Pavel Krotov

Pavel Vadimovich Krotov (Russian: Павел Вадимович Кротов; 24 April 1992 – 25 March 2023)[1] was a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[2]

Pavel Krotov
CountryRussian
Full namePavel Vadimovich Krotov
Born(1992-04-24)24 April 1992
Yaroslavl, Russia
Died25 March 2023(2023-03-25) (aged 30)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Ski clubYaroslavl
World Cup career
Individual wins2
Indiv. podiums6
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Russian Ski Federation
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 AlmatyMixed team aerials
Bronze medal – third place2021 AlmatyAerials

Career

Krotov 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

On March 25, 2023, he died in his sleep, at the age of 30, from a brain hemorrhage.

World Cup podiums

[2]

Individual podiums

  • 2 wins
  • 6 podiums
Season Date Location Place
2011–1215 January 2012Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada1st
2014–1520 December 2014China Beijing, China2nd
2019–2015 February 2020Russia Moscow, Russia1st
8 March 2020Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia2nd
2020–214 December 2020Finland Ruka, Finland2nd
16 January 2021Russia Yaroslavl, Russia2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 win
  • 4 podiums
Season Date Location Place Teammate(s)
2014–1521 February 2014China Beijing, China2ndVeronika Korsunova
Ilya Burov
31 January 2015United States Lake Placid, United States3rdVeronika Korsunova
Ilya Burov
2015–1620 December 2015China Beijing, China3rdAlexandra Orlova
Vasily Polenov
2019–2022 December 2019China Shimao Lotus Mountain, China1stLiubov Nikitina
Maxim Burov

References


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