2026-27 Russian Ice Dance

[AlexBreeze]

Follow Russian Ice Dance throughout the 2026–27 season, including news, programs, rankings, coaching changes, and discussion of Russia's ice dancers.

Previous Season's thread:

2025-26 Russian Ice Dance

2025-26 Season Previous Season's thread: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/2024-25-russian-ice-dance.98359/ National team Seniors Aleksandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Irina Khavronina / Devid Narizhny Vasilisa Kaganovskaia/Maksim Nekrasov Elizaveta Pasechnik/Dario Cirisano Ekaterina...

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National team

Seniors
Vasilisa Kaganovskaia & Maxim Nekrasov | (Василиса Кагановская & Максим Некрасов)
Ekaterina Mironova & Evgenii Ustenko | (Екатерина Миронова & Евгений Устенко)
Elizaveta Pasechnik & Dario Cirisano | (Елизавета Пасечник & Дарио Чиризано)
Aleksandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin | (Александра Степанова & Иван Букин)
Elizaveta Shichina & Pavel Drozd | (Елизавета Шичина & Павел Дрозд)
Anna Shcherbakova & Egor Goncharov | (Анна Щербакова & Егор Гончаров)
Reserve:
Vasilisa Grigoreva & Evgenii Artiushchenko | (Василиса Григорьева & Евгений Артющенко)
Varvara Zhdanova & Timur Babaev-Smirnov | (Варвара Жданова & Тимур Бабаев-Смирнов)
Milana Kuzmina & Dmitri Studenikin | (Милана Кузьмина & Дмитрий Студеникин)
Sofia Leonteva & Daniil Gorelkin | (Софья Леонтьева & Даниил Горелкин)
Ekaterina Rybakova & Ivan Makhnonosov | (Екатерина Рыбакова & Иван Махноносов)
Irina Khavronina & Devid Narizhny | (Ирина Хавронина & Девид Нарижный)
Anna Bilibina & Dmitrii Kashaev | (Анна Билибина & Дмитрий Кашаев)

Juniors
Daria Drozhzhina & Ivan Telnov | (Дарья Дрожжина & Иван Тельнов)
Polina Zharova & Aleksei Stolyarov | (Полина Жарова & Алексей Столяров)
Zoya Pestova & Sergei Lagutov | (Зоя Пестова & Сергей Лагутов)
Polina Pilipenko & Vladislav Mikhailov | (Полина Пилипенко & Владислав Михайлов)
Varvara Slutskaya & Gleb Goncharov | (Варвара Слуцкая & Глеб Гончаров)
Maria Fefelova & Artem Valov | (Мария Фефелова & Артём Валов)
Reserve:
Milana Zhabina & Veniamin Bashurov | (Милана Жабина & Вениамин Башуров)
Anna Soboleva & Matvei Churakov | (Анна Соболеа & Матвей Чураков)
Polina Tikhonova & Matvei Lysov | (Полина Тихонова & Матвей Лысов)
Taisia Sheptalina & Dmitri Pekin | (Таисия Шепталина & Дмитрий Пекин)

Novices (reserve)
Milana Chegemova & Kirill Evgrafov | (Милана Чегемова & Кирилл Евфрагов)
Vitalina Vovk & Kirill Nozdrevatykh | (Виталина Вовк & Кирилл Ноздреватых)
Alisa Kremer & Ilya Tselkovskiy | (Алиса Кремер & Илья Целковский)
Irina Skopina & Dmitri Simonov | (Ирина Скопина & Дмитрий Симонов)
Anelia Solganova & Makar Petrov | (Анелия Солганова & Макар Петров)

 

[removof]

Where are maleina samokhin ?

 

[AlexBreeze]

Where are maleina samokhin ?

I'd like to know, too.

 

[ladyjane]

Good to see Stepanova and Bukin are still going strong!

 

[AlexBreeze]

Judging by Elena Maslennikova's recent IG post, she's retiring from full-time coaching.

 

[flanker]

Russian juniors have received 4 quotas (one per discipline) for the first stage of the Junior Grand Prix in China.

The competitions will take place from August 20 to 22.

we shall see only 1 boy, 1 girl, 1 dance team, but possibly 2 pairs according to rules for JGP entries. A country that did not participate at the previous junior worlds only gets one quota per category at two JGP stages, except pairs, where such country gets one entry at three JGP stages.

The names will be decided according to the performance at junior test skates.

 

[flanker]

Ice dance teams to choose from for JGP:

 

[lariko]

I liked the top 4 very much. Also, kinda hoping that Gorshenina/Makarov will be back this season

 

[Mariott]

Ice skaters from both the main and reserve teams of the Russian national figure skating team have received applications for neutral status.

Those who were not included on the lists are currently unable to apply.

Participation in international competitions is regulated by the federation — it selects athletes based on their preferences, but also according to its own criteria.

 

[lariko]

Fingers crossed!

 

[AlexBreeze]

Entries for JGP in China:
Mariia Fefelova & Artem Valov
Substitutes: Daria Drozhzhina & Ivan Telnov

Subject to change after test skates

 

[flanker]

New names appeared on ISU page with AIN2 status, incl. Kaganovskaya/Nekrasov.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Also Ekaterina Mironova & Evgenii Ustenko, Ekaterina Rybakova & Ivan Makhnonosov and Vasilisa Grigoreva & Evgenii Artiushchenko. Probably early CS event entries.

 

[elektra blue]

happy for Katya and Zhenya!

 

[AlexBreeze]

Also Ekaterina Mironova & Evgenii Ustenko, Ekaterina Rybakova & Ivan Makhnonosov and Vasilisa Grigoreva & Evgenii Artiushchenko. Probably early CS event entries.

Kaganovskaia & Nekrasov, Mironova & Ustenko, Pasechnik & Cirisano — potential team (announced by the media) for the Japanese CS event.

 

[lariko]

Kaganovskaia & Nekrasov, Mironova & Ustenko, Pasechnik & Cirisano — potential team (announced by the media) for the Japanese CS event.

That's an excellent team.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Added to AIN2:
Elizaveta Pasechnik & Dario Cirisano
Anna Shcherbakova & Egor Goncharov
Varvara Slutskaya & Gleb Goncharov
Anna Kolomenskaia & Artem Frolov
Irina Khavronina & Devid Narizhny
Anna Bilibina & Dmitri Kashaev

 

[IceDancingQueen]

Added to AIN2:
Elizaveta Pasechnik & Dario Cirisano
Anna Shcherbakova & Egor Goncharov
Varvara Slutskaya & Gleb Goncharov
Anna Kolomenskaia & Artem Frolov
Irina Khavronina & Devid Narizhny
Anna Bilibina & Dmitri Kashaev

I really hope Step/Buk get their AIN status. The wait is killing me!

 

[lariko]

I see so many posters putting Fefelova/Valov into first in the JGP prediction contest, and I'm the least certain about conversion of ID scores, because I know nothing about ID tech. Are Fefelova/Valov technically ahead of the curve for required patterns and/or lifts/spins or something like that?

 

[AlexBreeze]

I see so many posters putting Fefelova/Valov into first in the JGP prediction contest, and I'm the least certain about conversion of ID scores, because I know nothing about ID tech. Are Fefelova/Valov technically ahead of the curve for required patterns and/or lifts/spins or something like that?

I think it's just Russia's best junior couple is expected to win a not-too-strong stage.