Nikita Kriukov
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| Full name |
Nikita Valeryevich Kriukov |
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| Born |
(1985-05-30) May 30, 1985
Dzerzhinsky, Russia |
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| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Professional information |
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| Club |
Sdusor 81 |
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| Skis |
Rossignol |
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| World Cup |
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| Seasons |
2006– |
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| Wins |
2 |
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| Additional podiums |
11 |
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| Total podiums |
13 |
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Nikita Valeryevich Kryukov (Russian: Никита Валерьевич Крюков; born 30 May 1985) is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He is a sprint specialist who has won an Olympic Gold, two World Championship gold medals, five World cup gold medals (three stage races, two individual World Cups), all in the sprint events. He is arguably the fastest skier ever when it comes to double-poling on the flat in sprints. But as he showed in the team sprint in the World Championship, in Val di Fiemme, he is also very strong in the freestyle sprint.
Career highlights
- Olympic Games Medals
- 2010 –
2010 Vancouver 01 !
1st, classical sprint
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Medals
- 2011 –
Oslo 03 !
3rd, team sprint (with Panzhinskiy)
- 2013 –
Val di Fiemme 01 ! 1st, classical sprint
- 2013 – Val di Fiemme 01 ! 1st, team sprint (with Petukhov)
- 2015 –
Falun 02 !
2nd, team sprint (with Petukhov)
- World Cup podiums
- 2009 –
Kuusamo 03 ! 3rd, classical sprint
- 2010 –
Otepää 03 ! 3rd, classical sprint
- 2010 –
Rybinsk 03 ! 3rd, freestyle sprint
- 2011 – Otepää 03 ! 3rd, classical sprint
- 2011 –
Düsseldorf 02 ! 2nd, team sprint (with Petukhov)
- 2012 – Lahti 03 ! 3rd, classical sprint
- 2012 – Quebec 02 ! 2nd, team sprint (with Petukhov)
- 2012 – Canmore 03 ! 3rd, freestyle sprint
- 2013 –
Liberec 03 ! 3rd, team sprint (with Petukhov)
- 2013 – Drammen 03 ! 3rd, classical sprint
- 2013 – Asiago 01 ! 1st, classical sprint
- 2014 – Nove Mesto 01 ! 1st, team sprint (with Vylegzhanin)
- Stage World Cup podiums
- 2010 – Stockholm 01 ! 1st, classical sprint (WC Final)
- 2011 – Kuusamo 02 ! 2nd, classical sprint (Nordic Opening)
- 2011 – Oberstdorf 01 ! 1st, classical sprint (Tour de Ski)
- 2012 – Kuusamo 01 ! 1st, classical sprint (Nordic Opening)
- 2013 – Stockholm 03 ! 3rd, classical sprint (WC Final)
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