Nikolay Pankratov

Nikolay Vladimirovich Pankratov (Russian: Николай Владимирович Панкратов) (born December 23, 1982 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005, and finished 10th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 championships in Oberstdorf.

Nikolay Pankratov
Nikolay Pankratov in 2008
Country	Russia
Born	(1982-12-23) 23 December 1982 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	2003–2010
Individual wins	1
Team wins	2
Indiv. podiums	4
Team podiums	9
Indiv. starts	113
Team starts	16
Overall titles	0 – (16th in 2007)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia World Championships 2007 Sapporo 4 × 10 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 2001 Karpacz 4 × 10 km relay

Pankratov also finished eighth in the 4 x 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. His only individual win was in a 10 km event in Italy in 2003.

In 2010, Pankratov was allegedly caught with the forbidden substance actovegin when crossing the border to Switzerland.[1]

Olympic results

Year	Age	15 km  individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km  mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2006	23	—	—	18	—	—	—
2010	27	—	32	—	—	8	—

World Championship results

• 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km  individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km  mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2005	22	—	10	29	—	Bronze	—
2007	24	36	—	9	—	Silver	—

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

World Cup standings

Season	Age	Season standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
2003	21	114	N/A	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	22	20	18	37	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	23	38	25	42	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	24	53	46	43	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	25	16	33	21	N/A	10	N/A
2008	26	24	14	108	N/A	18	35
2009	27	93	57	NC	N/A	31	41
2010	28	45	46	35	N/A	DNF	23

Individual podiums

• 1 victory – (1 SWC)
• 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2003–04	13 December 2003	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
2	2006–07	21 January 2007	Rybinsk, Russia	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
3	2007–08	2 January 2008	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
4		22 January 2008	Canmore, Canada	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
• 9 podiums – (7 RL, 2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2003–04	11 January 2004	Otepää, Estonia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Ivanov / Alypov / Vilissov
2		7 February 2004	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Ivanov / Dementyev / Novikov
3		6 March 2004	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Rochev
4	2004–05	15 December 2004	Asiago, Italy	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	2nd	Rochev
5	2006–07	19 November 2006	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Rochev / Legkov / Dementyev
6		17 December 2006	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Rochev / Legkov / Dementyev
7		25 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Rochev / Legkov / Vylegzhanin
8	2007–08	25 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Rochev / Legkov / Dementyev
9	2009–10	22 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Vylegzhanin / Legkov / Chernousov

References

1. Vinton, Nathaniel (14 September 2010). "Actovegin resurfaces in Europe as former Russian Olympian Nikolai Pankratov is caught with drug". New York Daily News. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
2. "Athlete : PANKRATOV Nikolay". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

External links

• Nikolai Pankratov at the International Ski Federation