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Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (Russian: Лариса Николаевна Куркина) born December 18, 1973) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Larisa Kurkina
Larisa Kurkina in 2004
Country	Russia
Born	(1973-12-18) December 18, 1973 (age 48) Bryansk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	7 – (2003–2006, 2008–2010)
Team wins	2
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	7
Indiv. starts	73
Team starts	14
Overall titles	0 – (17th in 2004)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay

Kurkina won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fifth in the 30 km at those same championships. She also has one individual victory in a 2004 individual sprint event in Russia.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2006	32	19	—	—	—	Gold	—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2005	31	—	9	5	20	—	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
2003	29	NC	N/A	—	N/A	N/A
2004	30	17	14	39	N/A	N/A
2005	31	20	15	53	N/A	N/A
2006	32	50	34	—	N/A	N/A
2008	34	26	22	57	20	23
2009	35	38	31	NC	20	—
2010	36	95	68	—	—	—

Team podiums

• 2 victories – (2 RL)
• 7 podiums – (6 RL, 1 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2003–04	14 December 2003	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Vasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
2		7 February 2004	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Vasilyeva / Vorontsova / Zavyalova
3		22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Zavyalova / Vorontsova / Chepalova
4		6 March 2004	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Zavyalova
5	2004–05	12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Baranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
6		20 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Baranova-Masalkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
7	2007–08	9 December 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Rocheva / Chekalyova / Korostelyova

References

External links

• Larisa Kurkina at the International Ski Federation
• Larisa Kurkina at the International Olympic Committee
• Larisa Kurkina at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Larisa Kurkina

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[it] Larisa Kurkina

Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (cirillico Лариса Николаевна Куркина; Brjansk, 18 dicembre 1973) è un'ex fondista russa.

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[ru] Куркина, Лариса Николаевна

Лари́са Никола́евна Ку́ркина (18 декабря 1973) — российская спортсменка, заслуженный мастер спорта, член олимпийской сборной команды России по лыжным гонкам на Олимпиаде в Турине. Олимпийская чемпионка 2006 года в эстафетной гонке 4х5 км среди женщин. После чемпионата России 2011 года в Тюмени, объявила о завершении карьеры[1].

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