Larisa Kurkina
Russian cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (Russian: Лариса Николаевна Куркина) born December 18, 1973) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-12-18) December 18, 1973 (age 50) Bryansk, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 7 – (2003–2006, 2008–2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurkina won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fifth in the 30 km at those same championships. She also has one individual victory in a 2004 individual sprint event in Russia.