Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (Russian: Лариса Николаевна Куркина) born December 18, 1973) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
| Larisa Kurkina | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Larisa Kurkina in 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 18, 1973 Bryansk, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (2003–2006, 2008–2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kurkina won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fifth in the 30 km at those same championships. She also has one individual victory in a 2004 individual sprint event in Russia.
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games edit
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32 | 19 | — | — | — | Gold | — |
World Championships edit
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31 | — | 9 | 5 | 20 | — | Silver |
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2003 | 29 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 39 | — | — |
| 2005 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 53 | — | — |
| 2006 | 32 | 50 | 34 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 57 | 20 | 23 |
| 2009 | 35 | 38 | 31 | NC | 20 | — |
| 2010 | 36 | 95 | 68 | — | — | — |
Team podiums edit
- 2 victories – (2 RL)
- 7 podiums – (6 RL, 1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003–04 | 14 December 2003 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Vasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova |
| 2 | 7 February 2004 |  La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Vasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova | |
| 3 | 22 February 2004 |  Umeå, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Zavyalova / Vorontsova / Chepalova | |
| 4 | 6 March 2004 |  Lahti, Finland |
6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Zavyalova | |
| 5 | 2004–05 | 12 December 2004 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Baranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova |
| 6 | 20 March 2005 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Baranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova | |
| 7 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Rocheva / Chekalyova / Korostelyova |
References edit
- ^ "KURKINA Larisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links edit
- Larisa Kurkina at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Larisa Kurkina at Olympics.com
- Larisa Kurkina at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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