Ilya Burov

Ilya Burov
Country Russia
Full nameIlya Alekseyevich Burov
Born (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 32)
Yaroslavl, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
World Cup career
Podiums8
Wins0
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  ROC
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Aerials
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Aerials

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

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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

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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

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  • 0 wins
  • 8 podiums
Season Date Location Place
2014–15 20 December 2014 China Beijing, China 3rd
31 January 2015 United States Lake Placid, United States 3rd
21 February 2015 Russia Moscow, Russia 2nd
2015–16 13 February 2016 Russia Moscow, Russia 3rd
20 February 2016 Belarus Minsk, Belarus 3rd
2017–18 6 January 2018 Russia Moscow, Russia 2nd
2019–20 7 February 2020 United States Deer Valley, United States 3rd
2020–21 4 December 2020 Finland Ruka, Finland 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 0 wins
  • 3 podiums
Season Date Location Place Teammate(s)
2014–15 21 February 2014 China Beijing, China 2nd Veronika Korsunova
Pavel Krotov
31 January 2015 United States Lake Placid, United States 3rd Veronika Korsunova
Pavel Krotov
2017–18 21 February 2014 China Beijing/Secret Garden, China 3rd Liubov Nikitina
Maxim Burov

References

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  1. ^ a b c d FIS Profile
  2. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27.
  3. ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Chiari, Mike. "Men's Freestyle Skiing Results Olympics 2022: Aerials Medal Winners". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-02-16.