1. Pavel Aleksandrovich Kulizhnikov is a Russian speed skater.
16 Facts About Pavel Kulizhnikov
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Pavel Kulizhnikov won the men's 500 metres event at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships as well as the 2015 World Sprint Championships, becoming the youngest winner since speed skating icon Eric Heiden of the United States.
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At the 2016 World Single Distance Championships, Kulizhnikov won the men's 500 m and 1000 m, becoming the first man to win gold in both distances at the same speed skating World Single Distances Championships.
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At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Obihiro, Japan, then 17-year-old Pavel Kulizhnikov won gold in the 1000 meters and bronze in the 500 meters, but was later disqualified for a doping violation, with his results annulled, and suspended for two years ending his quest to compete at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov stated that methylhexanamine was found in his body because of a nasal spray for colds.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov won gold at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships in 500 meters, as well as the 2015 World Sprint Championships, 18 years later since the last Russian Sergey Klevchenya won Sprint.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov is the youngest speed skater to win since speed skating Icon Eric Heiden of the United States.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov withdrew from the last leg of the World Cup series of the season nursing a back injury, his teammate Ruslan Murashov won the final event of the series in 500 meters in Erfurt, Germany.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov underwent back treatment in the first half of the season.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov then won silver in 1000 m, updating his record to 1:07.33.
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On 15 November 2015, Pavel Kulizhnikov broke the world record in men's 500 m, clocking a time of 34.00 seconds to beat the previous record of 34.03 set by Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada in 2007.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov then won the men's 1000 m with an updated personal best of 1:06.70.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov was unharmed from the fall and did not suffer any major injuries.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov returned to the ice rink in Nagano, collecting four medals, two of which were gold ones: in the 1000 m and, for the first time, in the team sprint.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov entered the 2020 World Single Distances Championships, taking place at Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City.
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Pavel Kulizhnikov held the world record for just under four years before Jordan Stolz lowered it on 26 January 2024, in Salt Lake City.