Ruslan Murashov

Ruslan Nikolaevich Murashov (Russian: Руслан Николаевич Мурашов; born 29 December 1992) is a Russian speed skater.

Ruslan Murashov
Murashov at the 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Kolonma
Personal information
Full nameRuslan Nikolaevich Murashov
NationalityRussian
Born (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992
Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Alma materMoscow State Regional Institute of Social Studies and Humanities
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, team sprint
ClubCentral Sports Army Club
Turned pro14 November 2014
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Russia
World Single Distances Championships
2019 Inzell500 m
2016 Kolomna500 m
2020 Salt Lake City500 m
2017 Gangneung500 m
2019 InzellTeam sprint
European Championships
2020 HeerenveenTeam sprint
2020 Heerenveen500 m

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 Junior World Cup series in 1000m and 500m. He debuted as a Senior in 2013 season and competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. Murashov, however did not made 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.[1]

In 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, a gold in 500 m in a time of 34.67.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

World Cup results

World Cup podiums
Date Season Location Rank Event[5]
14 November 20142014–15Obihiro500 m
21 November 20142014–15Seoul500 m
22 March 20152014–15Erfurt500 m
14 November 20152015–16CalgaryTeam sprint
11 December 20152015–16HeerenveenTeam sprint
13 December 20152015–16Heerenveen500 m
29 January 20162015–16Stavanger500 m
31 January 20162015–16Stavanger500 m
11 March 20162015–16Heerenveen500 m
12 March 20162015–16HeerenveenTeam sprint
13 March 20162015–16Heerenveen500 m
3 December 20162016–17Astana500 m
4 December 20162016–17Astana500 m
9 December 20162016–17Heerenveen500 m
29 January 20172016–17Berlin500 m
12 November 20172017–18HeerenveenTeam sprint
12 November 20172017–18Salt Lake CityTeam sprint
9 December 20172017–18Salt Lake City500 m
25 November 20182018–19TomakomaiTeam sprint
9 December 20182018–19Tomaszów MazowieckiTeam sprint
3 February 20192018–19Hamar500 m
6 December 20192019–20Nur-Sultan500 m
13 December 20192019–20NaganoTeam sprint
7 February 20202019–20Calgary500 m

Overall rankings
Season Event Rank
2014–15500 m
2015–16500 m
Team sprint

References
  1. "Richardson takes ladies' Grand World Cup as the season ends in Erfurt". ISU. 22 March 2015.
  2. "Kulizhnikov onderuit op tweede omloop, Murashov profiteert". schaatsupdate.nl. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. "Kulizhnikov wins 500m world title at World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ISU WORLD SINGLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 – 6. RESULT MEN 500m
  5. "SSS Profile".
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