Alexander Bessmertnykh (skier)

Alexander Andreyevich Bessmertnykh (Russian: Александр Андреевич Бессмертных, born 15 September 1986) is a Russian cross-country skier.[1] In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, as a result of doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]

Alexander Bessmertnykh on medal ceremony 2019.
Alexander Bessmertnykh
Bessmertnykh in February, 2019
Country Russia
Full nameAlexander Andreyevich Bessmertnykh
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Beryozovsky, Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup career
Seasons2009, 2011
Individual wins0
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums6
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts138
Team starts8
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 1 March 2020.

Career

He represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On 16 February he ran the second (classical) leg in the men's team relay, together with his teammates Dmitry Yaparov, Alexander Legkov, and Maxim Vylegzhanin, and originally won a silver medal.[3] In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Bessmertnykh's results from the 2014 Winter Olympics were annulled.[4] On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014277Silver

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (3 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20132623
201528104
201730417Silver
201932SilverSilver

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
200922178112N/AN/A
2011247047NC25N/A
2012255539954525N/A
2013263017NC2044N/A
2014274937791036N/A
2015282820NC6118N/AN/A
2016291918692924N/A13
201730151162281314N/A
2018313727NC2221N/A
2019324627NC33N/A

Individual podiums

  • 6 podiums – (5 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2012–13 19 January 2013 La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
2 2015–16 20 December 2015 Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
313 February 2016 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
4 2016–17 11 March 2017 Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
518 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
6 2018–19 17 February 2019 Cogne, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 3 podiums – (3 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12013–148 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stYaparov / Legkov / Vylegzhanin
22018–1927 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBelov / Spitsov / Maltsev
32019–201 March 2020 Lahti, Finland4 × 7.5 m Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSemikov / Spitsov / Melnichenko

References

  1. Alexander Bessmertnykh at the International Ski Federation
  2. "Russian doping: IOC bans 11 Winter Olympic athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. "Men's Relay 4x10 km". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. "IOC bans 11 Russian winter athletes for life for Sochi 2014 doping". Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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