Pavel Vadimovich Krotov (Russian: Павел Вадимович Кротов; 24 April 1992 – 25 March 2023)[1] was a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[2]
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| Country | Russian | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Pavel Vadimovich Krotov | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1992 Yaroslavl, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 2023 (aged 30) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Yaroslavl | |||||||||||||||||
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| Podiums | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKrotov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He placed 9th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 3rd in the second qualification round, enough to progress to the final. In the first jump of the three-jump final, he finished 10th, not enough to advance further.[3][4]
As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships was 18th, in the 2011 aerials.[2]
Krotov made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of April 2014, he had one World Cup victory, at Mont Gabriel in 2011–12. His best World Cup overall finish in aerials was 8th, in 2013–14.[2]
Death
editOn March 25, 2023, he died in his sleep, at the age of 30, from a brain hemorrhage.
World Cup podiums
editIndividual podiums
edit- 2 wins
- 6 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 15 January 2012 |  Mont Gabriel, Canada |
1st |
| 2014–15 | 20 December 2014 |  Beijing, China |
2nd |
| 2019–20 | 15 February 2020 |  Moscow, Russia |
1st |
| 8 March 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
2nd | |
| 2020–21 | 4 December 2020 |  Ruka, Finland |
2nd |
| 16 January 2021 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
2nd |
Team podiums
edit- 1 win
- 4 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Place | Teammate(s) |
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| 2014–15 | 21 February 2014 | Beijing, China |
2nd | Veronika Korsunova Ilya Burov |
| 31 January 2015 |  Lake Placid, United States |
3rd | Veronika Korsunova Ilya Burov | |
| 2015–16 | 20 December 2015 | Beijing, China |
3rd | Alexandra Orlova Vasily Polenov |
| 2019–20 | 22 December 2019 | Shimao Lotus Mountain, China |
1st | Liubov Nikitina Maxim Burov |
References
edit- ^ Умер чемпион мира 2021 года фристайлист Павел Кротов (in Russian)
- ^ a b c d FIS Profile
- ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
External links
edit- Pavel Krotov at FIS (freestyle)
- Pavel Krotov at Olympics.com
- Pavel Krotov at Olympedia
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