Pavel Krotov

{{short description|Russian freestyle skier (1992–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox skier

| name = Pavel Krotov

| full_name = Pavel Vadimovich Krotov

| birth_date = {{birth date|1992|4|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yaroslavl, Russia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|25|1992|4|24|df=y}}

| death_place =

| nationality = Russian

| height = 1.68 m

| club = Yaroslavl

| wins = 2

| totalpodiums = 6

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's freestyle skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{Flag|Russia|roc-olympics|name=Russian Ski Federation}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Almaty|FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 – Mixed team aerials}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Almaty|Aerials}}

}}

Pavel Vadimovich Krotov ({{langx|ru|Павел Вадимович Кротов}}; 24 April 1992 – 25 March 2023)[https://sport.rambler.ru/handball/50442862-chempion-mira-po-fristaylu-pavel-krotov-umer-v-30-let/ Умер чемпион мира 2021 года фристайлист Павел Кротов] {{in lang|ru}} was a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=FS&competitorid=152286 FIS Profile]

Career

Krotov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He placed 9th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 3rd in the second qualification round, enough to progress to the final. In the first jump of the three-jump final, he finished 10th, not enough to advance further.{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/pavel-krotov-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/pavel-krotov-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020}}{{cite web|title=Sochi2014.com profile |date=19 March 2014 |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-pavel-krotov |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319031655/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-pavel-krotov |archivedate=19 March 2014 }}

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships was 18th, in the 2011 aerials.

Krotov made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of April 2014, he had one World Cup victory, at Mont Gabriel in 2011–12. His best World Cup overall finish in aerials was 8th, in 2013–14.

Death

On March 25, 2023, he died in his sleep, at the age of 30, from a brain hemorrhage.

World Cup podiums

=Individual podiums=

  • 2 wins
  • 6 podiums

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! Season

! Date

! Location

! Place

align=center|2011–12bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left | 15 January 2012align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mont Gabriel, Canadabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=center|2014–15align=left | 20 December 2014align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China2nd
rowspan=2 align=center|2019–20bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left | 15 February 2020align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russiabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=left | 8 March 2020align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnoyarsk, Russia2nd
rowspan=2 align=center|2020–21align=left | 4 December 2020align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Ruka, Finland2nd
align=left | 16 January 2021align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Yaroslavl, Russia2nd

=Team podiums=

  • 1 win
  • 4 podiums

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! Season

! Date

! Location

! Place

! Teammate(s)

rowspan=2 align=center|2014–15align=left| 21 February 2014align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China2ndVeronika Korsunova
Ilya Burov
align=left | 31 January 2015align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Lake Placid, United States3rdVeronika Korsunova
Ilya Burov
align=center|2015–16align=left| 20 December 2015align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China3rdAlexandra Orlova
Vasily Polenov
align=center|2019–20bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left| 22 December 2019align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Shimao Lotus Mountain, Chinabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1stbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Liubov Nikitina
Maxim Burov

References

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