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Larisa Kurkina

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Larisa Kurkina
Larisa Kurkina in 2004
Country Russia
Born (1973-12-18) 18 December 1973 (age 50)
Bryansk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (20032006, 20082010)
Starts73
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay

Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (Russian: Лариса Николаевна Куркина) born 18 December 1973) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Kurkina won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fifth in the 30 km at those same championships. She also has one individual victory in a 2004 individual sprint event in Russia.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 32 19 Gold

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005 31 9 5 20 Silver

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2003 29 NC
2004 30 17 14 39
2005 31 20 15 53
2006 32 50 34
2008 34 26 22 57 20 23
2009 35 38 31 NC 20
2010 36 95 68

Team podiums

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  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 7 podiums – (6 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2003–04  14 December 2003 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Vasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
2 7 February 2004 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Vasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
3 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Zavyalova / Vorontsova / Chepalova
4 6 March 2004 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Zavyalova
5 2004–05 12 December 2004 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Baranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
6 20 March 2005 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
7  2007–08  9 December 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rocheva / Chekalyova / Korostelyova

References

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  1. ^ "KURKINA Larisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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