Ivan Babikov

Ivan Sergeyevich Babikov (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Бабиков); born July 4, 1980 in Syktyvkar, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR) is a Russian-born Canadian cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2016. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, he earned his best finish of fifth in the 15km + 15km double pursuit, and was fourth in 2013 World Championship 15 km freestyle, representing Canada.

Ivan Babikov
Ivan Babikov in 2008
Country Canada
Born (1980-07-04) July 4, 1980
Syktyvkar, Soviet Union
Ski clubFoothills Nordic Ski Club
World Cup career
Seasons2006–2016
Individual wins1
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts164
Team starts11
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2013)
Discipline titles0

He was raised in Kozhva,Pechora Region, Komi Republic) and studied in Syktyvkar state University[[Syktyvkar] Sport faculty (1997-2004], Russia.[1]

Skiing

Babikov immigrated to Canada in the spring of 2003, as he and his mother joined his sister, who had moved to this country in 1998, in the Toronto area. Initially, Babikov had no intentions of skiing after his career had stalled in Russia. But that fall he moved to Canmore and began competing with the Canadian team, but with a Russian license from the International Skiing Federation (FIS). Without Canadian citizenship, however, he chose to return to Russia and was selected to compete for that country at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. He continued to compete for Russia in 2006-07 after a bid to fast-track his Canadian citizenship was unsuccessful.

By this time, Babikov was determined to make his home in Canada, especially after his mother was granted her citizenship. Midway through the 2007-08 season, Babikov also officially became Canadian and began representing the maple leaf internationally in 2008-09. In January 2009 he finished first in the final stage of the Tour de Ski, becoming just the second Canadian man (and still just one of four) to win a World Cup race. It was the first World Cup victory by a Canadian man since Pierre Harvey in March 1988.

Babikov was part of the home team at Vancouver 2010, where the men’s cross-country team posted several unprecedented results. In the event now known as the 30 km skiathlon, Babikov placed a Canadian best-ever fifth in a race in which three Canadians were in the top-10. He also finished a best-ever eighth in the 15 km freestyle race and helped the 4 × 10 km relay team to a seventh place finish.

Babikov has 33 individual career victories up to 50 km at lesser events from 2003 to 2006.

He competed in 2006 Winter Olympics for Russia (he was 13th in 30 km skiathlon) and in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, finishing seventh in the 4 × 10 km relay. In Vancouver he showed his best personal Olympic results: He was fifth in the skiathlon and eighth in 15 km freestyle.

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in June, 2016 and joined the coaching staff of the Canadian National Cross-Country Ski Team.[2]

Change of nationality

Babikov lived in Canada in spring 2003 on a sponsorship, and got his Canadian citizenship in December 2007. In 2008, he still had to ski for Russia, according to rules about the licenses from International Ski Federation. He officially became a Canadian ski competitor in January 2009.[3] Now he lives in Alberta.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200626221338———
2010308533—7—
201434392420—12—

World Championships
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200727——45———
200929—4016—5—
201131301517—12—
201333431DNF—12—
201535202330—10—

World Cup results

Season standings
 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
2006264529—N/AN/AN/AN/A
20072713683—N/A—N/AN/A
2008288453—N/A——N/A
2009294625NCN/A3533N/A
2010302327NCN/A917N/A
2011314233NC412116N/A
2012325234NC4627—N/A
2013332020NC25741N/A
2014344030NC361523N/A
2015356743NC2830N/AN/A
2016363832NC5029N/A14

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 SWC)
  • 3 podiums – (3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12008–0916 March 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
2 2012–13 6 January 2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
3 2013–14 5 January 2014 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12006–074 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stNovikov / Chernousov / Shiryayev
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References
  1. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080125.MAKI25/TPStory/Sports/columnists
  2. "Babikov retires, moves to coaching". RMO Today. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. Article Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine from The Province newspaper, 16 Jan 2009
  4. "BABIKOV Ivan". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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