Ruslan Murashov

{{short description|Russian speed skater}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox speed skater

| name = Ruslan Murashov

| fullname = Ruslan Nikolaevich Murashov

| image = WSDSSC Kolomna 2016 - Murashov.JPG

| caption = Murashov at the 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Kolonma

| headercolor = #d7ecff

| nationality = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast, Russia

| height = 1.85 m

| weight = 87 kg

| alma_mater = Moscow State Regional Institute of Social Studies and Humanities

| turnedpro = 14 November 2014

| country = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia

| event = 500 m, team sprint

| club = Central Sports Army Club

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's speed skating}}

{{Medal|Country|{{RUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Single Distances Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Inzell|500 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2016 Kolomna|500 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2020 Salt Lake City|500 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Gangneung|500 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Inzell|Team sprint}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Heerenveen|Team sprint}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2020 Heerenveen|500 m}}

}}

Ruslan Nikolaevich Murashov ({{langx|ru|Руслан Николаевич Мурашов}}; born 29 December 1992) is a Russian speed skater.

Personal life

Murashov is a former Ice hockey player in the Moscow club "Chemist" Voskresensk until he was 15 years old when he switched to training speed skating in Kolomna.

Career

In 2011–2012, Murashov competed in the Junior World Cup series in 1000m and 500m. He debuted as a Senior in the 2013 season and competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. Murashov did not make the list and qualify for the Russian National team to compete at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

In 2014–15, Murashov competed in men's 500m at the 2014–15 ISU World Cup at the first leg of the series in Obihiro, Japan he took the bronze medal behind teammate Pavel Kulizhnikov and another bronze in Seoul, Korea. At the Final of the World Cup in Erfurt, Germany, he won the gold clocking a time in 34.97; the results placed him 3rd in the overall rankings for the 2014–15 Season behind Canadian Laurent Dubreuil in men's 500m.{{cite web |url=http://www.isu.org/en/speed-skating/news/2015/03/isu-world-cup-final-erfurt-ger-day-2|title=Richardson takes ladies' Grand World Cup as the season ends in Erfurt |date=22 March 2015|publisher=ISU}}

In the 2015/16 Season. Murashov opened his season finishing 7th in men's 500m and a bronze in Team Sprint (with Aleksey Yesin and Artyom Kuznetsov) at the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary. At the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Heerenveen, Murashov won silver in Team sprint (with Aleksey Yesin, Artyom Kuznetsov and Kiril Golubev), and won his first individual medal of the season, gold in 500 m in a time of 34.67.{{cite web|url= http://schaatsupdate.nl/schaatsnieuws/4846/kulizhnikov-onderuit-op-tweede-omloop-murashov-profiteert/|title= Kulizhnikov onderuit op tweede omloop, Murashov profiteert|accessdate= 13 December 2015|publisher= schaatsupdate.nl|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164736/http://www.schaatsupdate.nl/schaatsnieuws/4846/kulizhnikov-onderuit-op-tweede-omloop-murashov-profiteert/|archivedate= 22 December 2015}} At the ISU World Cup in Stavanger Murashov won the silver medal in men's 500 m behind teammate Pavel Kulizhnikov. On 11–14 February, at the 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna, Murashov won the silver medal in men's 500 m behind teammate Pavel Kulizhnikov.{{cite web |url=http://tass.ru/en/sport/856675|title=Kulizhnikov wins 500m world title at World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships |accessdate= 14 February 2016|agency= Information Telegraph Agency of Russia}} Murashov then competed at the 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea and finished 11th in the overall classification. On 11–13 March, at the World Cup Final in Heerenveen, Murashov won gold and silver in 500m. His results rank him 2nd in the overall rankings for the 2015–16 World Cup Season behind teammate Pavel Kulizhnikov in men's 500m.

Murashov won the 500 m event at the 2019 World Single Distances Championships with a track record of 34.225.[https://media.isuresults.eu/downloads/men_500_a_result_20190208162333.pdf ISU WORLD SINGLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 – 6. RESULT MEN 500m]

World Cup results

=World Cup podiums=

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!Season

!Location

!Rank

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14 November 20142014–15Obihiro{{bronze3}}500 m
21 November 20142014–15Seoul{{bronze3}}500 m
22 March 20152014–15Erfurt{{gold1}}500 m
14 November 20152015–16Calgary{{bronze3}}Team sprint
11 December 20152015–16Heerenveen{{silver2}}Team sprint
13 December 20152015–16Heerenveen{{gold1}}500 m
29 January 20162015–16Stavanger{{silver2}}500 m
31 January 20162015–16Stavanger{{silver2}}500 m
11 March 20162015–16Heerenveen{{gold1}}500 m
12 March 20162015–16Heerenveen{{bronze3}}Team sprint
13 March 20162015–16Heerenveen{{silver2}}500 m
3 December 20162016–17Astana{{silver2}}500 m
4 December 20162016–17Astana{{gold1}}500 m
9 December 20162016–17Heerenveen{{gold1}}500 m
29 January 20172016–17Berlin{{gold1}}500 m
12 November 20172017–18Heerenveen{{bronze3}}Team sprint
12 November 20172017–18Salt Lake City{{bronze3}}Team sprint
9 December 20172017–18Salt Lake City{{gold1}}500 m
25 November 20182018–19Tomakomai{{gold1}}Team sprint
9 December 20182018–19Tomaszów Mazowiecki{{bronze3}}Team sprint
3 February 20192018–19Hamar{{silver2}}500 m
6 December 20192019–20Nur-Sultan{{silver2}}500 m
13 December 20192019–20Nagano{{gold1}}Team sprint
7 February 20202019–20Calgary{{gold1}}500 m
23 January 20212020–21Heerenveen{{bronze3}}500 m

=Overall rankings=

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Season

! Event

! Rank

2014–15500 m{{bronze3}}
rowspan=2| 2015–16500 m{{silver2}}
Team sprint{{silver2}}

References

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