Oleksii Krasovskyi

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Oleksii Krasovskyi
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Full nameOleksii Krasovskyi
Born (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 27)
Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
World Cup career
Seasons2014 -
Updated on January 19, 2022.

Oleksii Krasovskyi (Ukrainian: Олексій Красовський) (born March 30, 1994, in Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine) is a cross-country skier from Ukraine. He represented Ukraine at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career[]

Krasovskyi took up skiing in Shostka where his parents worked in a youth sport school after moving there when he was very young.[1] His parents were his first trainers. He was also trained by Viktor Shamrai and Valerii Liesnikov.

Krasovskyi started his career at major competitions in February 2012 when he competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. There he was 14th in mixed relay, 20th in 10km classical race and 25th in sprint competition.

At World Cup Krasovskyi debuted on November 29, 2014, in Ruka, Finland, where he was 80th in sprint competition. As of January 2022, his best World Cup achievement was 58th rank in sprint free style in Dresden on December 19, 2020. His best team performance (together with ) was 22nd in team sprint on December 20, 2020, in Dresden.

Olympic debut occurred at the 2014 Winter Games in Russian Sochi. There he was 69th in 15km classical race and 81st in sprint competitions.[2]

At his second Winter Olympics in 2018, Krasovskyi took part in almost all competitions except men's relay. He improved a little his performance in comparison to the previous Games, achieving 50th rank in 50 km classical style mass start.

In 2022, Oleksii Krasovskyi was nominated for his third Winter Games in Beijing.[3]

Krasovskyi participated at four World Championships: in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019. His best personal performance was 49th in skiathlon in 2015. He also took part in three Universiades (2013, 2015, 2017), with his best personal result being 6th in 30 km classical mass start in 2017.

Career results[]

Winter Olympics[]

Year Host Freestyle Skiathlon Classical Relay Sprint Team sprint
2014 Russia Sochi, Russia 69 81
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea 84 61 50 70 21

World Championships[]

Year Event Freestyle Skiathlon Classical Relay Sprint Team sprint
2013 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy DNF 17 79
2015 Sweden Falun, Sweden 49 DNF 17 62
2017 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland 50 58 16 68 17
2019 Austria Seefeld, Austria 61 55 14 71 19

Personal life[]

He now lives and trains in Shostka, Sumy Oblast. He studied energy management at the Sumy State University.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Oleksii Krasovskyi: "Taking part in the Olympics is already important for me"". Урядовий кур'єр. April 11, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "В спринте свободным стилем лыжникам сборной Украины не поддалась трасса". АиФ Украина. February 11, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing". Suspilne. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Student of the Sumy State University is a bronze medalists of the Ukrainian cross country skiing championships". Sumy State University. March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

External links[]

Oleksii Krasovskyi at the International Ski Federation

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