Vladimir Lebedev

Vladimir Nikolaevich Lebedev (Russian Владимир Николаевич Лебедев; born April 23, 1984 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan ) is a Russian freestyle skis. He specializes in the discipline Aerials ( jumping).

Biography

At the World Championship 1999 in Hasliberg Lebedev made ​​his first international appearance. His debut in the Freestyle World Cup he had on 12 January 2002 in Mont- Tremblant, where he was 22 and immediately won the first World Cup points. He could also qualify for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, where he will be with space 14 by then achieved the best result. As of the fourth World Cup competition in Lake Placid, he penetrated on 17 January 2003 for the first time in front of the top. In the winter of 2003/ 04 was a 7th place his best result.

After a slow start to the season Lebedev succeeded on March 11, 2005, the first World Cup podium as he jumped to 3rd place in Madonna di Campiglio. End of the season he won his first Russian Championship. His results in the course of the World Cup season 2005/ 06 did not suggest a success at the Olympic Winter Games in 2006. However, when Olympic competition in Sauze d' Oulx he surprised by winning the bronze medal, behind the Chinese Han Xiaopeng and the White Russians Dsmitryj Daschtschynski.

A 5th place was Lebedev's best result in the World Cup season 2006/ 07. As a fourth at the 2007 World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio, he just missed a medal. The best ever World Cup result he achieved on February 1, 2008 # 2 in Deer Valley. After a mediocre season 2008/ 09 he won for the second time the Russian Championship. Due to injury, had to Lebedev, the entire 2009/10 season sidelined, 2011, he was no more than 16 square.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Salt Lake City 2002: 14 Aerials
  • Turin 2006: 3 Aerials

World Championships

  • Hasliberg 1999: 23 Aerials
  • Whistler 2001: 26 Aerials
  • Deer Valley 2003: 27 Aerials
  • Ruka 2005: 13 Aerials
  • Madonna di Campiglio, 2007: 4 Aerials
  • Inawashiro 2009: 21 Aerials

World Cup

  • Season 2007/ 08: 7 Aerials World Cup
  • 9 placings in the top ten, including two podiums

Other successes

  • Two Russian league titles (2005, 2009)
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