Yahor SHPUNTAU

Belarus

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 5 Aug 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of birth: NOVOPOLOTSK

Birth Country:

Belarus

Residence: MINSK

Residence Country:

Belarus

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Men's 15km Classic	68
	Men's Sprint Free	53
	Men's Team Sprint Classic BLR Belarus	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
	Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km Classic	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
47	SP C Final Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km

Season	SP C	SP F
2021/22	1 x 41st	1 x 65th
2020/21	1 x 50th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
22	Teamsprint Finals Men	2021/2022	Dresden, GER
41	SP C Final Men	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
65	SP F Final Men	2021/2022	Dresden, GER
71	SP F Final Men	2021/2022	Davos, SUI

Hobbies:

Chess. (Athlete, Dec 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

High school diploma. (Athlete, Dec 2021)

Family:

Father, Yuri Shpuntov. Mother, Elena Shpuntova. Sister, Yulia Larionova.

Languages spoken:

Russian, English

Club name:

Novopolotsk (BLR)

Coach:

National: Inna Kozlova, Viktor Kamotsky (both BLR)

Debut:

2021 World Cup in Falun (Sprint - 50th)

National team:

2018

Start:

Actually wanted to do water skiing, but his age was better suited for cross-country skiing. (Athlete, Dec 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing 15th in the sprint at the Goms 2018 Junior World Championships. (Athlete, Dec 2021)

Hero:

Cross-country skier Petter Northug (NOR), two-time Olympic and 13-time World champion. (Athlete, Dec 2021)

Influence:

His first coach, Inna Kozlova. (Athlete, Dec 2021)

Milestones

Made his World Championships debut in 2021, with a top-50 finish in the sprint classic.

Raced at the Junior World Championships at Goms 2018 and Lahti 2019, finishing 15th in the sprint both times.

At two U23 Junior World Championships (2018, 2019), his best result is 18th in the sprint at Vuokatti 2021.

First competed on the World Cup at Falun in January 2021. Posted best result so far at Ruka in November 2021, finishing 41st in the sprint. Mostly competes in the Eastern European Cup where has recorded top results in sprint competitions.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/egorshpuntov/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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