Name Evgeni Klimov Role Nordic combined skier | Height 1.86 m Weight 70 kg | |
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Born February 3, 1994
Perm, Russia ( 1994-02-03 ) | ||
Evgeniy Dmitriyevich Klimov (Евге́ний Дми́триевич Кли́мовborn; 3 February 1994) is a Russian former Nordic combined skier and currently active ski jumper.
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2012/13 to 2014/15: Nordic combined career
Klimov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He placed 45th in the normal hill Nordic combined event, after being 3rd in the ski jumping portion, and 9th in the team event.
As of September 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 12th, in the 2013 team event. His best individual finish is 49th, in the 2013 large hill event.
Klimov made his World Cup debut in February 2013. His best individual finish is 30th, at a large hill event at Kuusamo in 2013/14. His best World Cup overall finish is 80th, in 2013/14.
2015/16 to present: Ski jumping career
He ended Nordic combined career and switched to ski jumping career in 2015. He won two medals in ski jumping at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Osrblie, Slovakia. He made a World Cup debut in 2015/16 season.