Danis Zinnurovich Zaripov (russian: Данис Зиннурович Зарипов, tt-Cyrl, Данис Зиннур улы Зарипов; born 26 March 1981) is a Russian professional

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left winger currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Zaripov was also a member of the

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for the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

Playing career

Zaripov won the Gagarin Cup five times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018). In 2017, Zaripov was banned from the IIHF through 2019 for testing positive for

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, an ingredient commonly found in allergy medicine and nasal decongestants. He has expressed interest in playing in the

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, which does not ban the substance.

Personal

He has a son Arthur with his wife, Tatiana, with whom he has been in a relationship since the year 2000.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* 1981 births Ak Bars Kazan players HC Mechel players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Olympic ice hockey players of Russia Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk Russian ice hockey left wingers Swift Current Broncos players Tatar people of Russia Tatar sportspeople Russian sportspeople in doping cases {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub