Summary
Maxim Alekseyevich Burov (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Буров; born 5 June 1998) is a Russian freestyle skier.[1][2] A three-time World Champion, he won back-to-back titles in individual aerials, in 2019 and 2021, becoming the first Russian and the fourth male aerial skier to do that. He participated at two Winter Olympics and competed in the men's aerials by representing Olympic Athletes from Russia in 2018 and Russian Olympic Committee in 2022.[3][4][5][6]
| Maxim Burov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Maxim Alekseyevich Burov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1998 Yaroslavl, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Sports school No. 3, Yaroslavl Olympic Sports Center, Moscow Oblast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His elder brother, Ilya Burov, is a fellow freestyle aerials skier and has competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics and in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[7][8] The brothers competed at the men's aerials freestyle skiing event in the 2018 Winter Olympics, with Ilya winning a bronze medal in the event while Maxim Burov finished in 15th position.[9] Four years later they competed at the men's aerials freestyle skiing event in the 2022 Winter Olympics, with Ilya winning a bronze medal again while Maxim finished in 16th position.
World Cup podiums edit
Individual podiums edit
- 14 wins
- 17 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 14 January 2017 |  Lake Placid, United States |
3rd |
| 4 March 2017 | Moscow, Russia |
3rd | |
| 2017–18 | 12 January 2018 | Deer Valley, United States |
1st |
| 20 January 2018 | Lake Placid, United States |
1st | |
| 2018–19 | 19 January 2019 | Lake Placid, United States |
1st |
| 23 February 2019 |  Minsk, Belarus |
1st | |
| 2019–20 | 22 December 2019 |  Shimao Lotus Mountain, China |
2nd |
| 23 February 2019 | Deer Valley, United States |
1st | |
| 2020–21 | 4 December 2020 |  Ruka, Finland |
1st |
| 16 January 2021 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
1st | |
| 17 January 2021 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
1st | |
| 23 January 2021 | Moscow, Russia |
1st | |
| 30 January 2021 | Minsk, Belarus |
1st | |
| 2021–22 | 2 December 2020 | Ruka, Finland |
1st |
| 3 December 2021 | Ruka, Finland |
1st | |
| 10 December 2021 | Ruka, Finland |
1st | |
| 11 December 2021 | Ruka, Finland |
1st |
Team podiums edit
- 3 wins
- 5 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 18 December 2016 | Beida Lake, China |
1st | Alexandra Orlova Liubov Nikitina |
| 2017–18 | 17 December 2017 | Beijing/Secret Garden, China |
3rd | Liubov Nikitina Ilya Burov |
| 2019–20 | 22 December 2019 | Shimao Lotus Mountain, China |
1st | Liubov Nikitina Pavel Krotov |
| 2020–21 | 17 January 2021 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
1st | Anastasia Prytkova Pavel Krotov |
| 2021–22 | 3 December 2021 | Ruka, Finland |
2nd | Liubov Nikitina Stanislav Nikitin |
Season titles edit
- 3 titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Aerials |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Freestyle Skiing – sport_hp-ss – Athlete: Maxim BUROV". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "БУРОВ Максим Алексеевич | Российские спортсмены и специалисты | Спортивная Россия". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (25 January 2018). "Russia names 169-athlete Olympic roster". NBC Sports OlympicTalk. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing | Athlete Profile: Maxim BUROV – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "BUROV Maxim". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "BUROV Maxim | Athletes | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018". Pyeong Chang 2018 | CBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "BUROV Ilia | Athletes | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018". Pyeong Chang 2018 | CBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing | Athlete Profile: Ilia BUROV – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing | Event Schedule Men's Aerials – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
