Pavel Vadimovich Krotov (; 24 April 1992 – 25 March 2023)Умер чемпион мира 2021 года фристайлист Павел Кротов was a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.FIS Profile
Career 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.
As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships was 18th, in the 2011 aerials.
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.
Death On March 25, 2023, he died in his sleep, at the age of 30, from a brain hemorrhage.
World Cup podiums
Individual podiums 2 wins 6 podiums Season Date Location Place2011–12 15 January 2012 Mont Gabriel, Canada 1st2014–15 20 December 2014 Beijing, China 2nd2019–20 15 February 2020 Moscow, Russia 1st 8 March 2020 Krasnoyarsk, Russia 2nd2020–21 4 December 2020 Ruka, Finland 2nd 16 January 2021 Yaroslavl, Russia 2nd
Team podiums 1 win 4 podiums Season Date Location Place Teammate(s)2014–15 21 February 2014 Beijing, China 2nd Veronika KorsunovaIlya Burov 31 January 2015 Lake Placid, United States 3rd Veronika KorsunovaIlya Burov2015–16 20 December 2015 Beijing, China 3rd Alexandra OrlovaVasily Polenov2019–20 22 December 2019 Shimao Lotus Mountain, China 1st Liubov NikitinaMaxim Burov
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