Andrei Drygin

Andrei Drygin (Russian: Андрей Дрыгин; born June 12, 1977 in Krasnoyarsk ) is an alpine skier from Russia, who competes for Tajikistan since 2001. It was 2002, 2006 and 2010, the only athlete of Tajikistan at the Olympic Winter Games.

Career

Drygin participated exclusively in FIS races and national championships in Russia until the 1999/2000 season. In addition to some top- 10 finishes in FIS races his greatest success was at this time the profit of Russian descent Championship in March 2000. During the winter 2000/ 01 he started for the first time in more occupied FIS competitions outside of his home country, but did not reach here the results he achieved in Russia.

In the 2001 /02 season Drygin joined the Tajik Association. In February 2002, he was the only athlete in this country for the first participation of Tajikistan at the Olympic Winter Games. He started in Salt Lake City in the Super- G and giant slalom, but different in both competitions from. On October 27, 2002 in Soelden Drygin gave his debut in the World Cup. Here he reached in the first round but only the 71st and last place and failed therefore to qualify for the second run. In the next few years Drygin mainly took part in FIS races until he played his next World Cup race in January 2006. After two failures in the Super- G and Slalom of Kitzbühel he succeeded on January 28, with the 42nd, while last place in the downhill in Garmisch -Partenkirchen the first countable income. The next day he classified himself as the last of the Super G on rank 53 This was his last World Cup races so far.

At the Olympic Winter Games 2006 in Turin Drygin was again the only participant of Tajikistan. He finished third in the Super-G and Downhill each space 51, but different in the giant slalom from. In the next few years Drygin started again in FIS races and celebrated on 23 March 2009 in Super -G by Scheregesch his first victory. In January 2010, he played his first four European Cup races on the Patscherkofel and in Les Orres. His best result was the 73rd place in the Super G in Les Orres, in the other three races he only finish last. In February 2010, for the third time Drygin took part in Winter Olympics and was the only active again in his country. He scored the second to last or last to 44th place in the Super -G and the 59th rank in the downhill. In the giant slalom as he had 57 more than 20 racers behind.

Player's record

Olympic Winter Games

  • Salt Lake City 2002: excreted in the Giant Slalom and Super G
  • Turin 2006: 51 Super -G, Downhill 51, ​​excreted in the giant slalom
  • Vancouver 2010: 44 Super -G, Giant Slalom 57th, 59th exit, resigned in slalom

Other successes

  • Russian champion in the downhill in 2000
  • A victory in a FIS race
Winter Olympic Games Sheregesh Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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