Ivan Yakimushkin
Ivan Andreyevich Yakimushkin is a Russian cross-country skier.Career
Ivan Yakimushkin was born 17 June 1996 to a sportive family. He started cross-country skiing from the age of eight, his first coach was Galina Kabanova. His father Andrey Vladimirovich replaced her when Ivan was 12. Yakimushkin first trained in Murom, then in Tyumen.
At the 2015 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Almaty, Yakimushkin won silver in 10 km classical/freestyle skiathlon and gold as part of the relay team. A year later he won another gold medal, know in 15 km freestyle. His relay team finished second.
He debuted in the 2017–18 FIS World Cup season, in the sprint freestyle Stage World Cup in Lenzerheide, being part of the 2017–18 Tour de Ski. In the overall standings he was placed 21.
Yakimushkin won his first national championships title in Syktyvkar, in 15 km freestyle.
At the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Yakimushkin won two gold medals, in 10 km classical and 10 km freestyle pursuit.
He studies at the Tyumen Industrial University in the oil faculty.All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
Team podiums
Toblach, Italy
Falun, Sweden