{{Infobox film | name = Rowing for Gold | image = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Artyom Mikhalkov (ru) | producer = {{Plainlist| * Yasmina Ben Ammar * Mariya Grechishnikova * Vadim Vereshchagin * Andrey Tartakov * Anton Zlatopolsky (ru) * Natalya Gorina * Platon Emikh * Marina Gurtovaya * Nataliya Ivanov }} | writer = Mikhail Zubko | starring = {{Plainlist| * Gleb Kalyuzhny (ru) * Andrey Smolyakov * Artyom Bystrov * Elena Lyadova * Vladimir Ilin * Aleksey Kravchenko * Anton Filipenko * Irina Pautva * Ivan Stebunov }} | music = {{Plainlist| * Ivan Burlyayev * Dmitry Noskov * Konstantin Kupriyanov * Ilya Marfin }} | cinematography = Sergey Machilskiy | editing = | studio = {{Plainlist| * Central Partnership Productions * Star Media * Russia-1 * Cinema Fund }} | distributor = Central Partnership | runtime = 107 minutes | released = {{Film date|2025|10|01|Moscow|2025|10|09|Russia}} | country = Russia | language = Russian | budget = ₽800 million | gross = ₽245 million<ref name=r1>[https://ekinobilet.fond-kino.ru/films/detail/111041125/ Box Office], Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA). Accessed October 20, 2025.</ref> }} '''''Rowing for Gold''''' ({{langx|ru|Первый на Олимпе}}) is a 2025 Russian sports war film directed by Artyom Mikhalkov, tells the story of Soviet rower Yuriy Tyukalov, played by Gleb Kalyuzhny. The film is based on real events and tells the story of how the athlete survived the Siege of Leningrad and subsequently became the first Soviet Olympic champion in rowing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/20250930/kino-2045085834.html |title=Крутой экшен "Первый на Олимпе": как советский спортсмен поразил весь мир |language=Russian |trans-title=Cool action movie ''Rowing for Gold'': how a Soviet athlete amazed the world |date=September 30, 2025 |work=RIA Novosti |access-date=October 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kp.ru/afisha/msk/obzory/kino/film-pervyj-na-olimpe-2025/ |title=Фильм «Первый на Олимпе» (2025): как блокадник стал первым в СССР олимпийским чемпионом по академической гребле |language=Russian |trans-title=The film ''Rowing for Gold'' (2025): How a survivor of the siege of Leningrad became the USSR's first Olympic champion in rowing |date= |work=Komsomol Truth |access-date=October 20, 2025}}</ref>
''Rowing for Gold'' premiered at the "Karo 11 October" at Arbat Square in Moscow on October 1, 2025, and was theatrically released in Russia on October 9, by Central Partnership.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afisha.ru/movie/perviy-na-olimpe-307551/ |title=''Первый на Олимпе'' / ''Rowing for Gold'', 2025 |website=www.afisha.ru |language=Russian}}</ref>
== Plot == The film tells the story of a young man named Yura Tyukalov, who, after surviving the war, turned to sports. He met with coaches who helped him start anew. Now, he has a goal: to win a gold medal at the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/8378272/ |title=''Первый на Олимпе'' / ''Rowing for Gold'', 2025 |website=www.kinoafisha.info |language=Russian}}</ref>
== Cast == * Gleb Kalyuzhny as Yuriy Tyukalov, a rower * Andrey Smolyakov as Ivan Kolosov, an experienced coach * Artyom Bystrov as Mikhail Savrimovich, a coach * Elena Lyadova as Vera Savrimovich, a coach * Vladimir Ilin as Ilyich (or Ilich), a guard and Yura Tyukalov's mentor * Aleksey Kravchenko as Colonel Levitin * Anton Filipenko as Sergey Petrovich * Irina Pautova as Shura Chirikova, Yura Tyukalov's girlfriend * Ivan Stebunov as Pavel, Shura's fried * Anton Savvatimov as Sokolov * Aleksey Timoshenko as Solyanykh * Ilya Yakubovsky as Ivanitsky * Guram Bablishvili as Chikhladze * Ilya Gontash as Makarov * Timofey Motoshim as Petrov
== Production == thumb|upright|200px|Directed by Artyom Mikhalkov === Filming === Principal photography began in August 2024, in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Vyborg, Moscow and Sochi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kino.mail.ru/news/103575-chto-izvestno-o-filme-pervii-na-olimpe/ |title=Что известно о фильме «Первый на Олимпе»: дата выхода, кто сыграл главные роли |language=Russian |trans-title=What is known about the film ''Rowing for Gold'': release date, who played the main roles |date=October 7, 2025 |work=My World@Mail.Ru |access-date=October 20, 2025}}</ref>
== Release == ===Theatrical=== ''Rowing for Gold'' had its world premiere took place on October 1, 2025, at their “Karo 11 October” cinema center on New Arbat Avenue in Moscow. The film was released in the Russian Federation on October 9, by Central Partnership.
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== External links == * [https://centpart.international/film/3121 Official website] {{in lang|en}} * {{IMDb title|id=30425537}}
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