Evgeny Garanichev, paired with Victoria Slivko, won gold at the Russian Championship in single mixed doubles. Kristina Reztsova performed her second stage superbly, also managing to win silver in the sprint in Tyumen.

Daniil Serohvostov performed a miracle at a distance, losing more than 30 seconds to two teams of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra. Mikhail Shashilov's wards have repeatedly won gold medals this season in this type of program.