Aleksandr Yegorov (luger)

Alexander Sergeyevich Yegorov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Егоров; born 26 October 1985 in Kandalakscha ) is a Russian natural track luge. He also starts in the recliner, but achieved its greatest success in the doubles. Together with his partner Pyotr Popov 2007 he became vice world champion, won two bronze medals at the European Championships and in 2005 was European Junior Champion. In the double World Cup so far won a race and achieved a further six podium finishes.

Career

Making his first appearance in an international competition was Alexander Yegorov in the World Cup race in Moscow, where he finished eleventh and penultimate place in the doubles on January 19, 2003, in cooperation with Pyotr Popov. Popov, who drove before with Mikhail Trufanow, remained henceforth be doubles partners. Two weeks after the World Cup debut scored Yegorov at the Junior European Championship 2003 in Kreuth twelfth place in the single-seater and with Popov fifth in doubles. Another week later, the duo Yegorov / Popov finished in tenth place at the 2003 World Cup in Železniki, in the single-seater came Yegorov on rank 31 As in the previous season took Yegorov / Popov in the season 2003/2004 only at the World Cup races in Moscow. This time they reached the sixth of eight evaluated doubles. At the Junior World Championship 2004 in Kindberg Yegorov took 14th place in the single-seater and fourth in doubles and at the 2004 European Championships in Huttau at number 22 in the single-seater and sixth in doubles.

In the next two years, Alexander Yegorov and Pyotr Popov started in several World Cup races. In the season 2004/2005 she participated in four of six races in part, came every time in the top eight and occupied so that the overall World Cup eighth. On January 23, 2005 Alexander Yegorov launched in Latzfons also the first time in single-seaters in a World Cup race and finished it in 26th place in the 2005/2006 season they started in the first three World Cup races, achieved in Longiaru and Olang each fifth place in Kindberg Rank eight and were thus Seventh in doubles overall World Cup. In single-seater Yegorov participated in this winter at any World Cup races. Great successes were achieved by Alexander Yegorov at the European Junior Championship in 2005 in his hometown Kandalakscha. Together with Pyotr Popov, he was almost three seconds ahead of Austrian Mario Schernthaner and Siegfried troop Junior European Champion in doubles. Previously, this has two Russian doubles pairing was successful. In single-seater Yegorov reached his fifth so far the only Russian a top 10 placing at the European Junior Championships. In one month before discharged World Championship 2005 in Laces he was 24 in the recliner, seventh in doubles and also seventh with the team Russia II the team competition, together with Julija Wetlowa, Denis Alimov and Roman Molwistow. In the 2006 European Championship in Obergurgl achieved Yegorov / Popov eighth in doubles, in the single-seater Yegorov did not start this time.

Since the season 2006/2007 Alexander Yegorov and Pyotr Popov in all World Cup races at the start and celebrated on January 14, 2007 in Umhausen their first and only World Cup victory, when she 16 hundredths of a second before the Russian number-one double Pawel Porschnew and Ivan Lazarev came to the finish. Another podium finish - third place on 9 February in moss in pass eggs - and five finishes among the top seven helped them to fourth place in the overall World Cup and thus to their best result so far in the overall standings. Even in single-seat Alexander Yegorov was back at the start. He participated in four of the six World Cup races in part, drove three times into the top 20 and achieved the best result 15th in Longiaru, so he was 23 in single-seat World Cup and thus also achieved his best overall result. Your good form showed Alexander Yegorov and Pyotr Popov also at the 2007 World Championships in Canada Grande Prairie, where they on their compatriots Porschnew / Lazarev won by 1.42 seconds behind the silver medal in the doubles and also together with Julija Wetlowa as Team Russia II Fourth in team competition were. On Einsitzerwettbewerb Yegorov did not participate.

In the 2007/2008 season Alexander Yegorov started again only in the doubles. The duo Yegorov / Popov initially scored two seventh places, then came twice in the top five and finished the season with two third place finishes in Železniki, which they reached the fifth place in the overall World Cup. At the 2008 European Championships in Olang they won behind their compatriots Porschnew / Lazarev and the Italians Patrick Pigneter and Florian Clara the bronze medal. In single-seater Alexander Yegorov took place on 15 and achieved the best result achieved so far a Russian natural track luge in the single-seater at the European Championships. Prior to the 17th place of Denis Alimov was the best result at the European Championships in 1999. In the 2008/2009 season Yegorov / Popov remained without podium. Their best result was the fourth rank in German oven, twice they came in fifth place and all the other races, they finished at least in the top eight. However, the overall World Cup they fell back to seventh place - just one point behind the sixth-placed Christian Schatz and Gerhard Muhlbacher. Alexander Yegorov also denied another three world cup races in the single-seater, was twice 15 and even 21 and the overall World Cup 28 at the World Cup 2009 in Moos in Passeier Yegorov drove as best Russian number 22 in the single-seater, while the duo Yegorov / Popov in doubles immediately behind their teammates Porschnew / Lazarev finished fifth. In the team competition came Alexander Yegorov and Pyotr Popov - again with Julija Wetlowa as Team Russia II - at eighth place.

At the beginning of the 2009/2010 season Yegorov / Popov return two podium finishes in the World Cup; they achieved in Novouralsk the third and second place. However, after they came in no more World Cup races in the top five and were able to improve the overall World Cup only one place to sixth. In single-seater Alexander Yegorov launched in two World Cup races, scoring rankings to rank 20 At the European Championships 2010 in St. Sebastian won Yegorov / Popov as two years ago in Olang the bronze medal in the doubles - this time behind Patrick Pigneter and Florian Clara and the poles Andrzej Laszczak and Damian Waniczek. In single-seater Alexander Yegorov also reached two years ago again as the best Russian 15th Place. In addition, Alexander Yegorov and were Pyotr Popov - together with Ekaterina Lawrentjewa the first time in team Russia I starting - Fifth in the team competition. In the first race of the season 2010/2011 Alexander Yegorov reached eleventh place in Novouralsk his best result in the World Cup single-seater. However, this was also his only single-seater start this winter. Also in doubles took Yegorov / Popov participate only in the first two World Cup races in Novouralsk where they fifth and third respectively.

In the season 2011/2012 Yegorov / Popov started again in five of the six World Cup races, occupied seats between fifth and tenth place and were ninth in the overall World Cup. In single-seater Yegorov participated in four races. He scored its best result a 13th place in Novouralsk and leveled with the 23th overall for his best single-seater overall result. At the European Championships 2012 in Novouralsk Yegorov took for the third time in a row the 15th place in the recliner, while he was seventh in doubles with Pyotr Popov. The team competition ended Yegorov / Popov with Lyudmila Aksenenko and Stanislaw Kowschik in Russia II team in sixth place.

Achievements

(Double seater with Pyotr Popov )

World Championships

• Železniki 2003: 31 seater, 10 seater double
• Laces 2005: 24 seater, 7 doubles, 7 team
• Grande Prairie 2007: 2 doubles, 4 crew
• Moos in Passeier 2009: 22 seater, 5 doubles, 8 team

European Championships

• Huttau 2004: 22 seater, 6 two-seater
• Umhausen 2006: 8th double seater
• Olang 2008: 15 seater, 3 seater double
• St. Sebastian, 2010: 15 -seater, 3 doubles, 5 team
• Novouralsk 2012: 15 seater, 7 doubles, 6 team

Junior World Championships

• Kindberg 2004: 14 single-seat, 4 doubles

European Junior Championships

• Kreuth 2003: 12 seater, 5 doubles
• Kandalakscha 2005: 5 seater, 1 two seater

World Cup

• 4th place overall in doubles Luge World Cup in the 2006/2007 season
• 5th overall in doubles Luge World Cup in the 2007 /2008 season
• A further six times in the top ten in doubles overall World Cup
• Twice in the Top 25 in the single-seat World Cup
• Seven podium finishes in doubles, including a win: