Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 1 | Sprint Classic | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 3:36.3 |
| World Championships |
| 1 | Sprint Classic | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 3:30.4 |
| 1 | Team Sprint Free | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 21:30.9 |
| 3 | Team Sprint Classic | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 19:10.5 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Overall | Sprint | Distance |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 23 | 5 | - |
| 2012/2013 | 25 | 3 | - |
| 2011/2012 | 34 | 10 | 70 |
| 2010/2011 | 55 | 19 | - |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | SP C | SP F | 3.3km F | 3.7km F | 5km C | 10km C | 10km F | 15km C | 35km F | 10km/10km | TSP C | TSP F | Overall |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 9th | - | - | - | 1 x DNS | - | - | - | - | 1 x 1st | - | 1 x DNF |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 3rd | - | 1 x DNS | - | - | 1 x DNS | - | - | - | 1 x 4th | 1 x 2nd | 2 x DNF |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 13th | 1 x DNS | 1 x 79th | 1 x 8th | - | 1 x DNS | 1 x 61st | 1 x DNS | 1 x 84th | - | 1 x 2nd | 3 x DNF |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 23rd | - | - | - | 1 x DNS | - | - | - | - | - | 1 x 5th | 1 x DNF |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 1 | Sprint Classic | 2013/2014 | Asiago, ITA | 4:21.18 |
| 1 | Team Sprint Classic | 2013/2014 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 22:03.8 |
| 4 | Team Sprint Classic | 2013/2014 | Asiago, ITA | 24:50.0 |
| 5 | Sprint Classic | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | 2:44.91 |
| 9 | Sprint Free | 2013/2014 | Szklarska Poreba, POL | 2:58.10 |
| 10 | Sprint Free | 2013/2014 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 2:55.43 |
| 12 | Sprint Free | 2013/2014 | Davos, SUI | |
| Overall Standings | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | DNF |
| 10km Classic | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | DNS |
LegendSP-Sprint, C-Classic, F-Freestyle, P-Pursuit, R-Relay, xkm/xkm-Skiathlon events, TSP-Team Sprint, Overall-Overall Standings Stage World Cup, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final race, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Niki (FIS, 30 Mar 2009)
- Occupation: Athlete, Police Officer
- Languages Spoken: Russian
- Debut: 2006 for Russia, World Cup (Kuusamo) (fis-ski.com, 2014)
- Hobbies: Cars, cycling. (championat.com, 20 Apr 2013)
- Education: University of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Moscow, RUS
- Coach: Yury Kaminsky (RUS) from 1992 (flgr.ru, 04 Feb 2014)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began the sport at age seven in Dzerzhinskiy, Russia. (zateevo.ru, 31 Aug 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe decided to start training himself and since childhood he has set a goal to become an Olympic champion. (rus.ruvr.ru, 18 Jan 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Even during the worst times, I always train to improve my ability." (Olympic Village Daily, 04 Feb 2014)
AwardsHe was named the 2013 Best Athlete of Russia by a vote organised by the Russia 2 television channel. (vesti.ru, 31 Dec 2013)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russia. (flgr.ru, 04 Feb 2014)
For his performance at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, he received the Order of Friendship in 2010. (document.kremlin.ru, 05 Mar 2010)
GeneralSOCHI AMBASSADOR
Since February 2010 he has been an Ambassador for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (infosport.ru, 20 Jan 2014)
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