Ivan Andreyevich Yakimushkin (russian: Иван Андреевич Якимушкин; born 17 June 1996) is a Russian cross-country skier.

Career

Ivan Yakimushkin was born 17 June 1996 to a sportive family. He started cross-country skiing from the age of eight, his first coach was Galina Kabanova. His father Andrey Vladimirovich replaced her when Ivan was 12. Yakimushkin first trained in

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, then in

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. At the

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, Yakimushkin won silver in 10 km classical/freestyle skiathlon and gold as part of the relay team. A year later he won another gold medal, now in 15 km freestyle. His relay team finished second. He debuted in the 2017–18 FIS World Cup season, in the sprint freestyle Stage World Cup in

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, being part of the

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. In the overall standings he was placed 21. Yakimushkin won his first national championships title in

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, in 15 km freestyle. At the 2019 Winter Universiade in

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, Yakimushkin won two gold medals, in 10 km classical and 10 km freestyle pursuit. Yakimushkin has made a major breakthrough in 2020-2021. After scoring three individual podiums and showing solid performance in the

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(4th place) he finished second in both overall and distance standings of the World Cup only behind his teammate

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. In an interview to the Russian Olympic Channel in February 2021 Yakimushkin said he has no special pre-race rituals or habits, underlined key role of his family in his athletic upbringing and career, and named

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as the only sportsperson he could call a kind of a childhood idol.Иван Якимушкин: «Лыжи перед гонкой не целую»
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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal (1 silver) Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 5 podiums – (1 , 4 )

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 2 podiums – (2 )

Notes

References

External links

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FLGR Profile
1996 births Living people Russian male cross-country skiers Universiade medalists in cross-country skiing Tour de Ski skiers FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes Olympic cross-country skiers for Russia Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Vladimir Oblast {{Russia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub