Ivan Babikov

Ivan Babikov, born as Ivan Sergeyevich Babikow (Russian Иван Сергеевич Бабиков / Ivan Sergeevič Babikov ) ( born July 4, 1980 in Syktyvkar, Komi ASSR, Soviet Union ) is a Canadian cross-country skiers of Russian origin, who competed for Russia until 2007.

Babikow lives, first with the help of a sponsor, since 2003 in Canada. He made ​​his debut in the World Cup in December 2005 in the Canadian Vernon in a pursuit race and finished the competition in 14th place only five days later he arrived in Canmore about 15 km in free technique with rank 4 his best World Cup result. Overall, he managed to achieve a top ten result two more times at World Cup competitions. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo 2007 he took part of Russia, before he received Canadian citizenship in December 2007. By 2008, he had to start according to the FIS rules even for Russia.

In January 2009, he then celebrated for Canada at the Tour de Ski 2008/2009, its greatest success when he won the final mountain tracking with the fastest run time. However, in the overall standings, he was not about rank 36. In the subsequent World Championships in Liberec, he was part of the Canadian season, which could prove a 5th place. In February 2010, he achieved a 5th place in the 30 km double pursuit and a 8th place about 15 km freestyle at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

He lives with his wife and son in Canmore (Alberta).

World Cup wins

Singles

( DS ) = stage win in the course of Tour de Ski

Team

1 with Sergey Novikov, Ilya Tschernoussow and Sergei Shiryaev