Ilya Burov Explained

Ilya Burov
Fullname:Ilya Alekseyevich Burov
Birth Date:13 November 1991
Birth Place:Yaroslavl, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:8

Ilya Alekseyevich Burov (Russian: Илья Алексеевич Буров; born 13 November 1991), also spelled Ilia Burov, is a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[1]

Career

Burov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He placed 10th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 10th in the second qualification round, again failing to advance.[2] [3] Burov completed at the 2018 Winter Olympics representing Olympic Athletes from Russia. He placed 8th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 1st in the second qualification round and advanced to finals. The next day he placed 6th in both final round 1 and Round 2 and placed 3rd in the final round 3, winning the bronze medal.

As of February 2018, his best showing at the World Championships is 5th, in the 2015 aerials.[1]

Burov made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of February 2018, his best World Cup finish is 2nd, at a World Cup stages held in Moscow in 2015 and 2018. His best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 4th in 2014–15.[1]

He competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and won his second bronze in Aerials with a score of 114.93.[4]

Personal life

Ilya's younger brother, Maxim Burov (born 1998), is also a Russian freestyle skier and Olympian. Maxim Burov is a three-time World Champion and three-time World Cup holder.

World Cup podiums

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Individual podiums

SeasonDateLocationPlace
2014–15align=left 20 December 2014 Beijing, China 3rd
align=left 31 January 2015 Lake Placid, United States 3rd
align=left 21 February 2015 Moscow, Russia 2nd
2015–16align=left 13 February 2016 Moscow, Russia 3rd
align=left 20 February 2016 Minsk, Belarus 3rd
2017–18align=left 6 January 2018 Moscow, Russia 2nd
2019–20align=left 7 February 2020 Deer Valley, United States 3rd
2020–21align=left 4 December 2020 Ruka, Finland 3rd

Team podiums

SeasonDateLocationPlaceTeammate(s)
2014–1521 February 2014 Beijing, China 2nd Veronika Korsunova
Pavel Krotov
align=left 31 January 2015 Lake Placid, United States 3rd Veronika Korsunova
Pavel Krotov
2017–1821 February 2014 Beijing/Secret Garden, China 3rd Liubov Nikitina
Maxim Burov

Notes and References

  1. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=FS&competitorid=152284 FIS Profile
  2. Web site: Sports Reference Profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427171020/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/ilya-burov-1.html . 2014-04-27 .
  3. Web site: Sochi2014.com profile . March 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319031656/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-ilya-burov . March 19, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Chiari. Mike. Men's Freestyle Skiing Results Olympics 2022: Aerials Medal Winners. 2022-02-16. Bleacher Report. en.