Sergey Ustiugov
Sergey Ustiugov in 2019
Country Russia
Full nameSergey Aleksandrovich
Ustiugov
Born (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992
Mezhdurechensky, Russia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (2013–2022)
Starts138
Podiums46
Wins15
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 2 4 1
Total 3 4 1
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing4 × 10 km relay
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Lahti30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place2017 LahtiTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2017 LahtiIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place2017 Lahti50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2017 Lahti4 × 10 km  relay
Silver medal – second place2019 Seefeld4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Val di Fiemme4 × 10 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Liberec15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Liberec30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place2014 Val di FiemmeIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place2014 Val di Fiemme15 km classical
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 OtepääIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2012 ErzurumIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2012 Erzurum10 km classical
Gold medal – first place2012 Erzurum20 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place2012 Erzurum4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2011 Otepää4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 23 March 2023.

Sergey Aleksandrovich Ustiugov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Устюгов; born 8 April 1992) is a Russian cross-country skier, Olympic champion, world champion and Tour de Ski winner.

Career

Early career

In 2001, Sergey Ustiugov started practicing cross-country skiing in the biathlon section of the sports school of Mezhdurechensky. His head coach was Ivan Gennadievich Vragin.[1][2]

Ten years later he won gold in sprint at the World Youth Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Otepää, Estonia.[3] A year later he became four-times champion of the Youth Championships in Erzurum, Turkey, in sprint, 10 km race, skiatlon and relay.[4] In 2013, he participated at the Junior Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic in the Under-23 classification, winning two gold medals in 15 km free style and 30 km skiatlon.[5] At the 2014 Junior Championships in Val di Fiemme he won gold in individual sprint.[6]

2011–15: World Cup debut and new coaching staff

Ustiugov debuted on 6 February 2011 at the World Cup in the relay event.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Vale di Flemme, Ustiugov and his relay team claimed the bronze medal. However, in the individual 15 km freestyle race, he finished 47th. In the same year, he reached a podium place for the first time in Davos on 15 December, finishing third in the freestyle sprint. The following month he won a stage in the Czech Nové Město in the freestyle sprint. He debuted at the 2014 Winter Olympics in sprint, where he finished fifth after falling near the final passage. In May 2014, Ustiugov switched his coach Oleg Perevozchikov in favor of the Swiss-German duo Reto Burgermeister/Isabel Knaute.[7]

2015–17: Tour de Ski champion, world champion

In the 2015–16 WC season, in January 2015, he and Alexey Petukhov won the team sprint event at a World Cup stage in Otepää. In Rybinsk, he finished second in freestyle sprint and third in individual 15 km freestyle. He participated at the 2016 Tour de Ski, reaching third place overall.[8] In the Nove Mesto stage, he won silver and bronze in the 15 km freestyle and relay event, subsequently. In February, he won the mass start 15 km free style event in Swedish Falun.[9] At the season-ending Ski Tour Canada, he clinched second place overall, reaching five times the pedestal.

In October, Ustyugov and other skiers, including Evgeny Belov and Stanislav Volzhentsev, conflicted with Burgermeister-Knaute, leading to the President of the Russian Federation of Cross-Country Skiing and main coach of the Russian national team Elena Vyalbe allowing him to switch the coaching group; German Markus Kramer, who previously coached 2014 Olympic Champion Alexander Legkov among others, was chosen as the new head coach for Ustiugov.[10]

In the new season, Ustiugov won the 2016-17 Tour de Ski in January. He then went on to win five stages, only losing in the 6th. In the last stage, the final climb, he started first and, by saving the handicap, won the overall tour. He was the second Russian since Legkov to win the Tour de Ski. Ustiugov also set a record for the most wins in succession (5). Before him, the record was four winning stages in a row, set by Johnsrud Sundby.[11]

He started the 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships by winning the silver medal in the sprint competition.[12] Then he went on winning his first ever gold medal at the Championships in 30 km skiathlon.[13][14] With Nikita Kriukov he won his second gold medal in the team sprint.[15]

After the Championships, Ustiugov took another spot on the podium in Drammen after finishing third in the final in the classical sprint. Overall, he finished the season second after Johnsrud Sundby.

2017–18: Steadiness and Decline

Ustiugov did not start well in the next season, finishing 23rd in the Ruka Triple. However, between the Ruka Triple and the Tour de Ski, he rebounded and finished three times as runner-up in three different disciplines (sprint, individual, and pursuit). At first, he started well to defend the Tour de Ski title after he finished first, tenth, and second in Lenzerheide, in the sprint, individual, and pursuit, respectively, but beginning with the next stage he always finished beyond the top-10 position, and in the pursuit climb he did not participate, leaving him without a place in the overall tour ranking; during the mass start stage in Val di Fiemme he finished with pain in the back and so could not participate in the deciding stage.[16]

Amidst the doping accusations, several clean athletes, including Ustiugov, An and Shipulin, were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics, including Ustiugov.[17] Prior to the Olympics, Ustiugov participated at the 50 km marathon event of the Ski Classics series in Cortina d'Ampezzo, finishing third.[18] After his appeal and that of 46 other athletes to the Court of Arbitration for Sport were declined, Ustiugov participated at the Russian Cup created by the Russian government for athletes who were banned by the IOC and won the team sprint with Alexander Legkov.[19] He skipped the remaining stages that season.[20]

2018–19: Comeback

On 23 October 2018, Ustiugov injured his finger during practice in Val Senales with roller skis.[21] Eight days later, he was successfully operated in Moscow.[22] He returned to practice on 4 November,[23] and on 16 December he came back to sports in Davos, in the eighth stage of the new FIS World Cup season. Ustiugov finished 25th.[24]

In the 13th edition of the Tour de Ski, Ustiugov won the second stage in 15 km individual freestyle, exactly a year after his last victory. After finishing third, third, and second in Sprint F, 15 km C Mass Start and 15 km C Pursuit, respectively, Ustiugov failed in Stage 6, 15 km C Mass Start in Val di Fiemme. In the third-last round, he got tired and fell behind the leaders, with his teammates Sobakarev, Larkov, and Vylegzhanin taking the lead. The Russians were outskated by Klaebo and De Fabiani before the finish line. Ustiugov finished 16th.[25] In the last pursuit climb stage, he rebounded and won over a minute, almost reaching exhausted Klaebo after showing strong climb performance. As a result, he finished 2nd in the overall classification.[26]

Ustiugov finished the season at the World Ski Championships, during which he received problems with his gallbladders.[27]

2020–21: COVID-19 infection and recovery

Ustiugov tested positive for COVID-19 in October 2020 during practice in Italian Val Senales. He resumed practice in early December after slowly recovering from the infection.[28] He returned competing in a national, non-World Cup event in Kirovo-Chepetsk in January 2021. In his first World Cup participation for a while, Ustiugov and his relay partners finished third in Lahti. While not winning a podium place this season, he qualified thrice to the sprint finals in Falun, Ulricehamn, and Oberstdorf.

Personal life

Sergey Ustiugov was born in Mezhdurechensky as one of the youngest children in a large family; he is of Mansi descent.[29] He married junior cross-country ski champion Elena Soboleva on 9 August 2019.[30] Their child, Kira, was born on 17 January 2020.[31]

He is nicknamed "The Moose" (лось, los' ) by his fans.[32]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[33]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201421———5——
202229———[a]8Gold —

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

  • 7 medals – (2 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20132047———Bronze—
20152228——16——
201724—GoldSilverSilverSilverGold
201926—9—DSQSilver—
202128———5——

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
2013205510223————36—
20142111466—5——11—
201522264462nd place, silver medalist(s)47————
201623456—213rd place, bronze medalist(s)——2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017242nd place, silver medalist(s)75—351st place, gold medalist(s)———
201825121012—23DNF———
201926101735——2nd place, silver medalist(s)———
2020278819—102nd place, silver medalist(s)DNF——
202128393918——————
2022[note 1]29191221——————

Individual podiums

  • 15 victories – (4 WC, 11 SWC)
  • 46 podiums – (21 WC, 25 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12013–1415 December 2013 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
211 January 2014Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
32014–1523 January 2015Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
424 January 20151.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
52015–161 January 2016 Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
65 January 2016Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
71–10 January 2016SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
823 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
914 February 2016Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
101 March 2016Canada Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
112 March 201617.5 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
124 March 2016Canada Quebec City, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
135 March 201615 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
149 March 2016Canada Canmore, Canada15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup2nd
151–12 March 2016Canada Ski Tour CanadaOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
162016–173 December 2016Norway Lillehammer, Norway10 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
1711 December 2016 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1831 December 2016 Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
191 January 201710 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
203 January 2017Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup1st
214 January 201715 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
226 January 2017Italy Toblach, Italy10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
237 January 2017Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
2431 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
2518 February 2017Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
268 March 2017Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
272017–182 December 2017Norway Lillehammer, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
2810 December 2017 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2917 December 2017Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit CWorld Cup2nd
3030 December 2017 Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
311 January 201815 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
322018–1930 December 2018Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
331 January 2019 Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
342 January 2019 Germany  Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
353 January 201915 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
3629 December 2018
– 6 January 2019		ItalySwitzerlandGermany Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
372019–2015 December 2019Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3828 December 2019Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland15 km Mass Start FStage World Cup1st
3931 December 2019Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
401 January 202015 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
413 January 2020Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
424 January 20201.5 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
4328 December 2019
– 5 January 2020		SwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
442021–2228 November 2021 Finland  Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup2nd
4511 December 2021 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
4612 December 202115 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
  • 7 podiums – (6 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12014–1518 January 2015Estonia Otepää, Estonia6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stPetukhov
22015–1624 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Legkov / Chervotkin
32016–1718 December 2016France La Clusaz, France4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Legkov / Chervotkin
42018–1927 January 2019Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndLarkov / Bolshunov / Melnichenko
52019–208 December 2019Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stYakimushkin / Belov / Poroshkin
62020–2124 January 2021Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSemikov / Yakimushkin / Melnichenko
72021–225 December 2021Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndTerentyev / Semikov / Maltsev

Notes

  1. ↑ On 1 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIS decided not to allow athletes from Russian and Belarus to take part in FIS competitions, with an immediate effect.[34]

References

  1. ↑ Краснов А. (29 April 2016). "Сергей Устюгов: прямая линия с читателями журнала "Лыжный спорт"" (in Russian). Журнал «Лыжный Спорт». Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Краснов А. (8 January 2017). "Сергей Устюгов: "Я выиграл этот Тур не только ради себя, но и ради тех ребят, которых от него отстранили"" (in Russian). Lyzhnyy Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Сергей Устюгов — победитель юниорского Первенства Мира в лыжном спринте; Глеб Ретивых — бронзовый призёр!" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 28 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Юрий Каминский: у нас есть целая россыпь ярких талантов, которых мы должны грамотно подвести к Сочи-2014" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Сергей Устюгов: в Сочи буду выступать в спринте" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 30 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Сергей Устюгов выиграл спринтерскую гонку на ЧМ среди юниоров и молодёжи" (in Russian). 29 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Елена Вяльбе: у меня не было сомнений, идти или нет на второй срок в качестве президента Федерации лыжных гонок России" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 21 May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ↑ N. Maryanchik (10 February 2016). "Бронзовый "Тур" Устюгова" (in Russian). Sport-Express. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Сергей Устюгов победил на шведском этапе Кубка мира в лыжной гонке на 15 км с масс-старта!" (in Russian). Sports Information Agency "Ves' Sport". 14 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Устюгов, Белов и Волженцев перешли к Крамеру". Openski (in Russian). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ↑ N. Maryanchik (8 January 2017). "Русский. Чистый. Первый! Сергей Устюгов — Победитель "Тур де Ски"" (in Russian). Sport-Express. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Men's sprint results Lahti 2017
  13. ↑ Men's skiathlon results Lahti 2017
  14. ↑ Устюгов вырвал у Сундбю золото чемпионата мира в Лахти
  15. ↑ Men's team sprint results Lahti 2017
  16. ↑ Большунов повторил финиш ходока. Как завершился «Тур де Ски»
  17. ↑ Шипулин и Устюгов отсутствуют в списке приглашённых на ОИ спортсменов
  18. ↑ Устюгов стал третьим в лыжном марафоне в Италии
  19. ↑ Легков и Устюгов победили в командном спринте в финале лыжного Кубка России
  20. ↑ Вяльбе: Устюгов принял решение пропустить оставшиеся этапы Кубка мира
  21. ↑ Лыжник Устюгов доставлен в больницу после падения на тренировке
  22. ↑ Устюгов успешно прооперирован в Москве
  23. ↑ Устюгов возобновил тренировки после травмы
  24. ↑ Белов выиграл мужскую индивидуальную гонку на 15 км свободным стилем в Давосе
  25. ↑ Всё кончено? Устюгова «вырубило» в масс-старте
  26. ↑ Клебо впервые выиграл «Тур де Ски», Устюгов — второй, отыграв более минуты
  27. ↑ Крамер: Устюгову будет сделана операция
  28. ↑ С. Устюгов: перенёс в октябре COVID и до сих пор не могу прийти в себя
  29. ↑ Darya Shchekotova (11 February 2014). "В лыжных гонках болеем сегодня за бывшего биатлониста и боксера Сергея Устюгова" (in Russian). Regional TV Company "Yugra". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  30. ↑ Вяльбе рассказала, как свадьба изменит отношение Устюгова к лыжным гонкам
  31. ↑ «Я папа». Лыжник Устюгов познакомился с новорождённой дочерью
  32. ↑ Устюгов почти подрался с Клэбо, Ретивых выиграл бронзу. Итоги личного спринта на ЧМ
  33. ↑ "Sergey Ustiugov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  34. ↑ "Russian and Belarusian Athletes not to take part in FIS Competitions". FIS. 1 March 2022.
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