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
Podiums6
Wins2
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Russian Ski Federation
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty Mixed team aerials
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty Aerials

Career

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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

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

World Cup podiums

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Individual podiums

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  • 2 wins
  • 6 podiums
Season Date Location Place
2011–12 15 January 2012   Mont Gabriel, Canada 1st
2014–15 20 December 2014   Beijing, China 2nd
2019–20 15 February 2020   Moscow, Russia 1st
8 March 2020   Krasnoyarsk, Russia 2nd
2020–21 4 December 2020   Ruka, Finland 2nd
16 January 2021   Yaroslavl, Russia 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 1 win
  • 4 podiums
Season Date Location Place Teammate(s)
2014–15 21 February 2014   Beijing, China 2nd Veronika Korsunova
Ilya Burov
31 January 2015   Lake Placid, United States 3rd Veronika Korsunova
Ilya Burov
2015–16 20 December 2015   Beijing, China 3rd Alexandra Orlova
Vasily Polenov
2019–20 22 December 2019   Shimao Lotus Mountain, China 1st Liubov Nikitina
Maxim Burov

References

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  1. ^ Умер чемпион мира 2021 года фристайлист Павел Кротов (in Russian)
  2. ^ a b c d FIS Profile
  3. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
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