Nikita Mikhailovich Tregubov (Russian: Никита Михайлович Трегубов; born 14 February 1995) is a Russian skeleton racer.

Nikita Tregubov
Nikita Tregubov in 2019
Personal information
Full nameNikita Mikhailovich Tregubov
NationalityRussian
Born (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29)
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Men
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Whistler Men
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Königssee Men
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Igls Men
Bronze medal – third place 2016 St. Moritz Men

Career

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He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in his native Russia,[1] and when improved to a silver medal in skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea.[2] During the Games, Tregubov remarked that US and British athletes are "set against us politically."[3]

Tregubov qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, but was withdrawn after a positive COVID-19 test.[4][5]

World Cup results

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All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[6]

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points Place
2014–15 LKP
CAL
ALT
5
KON
5
STM
3
LAP
5
IGL
3
SOC
952 12th
2015–16 ALT
3
WIN
10
KON1
7
LKP
PKC
WHI
STM
4
KON2
704 14th
2016–17 WHI
5
LKP
8
ALT
6
WIN
6
STM
3
KON
IGL
6
PYE
5
1256 8th
2017–18 LKP
5
PKC
8
WHI
2
WIN
14
IGL
3
ALT
4
STM
6
KON
4
1426 5th
2018–19 SIG
1
WIN
4
ALT
3
KON
CNX
IGL
3
STM
5
LKP
5
CAL1
7
CAL2
7
1505 4th
2019–20 LKP1
8
LKP2
7
WIN
19
LPL
11
IGL
13
KON
9
STM
12
SIG
7
1106 10th
2020–21 SIG 1
7
SIG 2
4
IGL 1
3
IGL 2
WIN
9
STM
KON
7
IGL 3
6
1056 7th
2021–22 IGL 1
10
IGL 2
6
ALT 1
5
WIN
6
ALT 2
6
SIG
7
WIN 2
7
STM
4
1384 4th

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikita Tregubov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Russian skeleton racer Tregubov wins Olympic silver in PyeongChang". TASS. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ Harlan, Chico; Troianovski, Anton (14 February 2018). "For Olympic Athletes from Russia, a sense of unity and defiance". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Скелетонисты Трегубов и Семенов пропустят Олимпиаду в Пекине из-за коронавируса". sports.ru (in Russian). 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Skeleton medalist out of Beijing Olympics with virus". Associated Press News. 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ IBSF Profile
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