Larisa Kurkina
Larisa Kurkina in 2004
Country Russia
Born (1973-12-18) December 18, 1973
Bryansk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (20032006, 20082010)
Starts73
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay

Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (Russian: Лариса Николаевна Куркина) born December 18, 1973) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Kurkina won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fifth in the 30 km at those same championships. She also has one individual victory in a 2004 individual sprint event in Russia.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20063219Gold

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005319520Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
200329NC
200430171439
200531201553
2006325034
2008342622572023
2009353831NC20
2010369568

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 7 podiums – (6 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2003–04 14 December 2003Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdVasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
27 February 2004France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stVasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
322 February 2004Sweden Umeå, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndZavyalova / Vorontsova / Chepalova
46 March 2004Finland Lahti, Finland6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdZavyalova
52004–0512 December 2004Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBaranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
620 March 2005Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBaranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
7 2007–08 9 December 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRocheva / Chekalyova / Korostelyova

References

  1. "KURKINA Larisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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