Oleksiy_Krasovsky
Oleksiy Krasovsky
Ukrainian cross-country skier
Oleksiy Ruslanovych Krasovsky (Ukrainian: Олексій Русланович Красовський; born 30 March 1994 in Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine) is a cross-country skier from Ukraine. He represented Ukraine at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
Krasovsky took up skiing in Shostka, where his parents worked in a youth sport school after moving there when he was very young.[1] His parents were his first trainers. Viktor Shamrai and Valerii Liesnikov also trained him.
Krasovsky started his career at major competitions in February 2012 when he competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. He was 14th in mixed relay, 20th in 10km classical race, and 25th in sprint competition.
At World Cup, Krasovsky debuted on 29 November 2014 in Ruka, Finland, where he was 80th in sprint competition. As of January 2022, his best World Cup achievement was 58th rank in sprint freestyle in Dresden on 19 December 2020. His best team performance (together with Dmytro Drahun) was 22nd in team sprint on 20 December 2020 in Dresden.
Olympic debut occurred at the 2014 Winter Games in Russian Sochi. There he was 69th in 15km classical race and 81st in sprint competitions.[2]
At his second Winter Olympics in 2018, Krasovsky participated in almost all competitions except the men's relay. He improved his performance a little compared to the previous Games, achieving 50th rank in the 50 km classical style mass start.
In 2022, Krasovsky was nominated for his third Winter Games in Beijing.[3]
Krasovsky participated at four World Championships: in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019. His best personal performance was 49th in skiathlon in 2015. He also took part in three Universiades (2013, 2015, 2017), with his best personal result being 6th in 30 km classical mass start in 2017.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19 | 69 | — | — | 81 | — | 20 |
| 2018 | 23 | 84 | 61 | 50 | 71 | — | 20 |
| 2022 | 27 | 77 | — | —[a] | 64 | — | 17 |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
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 | ||
| 2015 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | NC | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 22 | NC | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23 | NC | NC | NC | — | 80 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 24 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 25 | NC | NC | NC | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | NC | NC | NC | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 27 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
He now lives and trains in Shostka, Sumy Oblast. He studied energy management at the Sumy State University.[5]
- "Oleksii Krasovskyi: "Taking part in the Olympics is already important for me"". Урядовий кур'єр. April 11, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- "В спринте свободным стилем лыжникам сборной Украины не поддалась трасса". АиФ Украина. February 11, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- "Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing". Suspilne. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- "KRASOVSKYI Oleksii". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- "Student of the Sumy State University is a bronze medalists of the Ukrainian cross country skiing championships". Sumy State University. March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2022.