Andrey Melnichenko (skier)

Andrey Leonidovich Melnichenko (Russian: Андрей Леонидович Мельниченко; born 21 May 1992) is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally.^[2]

Andrey Melnichenko
Melnichenko in March, 2019
Country	Russia
Born	(1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32) Krasnoyarsk, Russia[1]
World Cup career
Seasons	7 – (2016–present)
Starts	85
Podiums	4
Wins	0
Overall titles	0 –(8th in 2021)
Discipline titles	0
Updated on 23 March 2022.

He participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[4]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2018	25	14	29	—	59	—	—

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2017	24	—	—	28	—	—	—
2019	26	—	13	13	—	—	—
2021	28	12	—	—	—	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2016	23	128	77	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	24	91	68	NC	—	27	—	—	—
2018	25	61	69	78	—	19	—	—	—
2019	26	14	8	45	21	6	—	18	—
2020	27	11	11	32	22	8	14	—	—
2021	28	8	8	27	9	7	—	—	—
2022[note 1]	29	49	38	NC	—	23	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 4 podiums – (2 WC, 2 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2018–19	8 December 2018	Beitostølen, Norway	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
2		6 January 2019	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
3	2020–21	29 November 2020	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
4		13 December 2020	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 5 podiums – (5 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2018–19	9 December 2018	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Belov / Bolshunov / Spitsov
2		27 January 2019	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Larkov / Bolshunov / Ustiugov
3	2019–20	8 December 2019	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Larkov / Semikov / Spitsov
4		1 March 2020	Lahti, Finland	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Semikov / Bessmertnykh / Spitsov
5	2020–21	24 January 2021	Lahti, Finland	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Semikov / Yakimushkin / Ustiugov

Notes

1. On 1 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIS decided to not allow athletes from Russian and Belarus to take part in FIS competitions, with an immediate effect.^[5]

References

1. Profile at Infosport.ru portal
2. FIS profile
3. "Athletic profile - Andrey Melnichenko". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
4. "MELNICHENKO Andrey". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
5. "Russian and Belarusian Athletes not to take part in FIS Competitions". FIS. 1 March 2022.