As Chinese language grows more popular, the main task of the Academic Olympics in Chinese language is targeting talented Russian schoolchildren and further enticing them to study in St. Petersburg State University. The article introduces main tasks, methods, problems and solutions in creating of AOC. The main challenge of compiling the tasks is to cover as many as possible aspects of language competence, thus participants are required to show proficiency in writing, reading, and understanding, as well as intermediate skills in translation according to the norms of both Chinese and Russian language, including stylistics, know the history and evolution of Chinese language, have basic knowledge of Chinese history, culture, and literature.