In the 2025/2026 season, 26 intensive specialised programmes were held in Sport — in ice hockey, figure skating and chess.
Ice hockey (2025/2026 season)
Nine years ago the Sirius Educational Centre launched an experimental national programme, unparalleled anywhere in the world, to select, identify and train promising hockey players as candidates for Russia’s U16, U17 and U18 junior national teams.
August
Club teams of the Far Eastern, North-Western, Southern and North Caucasian federal districts
September
Club teams of the Siberian Federal District
October
Club teams of the Urals and Western Siberia
November
Federal district teams
December
Club teams of the Volga Federal District
January
Club teams of Saint Petersburg
February
Club teams of Moscow
March
Girls’ club teams under 15 recommended by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation
April
Club teams of the Central Federal District
May
Club teams that won regional championships / players recommended by the Federation
June
Club teams and players recommended by the Federation
July
Russia U16 junior national team
- 1 club team from Belarus
- 3 teams of candidates for Russia’s U16 squad
- 2 teams of candidates for Belarus U16 and U17 squads
Sirius alumnus Roman Kantserov of Metallurg Magnitogorsk became the top goal scorer of the 2025/2026 KHL regular season (63 games, 36 goals).
In December 2025 the Russian national team won the Channel One Cup. Its roster included alumni of the Centre’s programmes: Roman Kantserov, Egor Surin, Ilya Safonov and Alexander Zharovsky.
Roman Kantserov
Metallurg
Top goal scorer of the 2025/2026 KHL regular season: 36 goals in 63 games
Egor Surin
Ice hockey
Channel One Cup 2025 winner with the Russian national team
Ilya Safonov
Ice hockey
Channel One Cup 2025 winner with the Russian national team
Alexander Zharovsky
Ice hockey
Channel One Cup 2025 winner with the Russian national team
Figure skating (2025/2026 season)
In the 2025/2026 season, 73 alumni of the Centre’s programmes were called up to Russian national teams: 29 in singles, pairs and ice dance, and 44 in synchronised skating.
Petr Gumennik
Figure skating
Winner of the Olympic qualifying event in Beijing (China). 2026 Russian champion. 6th place at the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milan (Italy)
Vladislav Dikidzhi
Figure skating
Winner of the Commonwealth Cup international competition. Winner of the third stage of the Russian Grand Prix
Chess (2025/2026 season)
Two programmes were held for 32 participants, including chess tournaments and simultaneous exhibitions.
Alumni of the Sirius Educational Centre achieved the following results at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Serbia (April 2026):
Alexander Usov
winner, boys under 16, rapid
Veronika Yudina
silver medal, girls under 16, rapid
Artyom Pingin
3rd place, boys under 18, rapid
Alexey Kozlov
3rd place, boys under 18, blitz
Information as of 1 June 2026.