Alexey Bugaev

Alexey Sergeyevich Bugaev (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Бугаев, also transliterated Aleksei; born 30 March 1997) is a Russian para-alpine skier who competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning five medals.[1] He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2018.[2]

Alexey Bugaev
Country Russia
Born (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Medal record
Men's para-alpine skiing
Representing  Russia
and  Neutral Paralympic Athletes
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSuper-combined
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSuper-combined
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSlalom
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiSuper-G
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaDownhill
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaSuper combined
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaSlalom
Silver medal – second place2013 La MolinaGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2013 La MolinaSuper combined

Early life

Bugaev was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He was born missing four fingers and the top of his thumb on his right hand.[1][3] he took up skiing after his parents took him to a ski resort to help him integrate better into society.[1]

Career

Bugaev competes in the LW6/8 para-alpine skiing classification, for athletes with an impairment in one arm, using two skis and a single ski pole.[1][3]

At the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships held in La Molina, Spain, he broke his arm whilst finishing 5th in the slalom.[1] Competing with his arm in plaster he won silver medals in the standing super combined and giant slalom events.[1] He also placed 6th in the super-G and 11th in the downhill.[1]

He was selected to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics held in Sochi, Russia. In his first event, the standing downhill, he won a silver medal behind Markus Salcher of Austria.[4] He won a second medal a day later, taking the bronze in the standing super-G as Salcher again won the gold medal.[5][6] Bugaev won his first Paralympic gold medal in his third event of the Games, the standing slalom. He led the field after the first run and extended his lead on the second to take the gold medal in a combined time of 1 minute 38.97 seconds, 1.27 seconds of second placed Vincent Gauthier-Manuel.[7][8] He won a second gold medal in the super-combined; he completed the course in 50.30 seconds to lead the field after the slalom portio of the competition and eventually won the event by 1.10 seconds over Matthias Lanzinger following the super-G portion.[9][10] Bugaev won his second silver medal, and fifth medal overall, in the giant slalom, finishing 1.43 seconds behind gold medalist Gauthier-Manuel on the first run and 0.57 seconds behind him on the second run.[11]

Awards and decorations

References
  1. "Bugaev Alexey". Infostrada Sports. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. aise.it (25 October 2018). "PREMIO SCIACCA: VINCITORE ASSOLUTO UNO SCIENZIATO INDIANO DI 14 ANNI". aise.it. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "Russian's disability rating unfair: coach". SBS. Australian Associated Press. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill standing". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  5. "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Men's super-G standing". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. "Sochi 2014 Paralympics: Mitchell Gourley and Tony Kane fall victims to tough super-G course". ABC News. Australian Associated Press. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  7. "Paralympics: Slalom Gold for Russian 16-Year-Old Bugaev". RIA Novosti. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  8. "Russia's 16-year-old Alexey Bugaev wins third medal". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. "Aleksandra Frantceva, Alexey Bugaev take lead in super-combined". International Paralympic Committee. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  10. "Russian Skier Bugaev, 16, Races Ahead for Second Paralympic Gold". RIA Novosti. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  11. "Men's medals decided in Giant Slalom". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  12. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17 марта 2014 года № 144 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. "Приказ Министерства спорта Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2014 г. № 21-нг «О присвоении почетного спортивного звания „Заслуженный мастер спорта России"»" (in Russian). Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  14. Церемония награждения лауреатов Национальной спортивной премии за 2018 год
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