Aleksandr Tretyakov (skeleton racer)

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Tretyakov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Третьяков; born 19 April 1985) is a Russian skeleton rider. Tretyakov is Olympic champion (2014), World champion (2013), European champion (2007) as well as two-times winner of the Skeleton World Cup, which he won in 2008–09 and 2018–19.

Aleksandr Tretyakov
Aleksandr Tretyakov at the Skeleton World Cup 2018/19 in Altenberg
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Vladimirovich Tretyakov
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-04-19) 19 April 1985 (age 39)
Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Men
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Men
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 St. Moritz Men
Silver medal – second place 2011 Königssee Men
Silver medal – second place 2015 Winterberg Men
Silver medal – second place 2016 Igls Men
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lake Placid Men
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Königssee Men
Gold medal – first place 2021 Winterberg Men
Silver medal – second place 2013 Igls Men
Silver medal – second place 2015 La Plagne Men
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Igls Men
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Winterberg Men
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Winterberg Men
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Igls Men
Representing Bobsleigh Federation of Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Altenberg Men
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Altenberg Mixed team

Career

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Tretyakov is the first Russian who won the World Championships (2013 in St. Moritz), the overall Skeleton World Cup (2008–09) and an Olympics bronze medal (at the 2010 Winter Olympics). He is the silver medalist of the 2011 World Championships in Königssee and 2015 World Championships in Winterberg, as well as of bronze medalist of the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid (men's skeleton event) and 2015 World Championships in Winterberg (mixed team). In 2013 in St. Moritz, he became the world champion.[citation needed]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Tretyakov won three out of four runs, established track (55.95) and start (4.47) records, and became the champion ahead of Martins Dukurs, who was universally considered to be the strongest gold medal contender.[1] This was the first gold medal in skeleton for Russia. To sleep well before the second day of the competitions, Tretyakov downloaded on his cell phone the series of Russian Wikipedia articles on the economy of the Tsardom of Russia and fell asleep while reading them.[2]

Tretyakov resides in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. His wife Anastasia is a former skeleton rider. Their daughter was born in 2013.[citation needed]

Controversy

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Tretyakov's bottles of urine had scratch marks so he was provisionally suspended in 2016.[3] On 22 November 2017, he was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics and had his gold medal stripped from him.[4] On 1 February 2018, the ban was overturned and his results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[5]

World Cup results

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All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[6]

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points Place
2004–05 WIN
32
ALT
37
IGL
19
SIG
33
CES
39
STM
39
LKP
26
23 34th
2005–06 CAL
9
LKP
29
IGL
28
SIG
10
KON
38
STM
32
ALT
92 24th
2006–07 CAL
2
PKC
3
LKP
15
NAG
IGL
1
CES
WIN
1
KON
2
487 3rd
2007–08 CAL
10
PKC
7
LKP
19
CES1
15
CES2
12
STM
22
KON
13
WIN
794 16th
2008–09 WIN
2
ALT
9
IGL
2
KON
3
STM
9
WHI
9
PKC1
1
PKC2
1
1526 1st
2009–10 PKC
11
LKP
7
CES
15
WIN
3
ALT
2
KON
12
STM
9
IGL
3
1298 8th
2010–11 WHI
3
CAL
2
PKC
1
LKP
13
IGL
3
WIN
3
STM
23
CES
10
1349 5th
2011–12 IGL
2
LPL
3
WIN
3
ALT
6
KON
5
STM
22
WHI
2
CAL
2
1446 4th
2012–13 LKP
3
PKC
3
WHI
4
WIN
2
LPL
2
ALT
KON
3
IGL
2
SOC
2
1632 4th
2013–14 CAL
2
PKC
1
LKP
2
WIN
3
STM1
4
STM2
7
IGL
2
KON
1415 4th
2014–15 LKP
CAL
ALT
3
KON
1
STM
10
LAP
2
IGL
2
SOC
1
1214 7th
2015–16 ALT
2
WIN
2
KON1
2
LKP
PKC
WHI
STM
5
KON2
814 12th
2016–17 WHI
2
LKP
1
ALT
WIN
3
STM
4
KON
1
IGL
2
PYE
4
1454 3rd
2017–18 LKP
3
PKC
6
WHI
WIN
4
IGL
34
ALT
2
STM
4
KON
7
1138 9th
2018–19 SIG
4
WIN
1
ALT
1
KON
CNX
IGL
4
STM
2
LKP
1
CAL1
1
CAL2
2
1719 1st
2019–20 LKP1
3
LKP2
1
WIN
7
LPL
1
IGL
3
KON
1
STM
6
SIG
5
1603 2nd
2020–21 SIG 1
9
SIG 2
10
IGL 1
1
IGL 2
WIN
1
STM
KON
3
IGL 3
1
1171 5th
2021–22 IGL 1
1
IGL 2
9
ALT 1
9
WIN
1
ALT 2
4
SIG
WIN 2
3
STM
8
1306 7th

References

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  1. ^ Дудь, Юрий (16 February 2014). Скелетрон. Почему вы обожаете Александра Третьякова, хотя и не знаете об этом. sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ Быстров, Денис (16 February 2014). Александр Третьяков: «По духу я точно не чиновник, не организатор». sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Four Russian skeleton athletes provisionally suspended on doping allegations".
  4. ^ "Decision by IOC Disciplinary Commission" (PDF). olympic.org. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Alexander Tretiakov". ibsf.org. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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