Nikolay Vladimirovich Pankratov (; born 23 December 1982 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed between 1999 and 2013. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km at the

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with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005, and finished 10th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 championships in

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. Pankratov also finished eighth in the 4 × 10 km event at the

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. His only individual win was in a 10 km event in

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in 2003. In 2010, Pankratov was allegedly caught with the forbidden substance

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when crossing the border to Switzerland.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Individual podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *4 podiums – (3 , 1 )

Team podiums

* 2 victories – (1 , 1 ) * 9 podiums – (7 , 2 )

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pankratov, Nikolay Russian male cross-country skiers 1982 births Living people Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Russia Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg Skiers from Sverdlovsk Oblast FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2003 Winter Universiade 21st-century Russian sportsmen