Anton Sergeyevich Kushnir (, born 13 October 1984 in Chervonoarmiysk, now Radyvyliv, Rivne oblast, Ukraine) is a

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ian aerial skier who competed in the

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and the

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. He has five World Cup victories. Kushnir won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. He won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in

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, with the highest score in Olympics history. He is of Ukrainian origin.

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* * * * 1984 births Living people Ukrainian male freestyle skiers Belarusian male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Belarus Olympic gold medalists for Belarus Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ukrainian emigrants to Belarus Naturalized citizens of Belarus {{Ukraine-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub