Ivan Babikov
{{Short description|Russian cross-country skier}}
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| birth_place = Syktyvkar, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| club = Foothills Nordic Ski Club
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Ivan Sergeyevich Babikov ({{langx|ru|Иван Сергеевич Бабиков}}); born July 4, 1980, in Syktyvkar) is a Russian-born Canadian cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2016. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, he earned his best finish of fifth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit, and was fourth in 2013 World Championship 15 km freestyle, representing Canada.
He was raised in Kozhva,Pechora Region, Komi Republic) and studied at Syktyvkar State University Sport faculty (1997–2004).https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080125.MAKI25/TPStory/Sports/columnists {{dead link|date=March 2015}}
Skiing
Babikov immigrated to Canada in the spring of 2003, as he and his mother joined his sister, who had moved to this country in 1998, in the Toronto area. Initially, Babikov had no intentions of skiing after his career had stalled in Russia. But that fall he moved to Canmore and began competing with the Canadian team, but with a Russian license from the International Skiing Federation (FIS). Without Canadian citizenship, however, he chose to return to Russia and was selected to compete for that country at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. He continued to compete for Russia in 2006-07 after a bid to fast-track his Canadian citizenship was unsuccessful.
By this time, Babikov was determined to make his home in Canada, especially after his mother was granted her citizenship. Midway through the 2007-08 season, Babikov also officially became Canadian and began representing the maple leaf internationally in 2008-09. In January 2009 he finished first in the final stage of the Tour de Ski, becoming just the second Canadian man (and still just one of four) to win a World Cup race. It was the first World Cup victory by a Canadian man since Pierre Harvey in March 1988.
Babikov was part of the home team at Vancouver 2010, where the men’s cross-country team posted several unprecedented results. In the event now known as the 30 km skiathlon, Babikov placed a Canadian best-ever fifth in a race in which three Canadians were in the top-10. He also finished a best-ever eighth in the 15 km freestyle race and helped the 4 × 10 km relay team to a seventh place finish.
Babikov has 33 individual career victories up to 50 km at lesser events from 2003 to 2006.
He competed in 2006 Winter Olympics for Russia (he was 13th in 30 km skiathlon) and in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, finishing seventh in the 4 × 10 km relay. In Vancouver he showed his best personal Olympic results: He was fifth in the skiathlon and eighth in 15 km freestyle.
He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in June, 2016 and joined the coaching staff of the Canadian National Cross-Country Ski Team.{{cite web |title=Babikov retires, moves to coaching |url=https://www.rmotoday.com/local-sports/babikov-retires-moves-to-coaching-1569177 |publisher=RMO Today |access-date=3 December 2019 |date=30 June 2016}}
Change of nationality
Babikov lived in Canada in spring 2003 on a sponsorship, and got his Canadian citizenship in December 2007. In 2008, he still had to ski for Russia, according to rules about the licenses from International Ski Federation. He officially became a Canadian ski competitor in January 2009.[http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=8ccfe8d9-68ae-4cb8-94e4-e1af0aa77014 Article] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301011746/http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=8ccfe8d9-68ae-4cb8-94e4-e1af0aa77014 |date=2012-03-01 }} from The Province newspaper, 16 Jan 2009 Now he lives in Alberta.
Cross-country skiing results
=Olympic Games=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2006 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 33 | — | 7 | — |
| 2014 | 34 | 39 | 24 | 20 | — | 12 | — |
=World Championships=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2007 | 27 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | — | 40 | 16 | — | 5 | — |
| 2011 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 17 | — | 12 | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 4 | 31 | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 – Men's 50 kilometre classical | — | 12 | — |
| 2015 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 30 | — | 10 | — |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Discipline standings ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="4" |Ski Tour standings | ||||||||
| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour | ||||||||
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| 2006 | 26 | 45 | 29 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2007 | 27 | 136 | 83 | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2008 | 28 | 84 | 53 | — | {{n/a}} | — | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2009 | 29 | 46 | 25 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | 35 | 33 | {{n/a}} |
| 2010 | 30 | 23 | 27 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | 9 | 17 | {{n/a}} |
| 2011 | 31 | 42 | 33 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 41 | 21 | 16 | {{n/a}} |
| 2012 | 32 | 52 | 34 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 46 | 27 | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2013 | 33 | 20 | 20 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 25 | 7 | 41 | {{n/a}} |
| 2014 | 34 | 40 | 30 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 36 | 15 | 23 | {{n/a}} |
| 2015 | 35 | 67 | 43 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 28 | 30 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2016 | 36 | 38 | 32 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 50 | 29 | {{n/a}} | 14 |
==Individual podiums==
- 1 victory – (1 {{Abbr|SWC|Stage World Cup}})
- 3 podiums – (3 {{Abbr|SWC|Stage World Cup}})
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| align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center|2008–09 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|16 March 2008 | align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 10 km Pursuit F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Stage World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st |
| align=center|2 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2012–13 | align=right| 6 January 2013 | align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| align=center|3 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2013–14 | align=right| 5 January 2014 | align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
==Team podiums==
- 1 victory – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
- 1 podium – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
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| align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center|2006–07 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|4 February 2007 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Novikov / Chernousov / Shiryayev |
References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|id=144995}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|ivan-babikov}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- [http://www.ytfiles.com/2009/12/21/when-fate-gives-you-a-second-chance-you-take-it-an-interview-with-former-russian-now-canadian-skier-and-olympian-ivan-babikov/ 2009 Interview with Ivan Babikov]
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