Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 8 | Aerials | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 227.66 |
| 15 | Aerials | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 213.90 |
| FIS World Championships |
| 3 | Aerials | 2011 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 249.63 |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | ALL | AE |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011/2012 | 35 | 14 |
| 2010/2011 | 6 | 2 |
| 2009/2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007/2008 | - | 2 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | AE |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 1st |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 3rd |
| 2010/2011 | 3 x 1st |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 1 | Aerials | 2013/2014 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 127.15 |
| 2 | Aerials | 2013/2014 | Jilin, CHN | 124.43 |
| 10 | Aerials | 2013/2014 | Lake Placid, NY, USA | 88.94 |
| 10 | Aerials | 2013/2014 | Val Saint-Come, QC, CAN | 86.28 |
| 20 | Aerials | 2013/2014 | Beijing, CHN | 103.17 |
LegendALL-Overall, AE-Aerials, MO-Moguls, SX-Ski Cross, HP-Halfpipe, SS-Slopestyle, BA-Big Air, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified, RNS-Received no score
- Occupation: Athlete, Coach
- Family: Wife Natali, son Platon
- Club Name: Dynamo, Minsk, BLR
- Injuries: He suffered knee injuries in 2011 and 2013. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
- Education: Belarusian State University of Physical Culture, Minsk, BLR
- Languages Spoken: English, Russian, Ukrainian
- Coach: Nikolay Kozeko (BLR) from 2004 (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began the sport in 1992 in Rivne, Ukraine. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Reason for taking up this sportHe was influenced by his father. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning the small crystal globe for best aerials skier and big crystal globe for best freestyle skier overall for the 2009/10 World Cup season, and finishing third in the aerials at the 2011 World Championships in Deer Valley, UT, United States. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Most influential person in careerHis current coach Nikolay Kozeko, and his first coach Galyna Dosova. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Believe and win." (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
AwardsIn 2010 he was awarded both the International Ski Federation [FIS] Small Crystal Globe and Big Crystal Globe in recognition of his performances in World Cup events that year. (belta.by, 27 Apr 2010)
GeneralLACK OF FUNDING
He had financial problems following his knee injury in 2013. "I didn't have any medical insurance, they rejected me. This was a shock, but my wife supported me. I rested and waited for the chance to come back to prove to myself that I could do it again. I had to achieve the goal I had been striving for all my life." (ONS, 18 Feb 2014)
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