Ivan Andreyevich Yakimushkin (; born 17 June 1996) is a Russian cross-country skier.
Career Ivan Yakimushkin was born 17 June 1996 to a sportive family. He started cross-country skiing from the age of eight, his first coach was Galina Kabanova. His father Andrey Vladimirovich replaced her when Ivan was 12. Yakimushkin first trained in Murom, then in Tyumen.
At the 2015 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Almaty, Yakimushkin won silver in 10 km classical/freestyle skiathlon and gold as part of the relay team. A year later he won another gold medal, now in 15 km freestyle. His relay team finished second.
He debuted in the 2017–18 FIS World Cup season, in the sprint freestyle Stage World Cup in Lenzerheide, being part of the 2017–18 Tour de Ski. In the overall standings he was placed 21.
Yakimushkin won his first national championships title in Syktyvkar, in 15 km freestyle.
At the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Yakimushkin won two gold medals, in 10 km classical and 10 km freestyle pursuit.
Yakimushkin has made a major breakthrough in 2020-2021. After scoring three individual podiums and showing solid performance in the Tour de Ski (4th place) he finished second in both overall and distance standings of the World Cup only behind his teammate Alexander Bolshunov.
In an interview to the Russian Olympic Channel in February 2021 Yakimushkin said he has no special pre-race rituals or habits, underlined key role of his family in his athletic upbringing and career, and named Alexey Prokurorov as the only sportsperson he could call a kind of a childhood idol.Иван Якимушкин: «Лыжи перед гонкой не целую»
Yakimushkin is a student in the Oil Faculty at the Tyumen Industrial University.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal (1 silver) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2022 25 13 — Silver — — — Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2021 24 11 8 — — Silver —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintU23NordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinal 2018 21 65 58 8 — 21 — 2019 22 58 47 9 11 — — 2020 23 17 13 80 18 17 18 2021 24 31 13 4 2022 25 11 11 50 6
Individual podiums 5 podiums – (1 , 4 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2019–20 31 December 2019 Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd2 9 February 2020 Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd3 2020–21 2 January 2021 Val Müstair, Switzerland 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd4 5 January 2021 Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd5 6 January 2021 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 2 podiums – (2 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 2019–20 8 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Belov / Poroshkin / Ustiugov2 2020–21 24 January 2021 Lahti, Finland 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Semikov / Melnichenko / Ustiugov
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FLGR Profile