Anton Kushnir Explained

Birth Place:Chervonoarmiysk, now Radyvyliv, Rivne oblast, Ukraine
Height:1.76m (05.77feet)
Weight:71kg (157lb)
Sport:Freestyle skiing
Club:Dynamo Minsk
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Anton Sergeyevich Kushnir (Belarusian: Антон Сяргеевіч Кушнір,Russian: Антон Сергеевич Кушнир born 13 October 1984 in Chervonoarmiysk, now Radyvyliv, Rivne oblast, Ukraine) is a Belarusian aerial skier who competed in the 2006, 2010 and the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1] [2] He has five World Cup victories.[3] Kushnir won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. He won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, with the highest score in Olympics history.

He is of Ukrainian origin.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anton Kushnir. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 7 July 2022.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417232423/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/anton-kushnir-1.html Anton Kushnir
  3. http://www.fis-ski.com/freestyle-skiing/moguls-aerials/athletes/athlete=kushnir-anton-100879/ Anton KUSHNIR