Aleksandr Tretyakov (skeleton racer)

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Aleksandr Tretyakov
2019-01-04 Men's at the 2018-19 Skeleton World Cup Altenberg by Sandro Halank–232.jpg
Aleksandr Tretyakov at the Skeleton World Cup 2018/19 in Altenberg
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Vladimirovich Tretyakov
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-04-19) 19 April 1985 (age 36)
Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Men
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Men
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 St. Moritz Men
Silver medal – second place 2011 Königssee Men
Silver medal – second place 2015 Winterberg Men
Silver medal – second place 2016 Igls Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Igls Men
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lake Placid Men
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Winterberg Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Men
Gold medal – first place 2021 Winterberg Men
Silver medal – second place Men
Silver medal – second place Men
Bronze medal – third place Men
Bronze medal – third place Men
Bronze medal – third place Men
Bronze medal – third place Men
Representing Bobsleigh Federation of Russia Bobsleigh Federation of Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Altenberg Men
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Altenberg Mixed team

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Tretyakov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Третьяков; born 19 April 1985) is a Russian skeleton rider. Tretyakov is Olympic champion (2014), World champion (2013), European champion (2007) as well as two-times winner of the Skeleton World Cup, which he won in 2008–09 and 2018–19.

Career[]

Tretyakov is the first Russian who won the World Championships (2013 in St. Moritz), the overall Skeleton World Cup (2008–09) and an Olympics bronze medal (at the 2010 Winter Olympics). He is the silver medalist of the 2011 World Championships in Königssee and 2015 World Championships in Winterberg, as well as of bronze medalist of the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid (men's skeleton event) and 2015 World Championships in Winterberg (mixed team). In 2013 in St. Moritz, he became the world champion.[1]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Tretyakov won three out of four runs, established track (55.95) and start (4.47) records, and became the champion ahead of Martins Dukurs, who was universally considered to be the strongest gold medal contender.[2] This was the first gold medal in skeleton for Russia. To sleep well before the second day of the competitions, Tretyakov downloaded on his cell phone the series of Russian Wikipedia articles on the economy of the Tsardom of Russia and fell asleep while reading them.[3]

Tretyakov resides in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. His wife Anastasia is a former skeleton rider. Their daughter was born in 2013.[1]

Controversy[]

Tretyakov's bottles of urine had scratch marks so he was provisionally suspended in 2016.[4] On 22 November 2017, he was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics and had his gold medal stripped from him.[5] On 1 February 2018, the ban was overturned and his results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[6]

World Cup results[]

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[7]

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points Place
WIN
32 		ALT
37 		IGL
19 		SIG
33 		CES
39 		STM
39 		LKP
26 		N/A N/A 23 34th
2005–06 CAL
9 		LKP
29 		IGL
28 		SIG
10 		KON
38 		STM
32 		ALT
— 		N/A N/A 92 24th
2006–07 CAL
2 		PKC
3 		LKP
15 		NAG
— 		IGL
1 		CES
— 		WIN
1 		KON
2 		N/A 487 3rd
2007–08 CAL
10 		PKC
7 		LKP
19 		CES1
15 		CES2
12 		STM
22 		KON
13 		WIN
— 		N/A 794 16th
2008–09 WIN
2 		ALT
9 		IGL
2 		KON
3 		STM
9 		WHI
9 		PKC1
1 		PKC2
1 		N/A 1526 1st
2009–10 PKC
11 		LKP
7 		CES
15 		WIN
3 		ALT
2 		KON
12 		STM
9 		IGL
3 		N/A 1298 8th
2010–11 WHI
3 		CAL
2 		PKC
1 		LKP
13 		IGL
3 		WIN
3 		STM
23 		CES
10 		N/A 1349 5th
2011–12 IGL
2 		LPL
3 		WIN
3 		ALT
6 		KON
5 		STM
22 		WHI
2 		CAL
2 		N/A 1446 4th
2012–13 LKP
3 		PKC
3 		WHI
4 		WIN
2 		LPL
2 		ALT
— 		KON
3 		IGL
2 		SOC
2 		1632 4th
2013–14 CAL
2 		PKC
1 		LKP
2 		WIN
3 		STM1
4 		STM2
7 		IGL
2 		KON
— 		N/A 1415 4th
2014–15 LKP
— 		CAL
— 		ALT
3 		KON
1 		STM
10 		LAP
2 		IGL
2 		SOC
1 		N/A 1214 7th
2015–16 ALT
2 		WIN
2 		KON1
2 		LKP
— 		PKC
— 		WHI
— 		STM
5 		KON2
— 		N/A 814 12th
2016–17 WHI
2 		LKP
1 		ALT
— 		WIN
3 		STM
4 		KON
1 		IGL
2 		PYE
4 		N/A 1454 3rd
2017–18 LKP
3 		PKC
6 		WHI
— 		WIN
4 		IGL
34 		ALT
2 		STM
4 		KON
7 		N/A 1138 9th
2018–19 SIG
4 		WIN
1 		ALT
1 		KON
CNX 		IGL
4 		STM
2 		LKP
1 		CAL1
1 		CAL2
2 		1719 1st
2019–20 LKP1
3 		LKP2
1 		WIN
7 		LPL
1 		IGL
3 		KON
1 		STM
6 		SIG
5 		N/A 1603 2nd
2020–21 SIG 1
9 		SIG 2
10 		IGL 1
1 		IGL 2
— 		WIN
1 		STM
— 		KON
3 		IGL 3
1 		N/A 1171 5th
2021–22 IGL 1
1 		IGL 2
9 		ALT 1
9 		WIN
1 		ALT 2
 SIG
 WIN 2
 STM
 N/A 754 3rd

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Alexander Tretyakov wins Russia's first skeleton gold". Voice of Russia. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ^ Дудь, Юрий (16 February 2014). Скелетрон. Почему вы обожаете Александра Третьякова, хотя и не знаете об этом. sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ Быстров, Денис. Александр Третьяков: «По духу я точно не чиновник, не организатор». sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Four Russian skeleton athletes provisionally suspended on doping allegations".
  5. ^ https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Who-We-Are/Commissions/Disciplinary-Commission/2017/SML-022-Disciplinary-Commission-Decision-Operative-Part-Aleksandr-TRETIAKOV.pdf#_ga=2.77405526.2130718839.1511363399-1668388724.1484259175
  6. ^ "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. ^ IBSF Profile

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