Ilvir Ildarovich Huzin[1] (Russian: Ильвир Ильдарович Хузин; born 14 June 1990) is a Russian bobsledder.[2]

Ilvir Huzin
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 34)
Neftekamsk, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
Sport Bobsleigh
Medal record
World Championships
Disqualified 2015 Winterberg Mixed team

Career

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Huzin competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He teamed with driver Alexander Kasjanov, Maxim Belugin and Aleksei Pushkarev as the Russia-2 sled in the four-man event, finishing fourth, missing out on the bronze medal position by three-hundredths of a second.[3][4]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 11th, coming in the four-man event in 2012.[2]

Huzin made his World Cup debut in November 2012. As of April 2014, he has three World Cup podium finishes, with the best a silver medal at Whistler in 2012-13.[2]

On November 29, 2017, he was disqualified for doping.[5]

World Cup Podiums

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Season Date Location Teammates Discipline Place
2012–13 24 November 2012   Whistler, Canada Alexander Kasjanov
Maxim Belugin
Nikolay Khrenkov
Four-man 2nd
16 December 2012   La Plagne, France Alexander Kasjanov
Maxim Belugin
Petr Moiseev
Four-man 3rd
17 February 2013   Sochi, Russia Alexander Kasjanov
Maxim Belugin
Kirill Antukh
Four-man 3rd
2014–15 13 December 2014   Lake Placid, United States Alexander Kasjanov
Maxim Mokrousov
Aleksei Pushkarev
Four-man 2nd
1 February 2015   La Plagne, France Alexander Kasjanov
Aleksei Pushkarev
Aleksey Zaytsev
Four-man 2nd
15 February 2015   Sochi, Russia Alexander Kasjanov
Aleksei Pushkarev
Aleksey Zaytsev
Four-man 2nd
2015–16 9 January 2016   Lake Placid, United States Alexander Kasjanov
Aleksei Pushkarev
Aleksey Zaytsev
Four-man 2nd
16 January 2016   Park City, United States Alexander Kasjanov
Aleksei Pushkarev
Aleksey Zaytsev
Four-man 1st

References

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  1. ^ Alternative spelling: Khuzin
  2. ^ a b c d FIBT Profile
  3. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27.
  4. ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "IOC sanctions three Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings - Olympic News".