Pavel Vadimovich Krotov (russian: Павел Вадимович Кротов; born 24 April 1992) is a Russian

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Career

Krotov competed at the

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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

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is 18th, in the

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aerials. Krotov made his

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debut in January 2011. As of April 2014, he has one World Cup victory, at

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in 2011–12. His best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 8th, in 2013–14.

World Cup podiums

Individual podiums

* 2 wins * 6 podiums

Team podiums

* 1 wins * 4 podiums

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers of Russia Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Yaroslavl Russian male freestyle skiers {{Russia-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub