Ilya Burov


Ilya Alekseyevich Burov also known as Ilia Burov is a Russian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.

Career

Burov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He placed 10th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 10th in the second qualification round, again failing to advance. Burov completed at the 2018 Winter Olympics representing Olympic Athletes from Russia. He placed 8th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. He subsequently placed 1st in the second qualification round and advanced into finals. Next day he placed 6th at both Final Round 1 and Round 2, and finally placed 3rd in Final Round 3 winning bronze medal.
As of February 2018, his best showing at the World Championships is 5th, in the 2015 aerials.
Burov made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of February 2018, his best World Cup finish is 2nd, at a World Cup stages held in Moscow in 2015 and 2018. His best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 4th, in 2014–15.
Ilya's younger brother, Maxim Burov, is also a Russian freestyle skier and Olympian. In 2017-18 Maxim Burov won the World Cup in aerials. In 2019 Maxim won the World Championships while Ilya finished in 10th position.

World Cup podiums

Individual podiums

SeasonDateLocationPlace
2014–1520 December 2014 Beijing, China3rd
2014–1531 January 2015 Lake Placid, United States3rd
2014–1521 February 2015 Moscow, Russia2nd
2015–1613 February 2016 Moscow, Russia3rd
2015–1620 February 2016 Minsk, Belarus3rd
2017–186 January 2018 Moscow, Russia2nd
2019–207 February 2020 Deer Valley, United States3rd

Team podiums

SeasonDateLocationPlaceTeammate
2014–1521 February 2014 Beijing, China2ndVeronika Korsunova
Pavel Krotov
2014–1531 January 2015 Lake Placid, United States3rdVeronika Korsunova
Pavel Krotov
2017–1821 February 2014 Beijing/Secret Garden, China3rdLiubov Nikitina
Maxim Burov