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Aleksei Grishin

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Aleksei Grishin
Grishin on a 2010 Belarusian stamp
Personal information
Born18 June 1979 (1979-06-18) (age 45)
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
ClubRTsFVS Minsk oblast
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Aerials
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Aerials
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Whistler Aerials
Silver medal – second place 2003 Deer Valley Aerials
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Ruka Aerials

Aleksei Gennadyevich Grishin (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; born 18 June 1979) is a Belarusian freestyle skier who competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1998 to 2014. He won Belarus' only medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a bronze in aerials.[1] In 2010, he won the first ever winter Olympic gold medal for his country, again in the aerials. He finished fourth in 2006 and eighths in 1998.[2] He was the Olympic flag bearer for Belarus at the 2014 Games.

Grishin at the 2010 Olympics

References

  1. ^ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus, retrieved 20 January 2007.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Grishin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Belarus
Sochi 2014
Succeeded by
Incumbent