Vladislav BYKANOV

Historical Results

Gaming, reading, having barbecues in his back garden

Athlete

Economics (Management) - Open University of Israel

Partner, Rianne Jorritsma. Father, Nikolay. Mother, Elena. Sister, Sky.

Hebrew, Russian, English, Dutch

Personal: Jeroen Otter (NED)

Partner Rianne Jorritsma (Short track): Dutch national-level skater with two KNSB Cup podiums. Retired in 2013.

Speed skating: National record holder in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m and 5000. Competed in a World Cup mass start race in 2018 (Heerenveen). Considered competing in both speed skating and short track at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, but due to the tight schedule, did not want to "risk" his performance in short track.

2005 World Cup in Den Haag (Overall - 50th, 500m - 64th, 1000m - 72nd, 1500m - 47th)

2015: Hip surgery. Unable to compete for eight months. Had a second hip operation the following year.

2011: Broken ankle kept him off the ice for four months.

2007: Broken ankle. Missed three months of training.

First tried short track at age eight at the Canada Centre in Metula. "At first I went just because I wanted to go where my friends were going, but slowly it became more serious and more professional." (fromthegrapevine.com, 24 Jan 2018)

"After about an hour on the ice I was hooked. It felt so natural, I always tell people that it must be in the genes – well, let's face it, we Russians are always going to prefer cold over heat, no?" (fromthegrapevine.com, 2 July 2015)

"An Olympic gold medal is the ultimate goal." (schaatsen.nl, 2 May 2021)

Trains with the Dutch national team. (isu.org, 9 Sep 2020)

Winning the 1500m by a lap at the 2016 World Cup in Dordrecht. (isu.org)

Ski jumper Michael Edwards (GBR), Calgary 1988 Olympian. Known as "Eddie the Eagle, was the first British ski jumper to compete at the Olympic Winter Games in 60 years. (isu.org)

Coach, Jeroen Otter (NED). In 2009 he spent time training in Calgary, AB, Canada, where he met Otter. When Otter returned to the Netherlands, Bykanov followed him. "I wanted to take the next step and I couldn't do that in Israel, so in the end, it was an easy choice to go abroad. Jeroen is a kind of father figure. We have known each other for so long and he is a mentor to me. He has taught me not only about sports, but also about other aspects of life." (schaatsen.nl, 2 May 2021)

"I do not have any specific rituals before racing. I did notice that I have a habit of tightening the bolts on my blades before every race to make sure nothing is loose. Also, I clean my glasses before putting them on before the race." (Athlete, 1 Nov 2021)

"It's not only about speed, it's not only about technique, it's your tactics, how you feel that day, how the ice is. If you take the same race and run it 20 times, you are going to have 20 different outcomes. It's great, the unforeseen result." (isu.org)

Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony flagbearer (2014)