Larisa Kurkina

Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (Russian: Лариса Николаевна Куркина) born December 18, 1973) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Larisa Kurkina
Larisa Kurkina in 2004
Country Russia
Born (1973-12-18) December 18, 1973
Bryansk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons20032006, 20082010
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts73
Team starts14
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2004)
Discipline titles0

Kurkina won a silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fifth in the 30 km at those same championships. She also has one individual victory in a 2004 individual sprint event in Russia.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20063219Gold

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005319520Silver

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
200329NCN/AN/AN/A
200430171439N/AN/A
200531201553N/AN/A
2006325034N/AN/A
2008342622572023
2009353831NC20
2010369568

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 7 podiums – (6 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2003–04 14 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdVasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
27 February 2004 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stVasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
322 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndZavyalova / Vorontsova / Chepalova
46 March 2004 Lahti, Finland6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdZavyalova
52004–0512 December 2004 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBaranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
620 March 2005 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBaranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
7 2007–08 9 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRocheva / Chekalyova / Korostelyova

References

  1. "KURKINA Larisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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