Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
SB-LL2 |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Two sons, one daughter |
Residence |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RUS |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Russian |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He entered the regional snowboarding association in 1995 in Kamchatka, Russia. In 2005, after getting injured, became a member of the regional para-alpine skiing school, before switching back to para-snowboarding in 2013. |
Why this sport? |
He began para-snowboarding upon his friends' advice. |
Name of coach |
Kirill Kiselev, RUS, from 2013 |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2014 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Tournament |
World Cup |
Location |
Landgraaf |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Sasha (blog.traektoria.ru, 27 Jan 2014) |
Hobbies |
Fishing, hunting. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2015) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2015) |
Impairment |
In 2005 he suffered a serious injury after falling down during snowboarding that resulted in his left leg being amputated. (kamkrai.com, 12 Mar 2014) |
