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Mikhail Botvinov

{{Short description|Russian-Austrian cross-country skier}}

{{Infobox skier

| name = Mikhail Botvinov

| image = Botwinov1.jpg

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| caption = Mikhail Botvinov (left)

| nationality = {{AUT}}

| full_name = Mikhail Viktorovich Botvinov

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lidinka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| seasons = 18 – (1989–1996, 1998–2007)

| wins = 2

| totalpodiums = 19

| teamwins = 4

| teampodiums = 17

| individual_starts = 171

| team_starts = 42

| wcoveralls = 0 – (2nd in 1999)

| wctitles =1 – (1 {{Abbr|LD|Long Distance}}: 1999)

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport|Men's cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AUT}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Salt Lake City|30 km freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Turin|50 km freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Ramsau|4 × 10 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Ramsau|50 km classical}}

{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1993 Falun|4 × 10 km relay}}

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Mikhail Viktorovich Botvinov ({{langx|ru|Михаил Викторович Ботвинов}}); born 17 November 1967 in Lidinka, Soviet Union) is a Russian-born Austrian cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2007 for both Russia (until 1996) and Austria (since 1997).

Career

He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a silver in the men's 30 km freestyle mass start event in 2002 and a bronze in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006 (Both for Austria). He also competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Winter Olympics and for Russia in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Botvinov also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1999, becoming the first Austrian to win the prestigious cross country event. He also won the Vasaloppet event in Sweden two years earlier.{{cite web|url=https://www.vasaloppet.se/wp-content/uploads/sites/1/2019/09/historiska_segrare_vasaloppet_sve_2019-09-18.pdf|title=Historiska segrare|publisher=Vasaloppet|page=2|language=sv|access-date=24 January 2021}}

His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won three medals. He won a bronze in 1993 for Russia in the 4 × 10 km relay. In 1999, representing Austria, won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km.

Botvinov emigrated from Russia to Austria in 1996 and was forced to sit out both the 1996–97 FIS World Cup Season and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano until he could his citizenship status clarified, but returned to form in 1998. He also encountered controversy with his teammate Christian Hoffmann regarding blood doping in 2002, though both were cleared by the International Olympic Committee on 9 April 2002.

Botvinov retired after the 2006–07 World Cup season.FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&listid=&competitorid=6439|title=Athlete : BOTVINOV Mikhail |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=31 March 2018}}

=Olympic Games=

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

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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;"|  10 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Pursuit 

! 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 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

19922411{{n/a}}151228{{n/a}}5{{n/a}}
1994264{{n/a}}549{{n/a}}5{{n/a}}
200234{{n/a}}—9style="background:silver;"| Silver5—4{{n/a}}
200638{{n/a}}—7{{n/a}}bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze———

=World Championships=

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)

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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;"|  10 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km 
 classical 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km 
 freestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Pursuit 

! 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 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

198921{{n/a}}37—{{n/a}}16—{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
199123—{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}8—{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
199325—{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—408{{n/a}}bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze{{n/a}}
19952710{{n/a}}{{n/a}}35—29{{n/a}}6{{n/a}}
19993121{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}18bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze{{n/a}}style="background:gold;"|Gold{{n/a}}
200133{{n/a}}28{{n/a}}—13{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}5—{{n/a}}
200335{{n/a}}13{{n/a}}—1213—style="background:#000000; color:white"|{{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}{{n/a}}
200537{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—8{{n/a}}8—5—
200739{{n/a}}{{n/a}}FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle—{{n/a}}FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 50 kilometre classical—style="background:#000; color:#fff;"| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay—

=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="5" |Discipline standings

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="1" |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;"|Long Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de
Ski

198921{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19902230{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19912318{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
1992246{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
1993257{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19942616{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19952710{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
1996287{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
1998304{{n/a}}14{{n/a}}4{{n/a}}
199931style="background:silver;"| {{silver02}}{{n/a}}style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}}{{n/a}}7{{n/a}}
2000329{{n/a}}style="background:#c96;"| {{bronze03}}13{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}
20013310{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}
20023453{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
20033561{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
2004363725{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
2005375230{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
2006386442{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
20073910863{{n/a}}{{n/a}}——

==Individual podiums==

  • 2 victories
  • 19 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:160px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

align=center|1rowspan=1 align=center| 1991–92 align=right| 14 March 1992align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Vang, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|2rowspan=2 align=center| 1992–93 align=right| 18 December 1992align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|3align=right| 3 January 1993align=left| {{flagicon|Russia|1991}} Kavgolovo, Russia30 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
align=center|4rowspan=1 align=center| 1994–95 align=right| 11 February 1995align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
align=center|5rowspan=3 align=center| 1997–98 align=right| 14 December 1997align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
align=center|6align=right| 10 January 1998align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austria30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
align=center|7align=right| 11 March 1998align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|8rowspan=7 align=center| 1998–99 align=right| 12 December 1998align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Toblach, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|9align=right| 19 December 1998align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland30 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
align=center|10bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 12 January 1999align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republicbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30 km Individual Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|11align=right| 14 January 1999align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Seefeld, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|12align=right| 28 February 1999align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austria50 km Individual CWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rd
align=center|13align=right| 13 March 1999align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|14bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 20 March 1999align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norwaybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 50 km Individual Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|15rowspan=2 align=center| 1999–00 align=right| 5 February 2000align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
align=center|16align=right| 11 March 2000align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
align=center|17rowspan=3 align=center| 2000–01 align=right| 13 January 2001align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Soldier Hollow, United States15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|18align=right| 4 March 2001align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|19align=right| 25 March 2001align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kuopio, Finland60 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd

==Team podiums==

  • 4 victories
  • 17 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center| 1989–90 align=right| 1 March 1990align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBadamshin / Prokurorov / Smirnov
align=center|2align=right| 16 March 1990align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Vang, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdBadamshin / Golubev / Smirnov
align=center|3rowspan=1 align=center| 1990–91 align=right| 1 March 1991align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBadamshin / Plaksunov / Prokurorov
align=center|4rowspan=2 align=center|1991–92bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|28 February 1992align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stKirilov / Prokurorov / Smirnov
align=center|5align=right| 8 March 1992align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirilov / Prokurorov / Smirnov
align=center|6rowspan=2 align=center| 1992–93 align=right| 25 February 1993align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rdKirilov / Badamshin / Prokurorov
align=center|7align=right| 5 March 1993align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVorobyov / Badamshin / Prokurorov
align=center|8rowspan=1 align=center| 1995–96 align=right| 1 March 1996align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndTchepikov / Tchernych / Prokurorov
align=center|9rowspan=1 align=center| 1997–98 align=right| 11 January 1998align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdStadlober / Hoffmann / Walcher
align=center|10rowspan=3 align=center| 1998–99 align=right| 20 December 1998align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdMarent / Stadlober / Walcher
align=center|11bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 January 1999align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republicbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stGandler / Marent / Hoffmann
align=center|12bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 February 1999align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stGandler / Stadlober / Hoffmann
align=center|13rowspan=4 align=center| 1999–00 align=right| 28 November 1999align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMarent / Walcher / Urain
align=center|14align=right| 13 January 2000align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMarent / Walcher / Hoffmann
align=center|15align=right| 27 February 2000align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdUrain / Walcher / Hoffmann
align=center|16bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 5 March 2000align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stUrain / Walcher / Hoffmann
align=center|17rowspan=1 align=center| 2000–01 align=right| 9 December 2000align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndUrain / Walcher / Hoffmann

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Note: {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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References

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External links

{{Commons category-inline|Mikhail Botvinov}}

  • {{FIS cross-country skier|6439}}
  • {{SR/Olympics profile|bo/mikhail-botvinov-1}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|mikhail-botvinov}}
  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk |date=February 24, 2007 |title=Holmenkollen winners since 1892}} - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120427020141/http://www.skifaster.net/article.asp?DocumentID=242 skifaster.net April 9, 2002 article clearing Botvinov and Hoffman.]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104100319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/athletes/416.htm sportsillustrated.cnn.com]

{{Footer World Champions XC Relay Men}}

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