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Pavel Krotov
Pavel Vadimovich Krotov (russian: Павел Вадимович Кротов; born 24 April 1992) is a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. Career Krotov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He placed 9th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 3rd in the second qualification round, enough to progress to the final. In the first jump of the three-jump final, he finished 10th, not enough to advance further. As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 18th, in the 2011 aerials. Krotov made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of April 2014, he has one World Cup victory, at Mont Gabriel Mont may refer to: Places * Mont., an abbreviation for Montana, a U.S. state * Mont, Belgium (other), several places in Belgium * Mont, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in France * Mont, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune in France * Mont, Sa ... in 2011–12. His best World Cup overall finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. Population: Geography Location The city lies in the eastern portion of Yaroslavl Oblast. The nearest large towns are Tutayev ( to the northwest), Gavrilov-Yam ( to the south), and Nerekhta ( to the southeast). The historic center of Yaroslavl lies to the north of the mouth of the Kotorosl River on the right bank of the larger Volga River. The city's entire urban area covers around and includes a number of territories south of the Kotorosl and on the left bank of the Volga. With nearly 600,000 residents, Yaroslavl is, by population, the largest town on the Volga unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 FIS Snowboard World Cup
The 2014–15 FIS Snowboard World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIS Snowboard World Cup, organised by International Ski Federation. The FIS Snowboarding World Cup consisted of the parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. Calendar: Men Parallel Snowboard Cross Big Air Slopestyle Halfpipe Calendar: Ladies Parallel Snowboard Cross Big Air Slopestyle Halfpipe Calendar: Team events Standings: Men Parallel overall (PGS/PSL) *Standings after 9 races. Parallel slalom *Standings after 5 races. Parallel giant slalom *Standings after 4 races. Snowboard Cross *Standings after 3 races. Nations Cup *Standings after 21 races. Freestyle overall (SBS/BA/HP) *Standings after 7 races. Slopestyle *Standings after 3 races. Big Air *Standings after 2 races. Halfpipe *Standings after 2 races. Standings: Ladies Parallel overall (PGS/PSL) *Standings after 9 races. Parallel slalom *Standing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimao Lotus Mountain
Shimao () is a Neolithic site in Shenmu County, Shaanxi, China. The site is located in the northern part of the Loess Plateau, on the southern edge of the Ordos Desert. It is dated to around 2000 BC, near the end of the Longshan period, and is the largest known walled site of that period in China, at 400 ha. The fortifications of Shimao were originally believed to be a section of the Great Wall of China, but the discovery of jade pieces prompted an archaeological investigation, which revealed that the site was of Neolithic age. The city was surrounded by inner and outer stone walls, in contrast to the rammed earth walls typical of Longshan sites in the Central Plain and Shandong. The walls were 2.5 meters thick on average, with perimeters of approximately 4200 m and 5700 m respectively, and feature gates, turrets and watch towers. The earliest site, the "palace centre", was a large stepped pyramid based on a loess hill which had been reworked to make 11 platforms, with a he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Polenov (freestyle Skier)
Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (russian: Василий Дмитриевич Поленов; 1 June 1844 – 18 July 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists. His contemporaries would call him the “Knight of Beauty” as he embodied both European and Russian traditions of painting. His vision of life was summarized as following: “Art should promote happiness and joy”. As a painter and a humanist, he would truly believe in the civilizing mission of Art, Culture and Education. Early life and family heritage As a native of St. Petersburg, Polenov grew up in a wealthy, intellectual and artistic family. During his teenage years, in 1860s, Russia was energized by great minds promoting virtues of democracy, progress, education, and they would stand against oppression. The painter's father, Dmitriy Vasilevich Polenov (1806–1872), was a well known archaeologist and bibliographer. As a representative of the Academy of Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Orlova
Alexandra Andreyevna Orlova (russian: Александра Андреевна Орлова, born 28 August 1997 in Moscow) is a Russian freestyle skier who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. Orlova finished 20th in the Women's Aerials. She participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte .... References 1997 births Living people Russian female freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for Russia Skiers from Moscow {{Russia-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 FIS Snowboard World Cup
The 2015/16 FIS Snowboard World Cup is 22nd multi race season in snowboarding. Competition consists of the parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. Calendar: Men Parallel Snowboard Cross Big Air Slopestyle Halfpipe Calendar: Ladies Parallel Snowboard Cross Big Air Slopestyle Halfpipe Calendar: Team events Snowboard cross men Snowboard cross ladies Parallel mixed Standings: Men Parallel overall (PSL/PGS) *Standings after 7 races. Parallel slalom *Standings after 4 races. Parallel giant slalom *Standings after 3 races. Snowboard Cross *Standings after 8 races. Freestyle overall (BA/SBS/HP) *Standings after 10 races. Big Air *Standings after 2 races. Slopestyle *Standings after 4 races. Halfpipe *Standings after 4 races. Standings:Ladies Parallel overall (PSL/PGS) *Standings after 7 races. Parallel slalom *Standings after 4 races. Parallel giant slalom *Standings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,303. The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh. Lake Placid, along with nearby Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, comprise what is known as the Tri-Lakes region. Lake Placid hosted the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid also hosted the 1972 Winter Universiade, the 2000 Goodwill Games, and will host the 2023 Winter Universiade. History Lake Placid was founded in the early 19th century to develop an iron ore mining operation. By 1840, the population of "North Elba" (four miles southeast of the present village, near where the road to the Adirondak Loj crosses the Ausable River), was six families. In 1845, the philanthropist Gerrit Smith arrived in North Elba and not only bought a great deal of land around the village but granted large tracts to former slaves. He reformed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Burov
Ilya Alekseyevich Burov (russian: Илья Алексеевич Буров; born 13 November 1991), also spelled Ilia Burov, is a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. Career Burov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He placed 10th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 10th in the second qualification round, again failing to advance. Burov completed at the 2018 Winter Olympics representing Olympic Athletes from Russia. He placed 8th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 1st in the second qualification round and advanced to finals. The next day he placed 6th in both final round 1 and Round 2 and placed 3rd in the final round 3, winning the bronze medal. As of February 2018, his best showing at the World Championships is 5th, in the 2015 aerials. Burov made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of February 2018, his best World Cup finish is 2nd, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronika Korsunova
Veronika Aleksandrovna Korsunova (russian: Вероника Александровна Корсунова; born April 20, 1992) is a Russian freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ... specializing in aerials. She won a silver medal at the 2013 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. References External links FIS-Ski.com Profile 1992 births Living people Russian female freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for Russia {{Russia-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukatunturi
Rukatunturi ( fi, Ruka) is a high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes (of which 100 km are safari organizers' private routes). Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail. The total of trails in Ruka and Kuusamo area is: 160 km of hiking trails, 605 km of biking routes, 350 km of classified paddling routes (including class 1–4 whitewater paddling) and 100 km of boating routes. In winter 1954, the first slope, now called "Eturinne" ("Front Slope"), was opened. The current number of slopes is 29, operated with 20 ski lifts (one high-speed detachable chair with bubble). There's effective snowmaking on all runs by almost 90 snowguns and 5 groomers. Ruka has turned into a diverse tourist centre whose year-round usage is growing. In winter there are for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup
The 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup was the 27th World Cup season in snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 12 December 2020 and concluded on 28 March 2021. Competitions consisted of parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. Men Snowboard Cross Parallel Halfpipe Slopestyle Big Air Ladies Snowboard Cross Parallel Halfpipe Slopestyle Big Air Team Parallel mixed Men's standings Parallel overall (PSL/PGS) Parallel slalom Parallel giant slalom Snowboard Cross Freestyle overall (BA/SS/HP) Halfpipe Slopestyle Big Air Ladies' standings Parallel overall (PSL/PGS) Parallel slalom Parallel giant slalom Snowboard Cross Freestyle overall (BA/SS/HP) Halfpipe Slopestyle Big Air Team Parallel Team Nations Cup Overall Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yenisey River, and is the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a population of over 1.1 million. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway, and is one of the largest producers of aluminium in the country. The city is known for its natural landscape; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia. The Stolby Nature Sanctuary is located 10 km south of the city. Krasnoyarsk is a major educational centre in Siberia, and hosts the Siberian Federal University. In 2019, Krasnoyarsk was the host city of the 2019 Winter Universiade, the third hosted in Russia. Geography The total area of the city, including suburbs and the river, is .Poexaly.ru. Krasnoyars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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