Oleksiy Krasovsky Explained

Oleksiy Krasovsky
Fullname:Oleksiy Ruslanovych Krasovsky
Birth Date:30 March 1994
Birth Place:Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Seasons:8 – (20152022)
Totalpodiums:0
Wcoveralls:0
Wctitles:0
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:41
Team Starts:3
Updated:18 March 2023

Oleksiy Ruslanovych Krasovsky (uk|Олексій Русланович Красовський; born 30 March 1994 in Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine) is a cross-country skier from Ukraine. He represented Ukraine at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career

Krasovsky took up skiing in Shostka, where his parents worked in a youth sport school after moving there when he was very young.[2] His parents were his first trainers. Viktor Shamrai and Valerii Liesnikov also trained him.

Krasovsky started his career at major competitions in February 2012 when he competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. He was 14th in mixed relay, 20th in 10km classical race, and 25th in sprint competition.

At World Cup, Krasovsky debuted on 29 November 2014 in Ruka, Finland, where he was 80th in sprint competition. As of January 2022, his best World Cup achievement was 58th rank in sprint freestyle in Dresden on 19 December 2020. His best team performance (together with Dmytro Drahun) was 22nd in team sprint on 20 December 2020 in Dresden.

Olympic debut occurred at the 2014 Winter Games in Russian Sochi. There he was 69th in 15km classical race and 81st in sprint competitions.[3]

At his second Winter Olympics in 2018, Krasovsky participated in almost all competitions except the men's relay. He improved his performance a little compared to the previous Games, achieving 50th rank in the 50 km classical style mass start.

In 2022, Krasovsky was nominated for his third Winter Games in Beijing.[4]

Krasovsky participated at four World Championships: in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019. His best personal performance was 49th in skiathlon in 2015. He also took part in three Universiades (2013, 2015, 2017), with his best personal result being 6th in 30 km classical mass start in 2017.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
19 20
23 20
27 17
Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
18
20
22 16
24 19

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
20
21
22
23 80
24
25
26
27

Personal life

He now lives and trains in Shostka, Sumy Oblast. He studied energy management at the Sumy State University.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oleksii Krasovskyi: "Taking part in the Olympics is already important for me". April 11, 2014. Урядовий кур'єр. January 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Oleksii Krasovskyi: "Taking part in the Olympics is already important for me". April 11, 2014. Урядовий кур'єр. January 19, 2022.
  3. Web site: В спринте свободным стилем лыжникам сборной Украины не поддалась трасса. February 11, 2014. АиФ Украина. January 24, 2018.
  4. Web site: Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing. January 18, 2022. Suspilne. January 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: KRASOVSKYI Oleksii . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 18 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Student of the Sumy State University is a bronze medalists of the Ukrainian cross country skiing championships. March 20, 2013. Sumy State University. January 19, 2022.