Roman Repilov

Roman Alexandrovich Repilov (Russian: Роман Александрович Репилов; born 5 March 1996) is a Russian luger.

Roman Repilov
Roman Repilov in 2018
Personal information
Full nameRoman Alexandrovich Repilov
NationalityRussian
Born5 March 1996 (1996-03-05) (age 27)
Dmitrov, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportLuge
Event(s)Singles
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 SochiSingles
Gold medal – first place2020 SochiSprint
Silver medal – second place2017 IglsSingles
Silver medal – second place2017 IglsSprint
Bronze medal – third place2017 IglsTeam relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 AltenbergSingles
Silver medal – second place2019 OberhofSingles
Bronze medal – third place2016 AltenbergTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 SiguldaSingles
Bronze medal – third place2020 LillehammerSingles
Bronze medal – third place2022 St. MoritzTeam relay
Representing Russian Luge Federation Russian Luge Federation
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 KönigsseeSingles

Competitive career

Representing Russia at the 2015–16 Luge World Cup, Repilov placed second in the sprint event in Calgary with a time of 30.279.[1] On 2 December 2016, he came in fifth in the Lake Placid event of the Men's Singles 2016-17 Luge World Cup, but set a new Lake Placid track start record of 6.359 seconds.[2] Then later in the same season he triumphed in the men's singles event at Park City, Utah, came in second twice, in Winterberg, Germany and Sigulda, Latvia and won two men's singles sprint events in Park City and Sigulda.

During the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season Repilov triumphed at Lake Placid and in doing so shattered the track record which had just been set first by his teammate Semen Pavlichenko the previous day and then again by the American slider Tucker West in the previous heat of the finals, with a time of 50.875 seconds. Repilov was joined on the podium by Pavlichenko, who took the silver, and West, who took home the bronze.[3][4] Also during the 2017–18 campaign he has won a silver at Altenberg[5] and a bronze at Calgary.[6]

During the 2018–19 Luge World Cup Repilov achieved back to back podium finishes first in placing second in Calgary in the men's singles[7] and then in Lake Placid in successfully defending his 2017–18 triumph there in the men's singles event and also claiming victory in the men's sprint singles event.[8]

Repilov currently resides in Dmitrov.[9] He has a younger brother, Pavel, who is currently competing on youth events.[10]

World Cup podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2015–1619 December 2015Canada Calgary, CanadaSingles2nd
14 February 2016Germany Altenberg, GermanySingles2nd
2016–1726 November 2016Germany Winterberg, GermanySingles2nd
16 December 2016United States Park City, United StatesSingles1st
17 December 2016United States Park City, United StatesSingles (sprint)2nd
15 January 2017Latvia Sigulda, LatviaSingles2nd
15 January 2017Latvia Sigulda, LatviaSingles (sprint)1st
4 February 2017Germany OberhofSingles2nd
5 February 2017Germany OberhofMixed Relay2nd
26 February 2017Germany Altenberg, GermanySingles1st
26 February 2017Germany Altenberg, GermanyMixed relay3rd
2017–183 December 2017Germany Altenberg, GermanySingles2nd
9 December 2017Canada Calgary, CanadaSingles3rd
16 December 2017United States Lake Placid, United StatesSingles1st
21 January 2018Norway Lillehammer, NorwaySingles2nd
28 January 2018Latvia Sigulda, LatviaSingles3rd
28 January 2018Latvia Sigulda, LatviaSingles (sprint)1st
2018–198 December 2018Canada Calgary, CanadaSingles2nd
15 December 2018United States Lake Placid, United StatesSingles1st
16 December 2018United States Lake Placid, United StatesSingles (sprint)1st
9 February 2019Germany Oberhof, GermanySingles2nd
24 February 2019Russia Sochi, RussiaSingles2nd
24 February 2019Russia Sochi, RussiaSingles (sprint)2nd
2019–2024 November 2019Austria Innsbruck, AustriaSingles2nd
1 December 2019United States Lake Placid, United StatesSingles (sprint)1st
13 December 2019Canada Whistler, CanadaSingles1st
14 December 2019Canada Whistler, CanadaSingles (sprint)2nd
19 January 2020Norway Lillehammer, NorwaySingles3rd
26 January 2020Latvia Sigulda, LatviaSingles2nd
1 March 2020Germany Königssee, GermanySingles3rd
2020–212 January 2021Germany Königssee, GermanySingles2nd
3 January 2021Germany Königssee, GermanyTeam Relay3rd

Season titles

  • 5 titles – (2 Singles, 3 Sprint singles)
 Season  Discipline
2017Sprint singles
Singles
2019Sprint singles
2020Sprint singles
Singles

References

  1. "News – Canadian Luge Association". luge.ca. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. "Lake Placid's golden boy". Lake Placid News – News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York – Lake Placid News. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. "Luge World Cup victory never in doubt for Roman Repilov after breaking track record". Eurosport.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. Reynolds, AP, Tim (15 December 2017). "Russians take gold, silver in luge at Lake Placid". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. "Eggert and Benecken win another World Cup luge doubles race". WTOP.com. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. "Loch sets new track record in Calgary win". Eurosport.com. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. "Kindl shines again at Luge World Cup in Calgary". insidethegames.biz.
  8. 16 December, The Associated Press ·. "Russian luger Repilov repeats as men's champion at Lake Placid – CBC Sports". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  9. "Roman Repilov – Player Profile – Luge – Eurosport British". eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. Саночник Павел Репилов выиграл V этап юношеского Кубка мира
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