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Pavel Kulizhnikov

Pavel Aleksandrovich Kulizhnikov (Russian: Павел Александрович Кулижников; born 20 April 1994) is a Russian speed skater. He won the men's 500 metres event at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships as well as the 2015 World Sprint Championships, becoming the youngest winner since speed skating icon Eric Heiden of the United States.[1] In 2015, he became the first speed skater to finish the 500-meter in under 34 seconds with a world record of 33.98.[2] In 2020 he became the first speed skater to break 1:06 in the 1000 metres. At the 2016 World Single Distance Championships, Kulizhnikov won the men's 500 m and 1000 m, becoming the first man to win gold in both distances at the same speed skating World Single Distances Championships.[3]

Pavel Kulizhnikov
WSDSSC Kolomna 2016 - Pavel Kulizhnikov 2.JPG
Kulizhnikov in 2016
Personal information
Full namePavel Aleksandrovich Kulizhnikov
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30)
Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m, team sprint
ClubCentral Sports Army Club
Turned pro14 November 2014
Coached byDmitry Dorofeyev
World Cup wins37
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Russia
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2019 Heerenveen Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kolomna 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kolomna 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Heerenveen 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Inzell Team sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kolomna 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kolomna Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kolomna 500 m
World Junior Championships
Disqualified 2012 Obihiro 500 m
Disqualified 2012 Obihiro 1000 m
Representing Russian Skating Union
World Single Distance Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Heerenveen 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Heerenveen 1000 m

Career

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Junior

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Kulizhnikov was a talented junior and prodigy, winning numerous of the Junior World Cup in the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 seasons. At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Obihiro, Japan, then 17-year-old Kulizhnikov won gold in the 1000 meters and bronze in the 500 meters, but was later disqualified for a doping violation, with his results annulled, and suspended for two years ending his quest to compete at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Kulizhnikov stated that methylhexanamine[4] was found in his body because of a nasal spray for colds.

Senior

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2014–15

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After a two-year doping suspension, Kulizhnikov debuted in his first World Cup series in 2014–2015; he started his competition in Obihiro by taking gold in 1000 meters and silver in 500 meters.[5] He won a total of 3 gold at the 2014–15 World Cup men's 1000 meters and 8 gold in 2014–15 World Cup men's 500 metres. He won gold at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships in 500 meters,[6] as well as the 2015 World Sprint Championships,[7] 18 years later since the last Russian Sergey Klevchenya won Sprint. He is also the youngest speed skater to win since speed skating Icon Eric Heiden of the United States.[1] Kulizhnikov withdrew from the last leg of the World Cup series of the season nursing a back injury, his teammate Ruslan Murashov won the final event of the series in 500 meters in Erfurt, Germany. Kulizhnikov took 1st place in the overall ranking in the men's speed skating for 500 m and 1000 m in the 2014–15 World Cup Series. He underwent back treatment in the first half of the season.

2015–16

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For the 2015–16 season, Kulizhnikov competed at the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary, winning the 500 m with a new Russian record of 34.11. He then won silver in 1000 m, updating his record to 1:07.33. On 15 November 2015, Kulizhnikov broke the world record in men's 500 m, clocking a time of 34.00 seconds to beat the previous record of 34.03 set by Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada in 2007.[8] Five days later at the second World Cup meet in Salt Lake City on 20 November 2015, he improved his world record to 33.98.[9] He then won the men's 1000 m with an updated personal best of 1:06.70. Kuliznikov withdrew from the list in competition at the 2015–16 ISU World Cup in Inzell because of the flu.[10]

He returned to competition at the 2015–16 World Cup in Heerenveen, where he won gold medals in 500 m and 1000 m in a time of 1:08.16 (a track record, and a lowland world record).[11] On the third day of competition in 500 m race, Kulizhnikov unexpectedly fell in the inner corner in his mid-race and finished 20th, teammate Ruslan Murashov won the event. Kulizhnikov was unharmed from the fall and did not suffer any major injuries.[12] In 29–31 January, Kulizhnikov competed at the ISU World Cup in Stavanger winning the gold medals in 500 m and in 1000 m, where he updated his new Lowland world record time of 1:08.10.[13] On 11–14 February, at the 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna, Kulizhnikov won two gold medals, winning the men's 500 m and 1000 m,[14] becoming the first man to win gold in both distances at the same speed skating World Single Distances Championships.[3] In 26–28 February, Kulizhnikov retained his Sprint title winning the 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships held in Seoul, South Korea.[15]

Meldonium case
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On 8 March 2016, it was reported that Kulizhnikov had failed a drug test, testing positive for meldonium, an anti-ischemic drug added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)'s banned substances list in 2016.[16][17] On 13 April, the World Anti-Doping Agency gave amnesty to athletes with the presence of less than one microgram of meldonium in blood. Doping samples in tests conducted on athletes before 1 March 2016 with abnormal levels of the drug are acceptable, WADA cited due to uncertainties and lack of studies for how long meldoniumnstays in the body.[18] On 21 April 2016, the International Skating Union lifted its temporary ban on Kulizhnikov, and he was reinstated in the team since the concentration of meldonium was below the threshold.[19]

The International Skating Union's Official Statement was quoted: "In the case of Meldonium, the WADA recognized that there is currently a lack of clear scientific information on excretion time and considers that in certain circumstances there may be grounds for no fault or negligence on the part of the athlete. All mentioned skaters credibly assured the ISU that they had discontinued the use of Meldonium before 1 January 2016, when the substance was included in the prohibited list. In light of the given information, the ISU has decided to lift the provisional suspension imposed on the four skaters, with immediate effect, to stay the results management process and consequently not to disqualify any results at the present stage."[20]

2019–20

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In the 2019–20 World Cup season, Kulizhnikov missed out on the first two stages due to an injury received during practice. He then skipped the following stage in Nur-Sultan. He returned to the ice rink in Nagano, collecting four medals, two of which were gold ones: in the 1000 m and, for the first time, in the team sprint. In the 1000 m event, he set a track record.[21] In the following Calgary stage, he set another track record in the same event.[22]

Kulizhnikov entered the 2020 World Single Distances Championships, taking place at Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City. During the team sprint event, Kulizhnikov tumbled, so his team did not finish the run. The fall resulted in Kulizhnikov having his shoulders dislocated.[23] However, the Russian took part in the 500 m distance and achieved victory. After the 500 m, he planned to skip the 1000 m event.[24] Despite that, Kulizhnikov was persuaded not to do that; as a result, he finished the 1000 m event with a new world record (1:05.69).[25] Kulizhnikov held the world record for just under four years before Jordan Stolz lowered it on 26 January 2024, also in Salt Lake City.[26]

Personal records

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Personal records[27]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 33.61 9 March 2019 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current world record.[2]
1000 m 1:05.69 15 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record until beaten by Jordan Stolz on 26 January 2024.[2]
1500 m 1:47.26 22 January 2015 Kolomna Speed Skating Center, Kolomna
3000 m 3:56.26 11 December 2011 Speed Skating Centre, Kolomna
5000 m 7:04.65 4 February 2012 Speed Skating Centre, Kolomna

World records

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World records[28]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 34.00 15 November 2015 Olympic Oval, Calgary World record until beaten by himself on 20 November 2015.[29]
500 m 33.98 20 November 2015 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record until beaten by himself on 9 March 2019.[29]
500 m 33.61 9 March 2019 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current world record.[2]
1000 m 1:08.10 30 January 2016 Sørmarka Arena, Stavanger Former lowland world record.
1000 m 1:05.69 15 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record until beaten by Jordan Stolz on 26 January 2024.[2]

Achievements

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  • Second-youngest world champion since Eric Heiden of the United States.[1]
  • First male speed skater to win 500m and 1000m gold at the same speed skating World Single Distances Championships.[3]

Tournament overview

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Season 		European
Championships
Single
Distances 		World
Championships
Sprint 		World
Championships
Single
Distances 		World
Cup
GWC

2014–15
ASTANA
  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN
  500m
  1000m		   500m
  1000m

2015–16
SEOUL
  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
KOLOMNA
  500m
  1000m		   500m
  1000m
2016–17

2017–18
KOLOMNA
  500m
  1000m
  Team sprint		   500m
  1000m

World Cup results

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Podiums

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Kulizhnikov at the 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
Date Season Location Rank Event
14 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro   500m
15 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro   1000m
16 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro   500m
21 November 2014 2014–15 Seoul   500m
22 November 2014 2014–15 Seoul   1000m
23 November 2014 2014–15 Seoul   500m
12 December 2014 2014–15 Heerenveen   500m
13 December 2014 2014–15 Heerenveen   1000m
14 December 2014 2014–15 Heerenveen   500m
7 February 2015 2014–15 Heerenveen   500m
7 February 2015 2014–15 Heerenveen   1000m
8 February 2015 2014–15 Heerenveen   500m
8 February 2015 2014–15 Heerenveen   1000m
21 March 2015 2014–15 Erfurt   500m
13 November 2015 2015–16 Calgary   500m
14 November 2015 2015–16 Calgary   1000m
15 November 2015 2015–16 Calgary   500m
20 November 2015 2015–16 Salt Lake City   500m
21 November 2015 2015–16 Salt Lake City   1000m
22 November 2015 2015–16 Salt Lake City   500m
11 December 2015 2015–16 Heerenveen   500m
12 December 2015 2015–16 Heerenveen   1000m
29 January 2016 2015–16 Stavanger   500m
30 January 2016 2015–16 Stavanger   1000m
31 January 2016 2015–16 Stavanger   500m
31 January 2016 2015–16 Stavanger   1000m
12 November 2016 2016–17 Harbin   500m
12 November 2016 2016–17 Harbin   1000m
13 November 2016 2016–17 Harbin   500m
19 November 2016 2016–17 Nagano   1000m
3 December 2016 2016–17 Astana   500m
3 December 2016 2016–17 Astana   1000m
4 December 2016 2016–17 Astana   500m
12 November 2017 2017–18 Heerenveen   1000m
16 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro   500m
17 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro   500m
18 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro   1000m
7 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   500m
7 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   1000m
8 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   500m
15 December 2018 2018–19 Heerenveen   500m
16 December 2018 2018–19 Heerenveen   1000m
2 February 2019 2018–19 Hamar   500m
3 February 2019 2018–19 Hamar   500m
9 March 2019 2018–19 Salt Lake City   500m
13 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano   Team sprint
13 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano   500 m
14 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano   500 m
15 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano   1000 m
7 February 2020 2019–20 Calgary   500 m
8 February 2020 2019–20 Calgary   1000 m
22 January 2021 2020–21 Heerenveen   1000 m
30 January 2021 2020–21 Heerenveen   500 m

Awards

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  • Won the 2020 edition of the national sports award Pride of Russia, in the nomination Sportsman of the Year[30]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bowe, Kulizhnikov wrap up World Sprint titles". Icenetwork. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "World Records". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Kulizhnikov wins again on day of records". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ Magnar Taule (3 January 2013). "Fikk VM-gull i posten etter russisk juks". Bergens Tidende / BT.no. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015. Men så – utpå høsten i fjor – ble det kjent at Pavel Kulizjnikov hadde testet positivt på kroppsbyggerdopet methylhexamine. Russeren ble dermed fratatt gullet, og Lorentzen ble flyttet opp fra sølv- til gullplass.
  5. ^ "Kulizhnikov big surprise of first ISU World Cup". Sportnavigator. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Pavel Kulizhnikov wins World Cup speedskating 500 meters". HuffPost. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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  8. ^ "Russia's Kulizhnikov set speed skating world records". Citizen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Russia's Kulizhnikov breaks world 500 record again". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Kulizhnikov laat alle wedstrijden in Inzell schieten". schaatsupdate.nl. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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  12. ^ "Kulizhnikov onderuit op tweede omloop, Murashov profiteert". schaatsupdate.nl. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  13. ^ "World Records". schaatsupdate.nl. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Kulizhnikov wins 500m world title at World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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  16. ^ "Russian speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov has failed meldonium test, says coach". The Guardian. 8 March 2016.
  17. ^ Lidia Kelly (8 March 2016). "Meldonium detected in Russian speed skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov – R-sport". Reuters.
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  19. ^ "Амнистия по полной: ISU снял обвинения в допинге c трех конькобежцев" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  20. ^ "ISU Statement". International Skating Union. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  21. ^ ISU World Cup #4 – 1000m Men Division A
  22. ^ ISU World Cup #5 – 1000m Men Division A
  23. ^ Men’s 500m: Kulizhnikov defies shoulder problem to take gold
  24. ^ Кулижников: хотел сняться с дистанции на 1000 м, но в итоге побил мировой рекорд
  25. ^ Men’s 1000m: Calm Kulizhnikov can’t be topped
  26. ^ OlympicTalk (27 January 2024). "Jordan Stolz breaks 1000m speed skating world record". NBC Sports. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Pavel Kulizhnikov". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  28. ^ "Pavel Kulizhnikov". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Evolution of the world record 500 meters Men". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  30. ^ Конькобежец Кулижников признан спортсменом года в России
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Records
Preceded by Men's 500 m speed skating world record
15 November 2015 – present 		Succeeded by
Current holder
Preceded by Men's 1000 m speed skating world record
15 February 2020 – present 		Succeeded by
Current holder
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