Nikolay Pankratov Explained

Nikolay Pankratov
Birth Date:23 December 1982
Birth Place:Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
Seasons:8 – (20032010)
Wins:1
Teamwins:2
Totalpodiums:4
Teampodiums:9
Individual Starts:113
Team Starts:16
Wcoveralls:0 – (16th in 2007)
Wctitles:0
Show-Medals:yes

Nikolay Vladimirovich Pankratov (Russian: Николай Владимирович Панкратов; born 23 December 1982 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed between 1999 and 2013. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005, and finished 10th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 championships in Oberstdorf.

Pankratov also finished eighth in the 4 × 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. His only individual win was in a 10 km event in Italy in 2003.

In 2010, Pankratov was allegedly caught with the forbidden substance actovegin when crossing the border to Switzerland.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
200623 - - 18 - - -
201027 - 32 - - 8 -

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
200522 - 1029 - Bronze -
20072436 - 9 - Silver -

World Cup

 Season   Age  Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
200320114 -
200421201837
200522382542
200623534643
20072416332110
20082524141081835
20092693573141
20102745463523

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12003 - 04 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
22006 - 07 Rybinsk, Russia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
32007 - 08 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
4 Canmore, Canada15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
12003 - 04 Otepää, Estonia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdIvanov / Alypov / Vilisov
2 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdIvanov / Dementyev / Novikov
3 Lahti, Finland6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stRochev
42004 - 05 Asiago, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndRochev
52006 - 07 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRochev / Legkov / Dementyev
6 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stRochev / Legkov / Dementyev
7 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRochev / Legkov / Vylegzhanin
82007 - 08 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRochev / Legkov / Dementyev
92009 - 10 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndVylegzhanin / Legkov / Chernousov

Notes and References

  1. News: Vinton. Nathaniel. Actovegin resurfaces in Europe as former Russian Olympian Nikolai Pankratov is caught with drug. 29 May 2014. New York Daily News. 14 September 2010.
  2. Web site: Athlete : PANKRATOV Nikolay . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 3 April 2018.