local time (UTC+03:00).^[10]

The Figure Skating Federation of Russia published the official list of participants on 2 February 2026.^[11]

Commonly referred to as "Skate to Milano", the Olympic Qualifying Competition was held in Beijing, China from 18 to 21 September 2025. However, on 28 February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended sports federations to ban Russian athletes and officials from participating in international tournaments due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[12] On 12 October 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the suspension of the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) with immediate effect.^[13] But on 20 December 2024, the International Skating Union (ISU) allowed limited number of Russian skaters to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Competition under strict conditions as the "Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs)".^[14] According to these conditions, by the lattest 28 February 2025, the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR) was permitted to nominate one skater or team in each of four disciplines (as well as one substitute for each skater or team in case of injury only prior to qualification) to complete at the Skate to Milano as a means to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.^[15] Each nominee (including substitutes) was required to pass a special screening process to assess whether they had displayed any active support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine or any contractual links to the Russian or Belarusian military or other national security agencies (without possibility for substitution for athletes who failed to meet the eligibility criteria).^[16][17] In February 2025, the FSR nominated skaters and their substitutes without official public announcement. On 13 May 2025, the ISU announced names of Russian skaters who had been approved to complete as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs).^[18] It was announced that all Russian nominees for men's and women's single skating were approved to complete while Russian nominees for Pairs and Ice dance events failed to meet neutrality criteria, and their designated substitutes were also deemed ineligible, as substitutions were permitted only in case of injury, not on grounds of ineligibility.^[19][20]

The 2026 European Championships were held in Sheffield, Great Britain from 13 to 18 January 2026. However, on 1 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union (ISU) banned figure skaters and officials from Russia from attending all international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

The 2026 Winter Olympics were held in Milan, Italy from 6 to 21 February 2026. However, on 28 February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended sports federations to ban Russian athletes and officials from participating in international tournaments due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[21] On 12 October 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the suspension of the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) with immediate effect.^[22] But on 20 December 2024, the International Skating Union (ISU) allowed limited number of Russian skaters to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Competition under strict conditions as the "Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs)".^[14] In September 2025 Petr Gumennik and Adeliia Petrosian won the men's and women's events respectively at the Olympic Qualifying Competition and therefore qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics (without possibility for substition with other Russian skater).

Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2026 World Junior Championships were held in Tallinn, Estonia from 3 to 8 March 2026. However, on 1 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union (ISU) banned figure skaters and officials from Russia from attending all international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

The 2026 World Championships will be held in Prague, Czech Republic from 24 to 29 March 2026. However, on 1 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union (ISU) banned figure skaters and officials from Russia from attending all international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]