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Not to be confused with Evgeny Ustyugov.
Sergey Ustiugov
Sergey Ustiugov in 2019
Country Russia
Full nameSergey Aleksandrovich
Ustiugov
Born (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32)
Mezhdurechensky, Russia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup career
Seasons2013–
Starts127
Podiums43
Wins15
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 4 1
Total 2 4 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti 30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val Di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liberec 15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liberec 30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2014 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Val di Fiemme 15 km classical
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Erzurum Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Erzurum 10 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2012 Erzurum 20 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2012 Erzurum 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Otepää 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 8 March 2020.

Sergey Aleksandrovich Ustiugov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Устюгов; born 8 April 1992) is a Russian cross-country skier, world champion and Tour de Ski winner.

Career

Early career

Sergey Ustiugov started doing cross-country skiing in the biathlon section of the sports school of the settlement Mezhdurechensky in 2001. His main coach was Ivan Gennadievich Vragin.[1][2]

In 2011, Ustiugov won gold in sprint at the World Youth Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Otepää, Estonia.[3] A year later he became four-times champion of the Youth Championships in Erzurum, Turkey, in the events sprint, 10 km race, skiatlon and relay as part of the Russian team.[4] In 2013, he participated at the Junior Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic in the Under-23 classification, winning there two gold medals in 15 km free style and 30 km skiatlon.[5] At the Junior Championships in Val di Fiemme in 2014 he won gold in individual sprint.[6]

2011–15: World Cup debut and new coaching staff

Ustiugov debuted on 6 February 2011 at the World Cup in the relay event. Overall, out of 31 spots on the podium in World Cup individual events, Ustiugov finished 12 times in the first place, 10 times in the second place and 9 times in the third place. His best overall ranking to date was 2nd place in the 2016–17 season.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Vale di Flemme, Ustiugov with his relay team claimed the bronze medal. In the individual 15 km free style race he became 47th. In the same year he reached a podium place for the first time in Davos on 15 December, finishing third in free style sprint. The next month he won a stage in the Czech Nové Město in free style sprint. He debuted at the 2014 Winter Olympics in sprint, where he became fifth after falling down near the final passage. In May 2014, Ustiugov moved to a separate group of the national team headed by the Swiss-German duo Reto Burgermeister/Isabel Knaute and so left the group headed by Oleg Perevozchikov.[7]

2015–17: Tour de Ski champion, world champion

In the 2015–16 WC season, in January 2015, he won the team sprint event with Alexey Petukhov at a World Cup stage in Otepää. In Rybinsk he became runner-up in free style sprint and third in individual 15 km free style. He participated at the 2016 Tour de Ski, reaching third place overall.[8] In the Nove Mesto stage he won silver and bronze in 15 km free style event and relay event, subsequently. In February he won the mass start 15 km free style event in Swedish Falun.[9] At the season-ending Ski Tour Canada he became 2nd overall, reaching five times the pedestal.

In October, Ustyugov and other skiers including Evgeny Belov and Stanislav Volzhentsev got into a conflict with the Swiss-German coaching duo Burgermeister-Knaute, and so President of the Russian Federation of Cross-Country Skiing and main coach of the national Russian team Elena Vyalbe allowed to switch Ustiugov the coaching group; the new coach became German Markus Kramer, who also coached 2014 Olympic Champion Alexander Legkov and other sportsmen.[10]

In the new season, Ustiugov in January won the 2016-17 Tour de Ski. He won the first five stages and only in the sixth stage he lost the crown to Martin Johnsrud Sundby. In the last stage, the final climb, he started first and by saving the handycap won the overall tour. He was the second Russian after Legkov to win the Tour de Ski. Ustiugov also set a record for the most wins in succession (5). Before him, the record were four winning stages in a row, set by Johnsrud Sundby.[11]

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 he started by winning silver medal in the sprint competition.[12] Then he went on winning his first ever gold medal at the Championships in 30 km skiathlon.[13][14] With Nikita Kriukov he won his second gold medal in team sprint.[15]

After the Championships, Ustiugov took another spot on the podium in Drammen, after finishing third in the final in classical sprint. Overall, he finished the season second after Johnsrud Sundby.

2017–18: Steadiness and Decline

Ustiugov did not start well in the next season, finishing 23rd in the Ruka Triple. However, between the Ruka Triple and the Tour de Ski, he rebounded and finished three times as runner-up in three different disciplines (sprint, individual and pursuit). At first he started well to defend the Tour de Ski title after he finished first, tenth and second in Lenzerheide, in sprint, individual and pursuit, respectively, beginning with the next stage he always finished beyond the top-10 position and in the pursuit climb did not participate, leaving him without a place in the overall tour ranking; during the mass start stage in Val di Fiemme he finished with pain in the back and so could not participate in the deciding stage.[16]

Amidst the doping accusations, several clean athletes, including Ustiugov, An and Shipulin, were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics, including Ustiugov.[17] Prior to the Olympics, Ustiugov participated at the 50 km marathon event of the Ski Classics series in Cortina d'Ampezzo, finishing third.[18] After his appeal and that of 46 other athletes to the Court of Arbitration for Sport were declined, Ustiugov participated at the Russian Cup created for dismissed athletes and won the team sprint with Alexander Legkov.[19] He skipped the remaining stages that season.[20]

2018–19: Comeback

On 23 October 2018, Ustiugov injured his finger while practicing in Val Senales with roller skis.[21] Eight days later he was successfully operated in Moscow.[22] He returned to practice on 4 November,[23] and on 16 December he came back to sports in Davos, the eight stage of the new FIS World Cup season. Ustiugov finished 25th.[24]

In the 13th edition of the Tour de Ski, Ustiugov won the second stage in 15 km individual freestyle, exactly a year after his last victory. After finishing third, third and second in Sprint F, 15 km C Mass Start and 15 km C Pursuit, respectively, Ustiugov failed in Stage 6, 15 km C Mass Start in Val di Fiemme. In the third-last round he got tired and fell behind from the leaders, while his teammates Sobakarev, Larkov and Vylegzhanin took the leadership. The Russians were outskated by Klaebo and De Fabiani before the finish line. Ustiugov finished 16th.[25] In the last pursuit climb stage he rebounded and won over a minute and almost reached exhausted Klaebo after showing strong climb performance. As a result he finished 2nd in the overall classification.[26]

Ustiugov finished the season at the World Ski Championships, during which he received problems with his gallbladders.[27]

2020–21: COVID-19 infection and recovery

Ustiugov was tested positive for COVID-19 in October 2020, during practice in Italian Val Senales. He resumed practice in early December after slowly recovering from the infection.[28]

Personal life

Sergey Ustiugov was born in Mezhdurechensky as one of the youngest children in a large family; he is of Mansi descent.[29] He married junior cross-country ski champion Elena Soboleva on 9 August 2019.[30] Their child, Kira, was born on 17 January 2020.[31]

He is nicknamed "The Moose" (лось, los' ) by his fans.[32]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[33]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 21 — — — 5 — —

World Championships

  • 7 medals – (2 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2013 20 47 — — — Bronze —
2015 22 28 — — 16 — —
2017 24 — Gold Silver Silver Silver Gold
2019 26 — 9 — DSQ Silver —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2013 20 55 102 23 — — — — 36 —
2014 21 11 46 6 — 5 — — 11 —
2015 22 26 44 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 47 — — — —
2016 23 4 5 6 — 21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 — 35 1st place, gold medalist(s) — — —
2018 25 12 10 12 — 23 DNF — — —
2019 26 10 17 35 — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — —
2020 27 8 8 19 — 10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) DNF — —
2021 28 — — — — — —

Individual podiums

  • 15 victories – (4 WC, 11 SWC)
  • 43 podiums – (18 WC, 25 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2013–14 15 December 2013  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 11 January 2014 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
3 2014–15 23 January 2015 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
4 24 January 2015 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
5 2015–16 1 January 2016  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
6 5 January 2016 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
7 1–10 January 2016 SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
8 23 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
9 14 February 2016 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st
10 1 March 2016 Canada Gatineau, Canada 1.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
11 2 March 2016 Canada Gatineau, Canada 17.5 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
12 4 March 2016 Canada Quebec City, Canada 1.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
13 5 March 2016 Canada Quebec City, Canada 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
14 9 March 2016 Canada Canmore, Canada 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 2nd
15 1–12 March 2016 Canada Ski Tour Canada Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
16 2016–17 3 December 2016 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd
17 11 December 2016  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
18 31 December 2016  Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
19 1 January 2017  Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
20 3 January 2017 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 1st
21 4 January 2017 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
22 6 January 2017 Italy Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
23 7 January 2017 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
24 31 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		 SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 1st
25 18 February 2017 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
26 8 March 2017 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
27 2017–18 2 December 2017 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
28 10 December 2017  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
29 17 December 2017 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Pursuit C World Cup 2nd
30 30 December 2017  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
31 1 January 2018  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
32 2018–19 30 December 2018 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
33 1 January 2019  Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
34 2 January 2019  Germany  Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
35 3 January 2019  Germany  Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
36 29 December 2018
– 6 January 2019		 ItalySwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
37 2019–20 15 December 2019 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
38 28 December 2019 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland 15 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 1st
39 31 December 2019 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
40 1 January 2020 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
41 3 January 2020 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
42 4 January 2020 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
43 28 December 2018
– 5 January 2019		 SwitzerlandItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2014–15 18 January 2015 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Petukhov
2  2015–16  24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Belov / Legkov / Chervotkin
3  2016–17  18 December 2016 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Belov / Legkov / Chervotkin
4  2018–19  27 January 2019 Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Larkov / Bolshunov / Melnichenko
5  2019–20  8 December 2019 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Yakimushkin / Belov / Poroshkin
6  2020–21  24 January 2021 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Semikov / Yakimushkin / Melnichenko

References

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  2. ^ Краснов А. (8 January 2017). "Сергей Устюгов: "Я выиграл этот Тур не только ради себя, но и ради тех ребят, которых от него отстранили"" (in Russian). Lyzhnyy Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Сергей Устюгов — победитель юниорского Первенства Мира в лыжном спринте; Глеб Ретивых — бронзовый призёр!" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 28 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Юрий Каминский: у нас есть целая россыпь ярких талантов, которых мы должны грамотно подвести к Сочи-2014" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Сергей Устюгов: в Сочи буду выступать в спринте" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 30 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Сергей Устюгов выиграл спринтерскую гонку на ЧМ среди юниоров и молодёжи" (in Russian). 29 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Елена Вяльбе: у меня не было сомнений, идти или нет на второй срок в качестве президента Федерации лыжных гонок России" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 21 May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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  9. ^ "Сергей Устюгов победил на шведском этапе Кубка мира в лыжной гонке на 15 км с масс-старта!" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 14 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Устюгов, Белов и Волженцев перешли к Крамеру". Openski (in Russian). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ^ N. Maryanchik (8 January 2017). "Русский. Чистый. Первый! Сергей Устюгов — Победитель "Тур де Ски"" (in Russian). Sport-Express. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  12. ^ Men's sprint results Lahti 2017
  13. ^ Men's skiathlon results Lahti 2017
  14. ^ Устюгов вырвал у Сундбю золото чемпионата мира в Лахти
  15. ^ Men's team sprint results Lahti 2017
  16. ^ Большунов повторил финиш ходока. Как завершился «Тур де Ски»
  17. ^ Шипулин и Устюгов отсутствуют в списке приглашённых на ОИ спортсменов
  18. ^ Устюгов стал третьим в лыжном марафоне в Италии
  19. ^ Легков и Устюгов победили в командном спринте в финале лыжного Кубка России
  20. ^ Вяльбе: Устюгов принял решение пропустить оставшиеся этапы Кубка мира
  21. ^ Лыжник Устюгов доставлен в больницу после падения на тренировке
  22. ^ Устюгов успешно прооперирован в Москве
  23. ^ Устюгов возобновил тренировки после травмы
  24. ^ Белов выиграл мужскую индивидуальную гонку на 15 км свободным стилем в Давосе
  25. ^ Всё кончено? Устюгова «вырубило» в масс-старте
  26. ^ Клебо впервые выиграл «Тур де Ски», Устюгов — второй, отыграв более минуты
  27. ^ Крамер: Устюгову будет сделана операция
  28. ^ С. Устюгов: перенёс в октябре COVID и до сих пор не могу прийти в себя
  29. ^ Darya Shchekotova (11 February 2014). "В лыжных гонках болеем сегодня за бывшего биатлониста и боксера Сергея Устюгова" (in Russian). Regional TV Company "Yugra". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  30. ^ Вяльбе рассказала, как свадьба изменит отношение Устюгова к лыжным гонкам
  31. ^ «Я папа». Лыжник Устюгов познакомился с новорождённой дочерью
  32. ^ Устюгов почти подрался с Клэбо, Ретивых выиграл бронзу. Итоги личного спринта на ЧМ
  33. ^ "Sergey Ustiugov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2017.

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