Alexey Sergeyevich Bugaev is a Russian para-alpine skier who competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning five medals.
10 Facts About Alexey Bugaev
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Alexey Bugaev won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2018.
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Alexey Bugaev was born missing four fingers and the top of his thumb on his right hand.
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Alexey Bugaev placed 6th in the super-G and 11th in the downhill.
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Alexey Bugaev was selected to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics held in Sochi, Russia.
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Alexey Bugaev won a second medal a day later, taking the bronze in the standing super-G as Salcher again won the gold medal.
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Alexey Bugaev won his first Paralympic gold medal in his third event of the Games, the standing slalom.
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Alexey Bugaev led the field after the first run and extended his lead on the second to take the gold medal in a combined time of 1 minute 38.97 seconds, 1.27 seconds of second placed Vincent Gauthier-Manuel.
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Alexey Bugaev won a second gold medal in the super-combined; he completed the course in 50.30 seconds to lead the field after the slalom portio of the competition and eventually won the event by 1.10 seconds over Matthias Lanzinger following the super-G portion.
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Alexey Bugaev won his second silver medal, and fifth medal overall, in the giant slalom, finishing 1.43 seconds behind gold medalist Gauthier-Manuel on the first run and 0.57 seconds behind him on the second run.