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{{Short description|Belarusian freestyle skier (born 1979)}}
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'''Aleksei Gennadyevich Grishin''' ({{lang-be|Аляксей Генадзьевіч Грышын}}; {{lang-ru|Алексей Геннадьевич Гришин}}; born 18 June 1979) is a [[Belarus]]ian [[freestyle skiing|freestyle skier]] who competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1998 to 2014. He won Belarus' only medal at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], a bronze in aerials.<ref name="cbc" /><ref name="IOC">{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/belarus |title=Belarus - National Olympic Committee (NOC) |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> In 2010, he won the first ever winter Olympic gold medal for his country, again in the aerials. He finished fourth in 2006 and eighths in 1998.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/aleksey-grishin-1.html |title= Aleksey Grishin}}</ref> He was the Olympic flag bearer for Belarus at the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of the 2014 Games]].
'''Aleksei Gennadyevich Grishin''' ({{langx|be|Аляксей Генадзьевіч Грышын}}; {{langx|ru|Алексей Геннадьевич Гришин}}; born 18 June 1979) is a [[Belarus]]ian [[freestyle skiing|freestyle skier]] who competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1998 to 2014. He won Belarus' only medal at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], a bronze in aerials.<ref name="cbc" /><ref name="IOC">{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/belarus |title=Belarus – National Olympic Committee (NOC) |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> In 2010, he won the first ever Winter Olympics gold medal for his country, again in the aerials. He finished fourth in 2006 and eighth in 1998.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/aleksey-grishin-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203063351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/aleksey-grishin-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2016 |title=Aleksey Grishin}}</ref> He was the Olympic flag bearer for Belarus at the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of the 2014 Games]].


==Early career==
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{{stack|[[File:Freestyle Skiing Men Aerials Final.jpg|thumb|Grishin at the 2010 Olympics]]}}
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Aleksei Grishin began his freestyle skiing career at the age of eight after his mother saw a newspaper advertisement recruiting skiers for the sport.<ref name="sochi2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-alexei-grishin |title=Alexei GRISHIN |publisher=Sochi 2014 Olympics |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320073044/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-alexei-grishin |archive-date=20 March 2014}}</ref>

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Grishin made his international competition debut at the [[European Cup]] at [[Raubichi]], Belarus in December 1995, finishing 11th on the first day of competition and 21st on the second day. His first podium finish at an international competition, placing second, was at the International Youth Championship in Chatel, [[France]] in March 1996.<ref name="FIS" />

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He made his debut at the [[FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup]] in the following year, finishing fourth at the [[Piancavallo]] event in [[Italy]] in December 1997.<ref name="FIS" /> This was followed by his Olympics debut at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]. He scored 217.84 points after two jumps, placing ninth in the competition, and qualified for the finals.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/FRS/mens-aerials-qualifying-round.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306032954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/FRS/mens-aerials-qualifying-round.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 March 2016 |title=Freestyle Skiing at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's Aerials Qualifying Round}}</ref> In the finals, he moved up one spot and finished eighth behind fellow countryman [[Dmitry Dashchinsky]], who won a bronze medal in this event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nagano 1998 Official Report – Volume 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202657/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2008 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |work=Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee |year=1998 |access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref> Grishin finished with a silver medal again in the [[1997–98 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|World Cup circuit]] at [[Meiringen]]-[[Hasliberg]] in Switzerland in March 1998.<ref name="FIS" />

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His first competition in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships]] also took place at the Meiringen-Hasliberg ski resort;<ref name="FIS" /> he finished 26th in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1999|1999 event]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=2427 |title=World Ski Championships Meiringen-Hasilberg (SUI) |publisher=FIS |date=13 March 1999}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Early Career===
===1999–2000 season===
Grishin reached first place at the first stop of the [[1999–2000 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|1999–2000]] circuit in [[Mount Buller, Victoria]] on 11 September 1999. The next day he finished in first place again. In the remaining events of the circuit that year, he finished in second place and third place once each, achieving second in aerials competition and third overall.<ref name="FIS" />
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Aleksei Grishin began his skiing career at 8 years old after his mother saw a newspaper advertisement seeking for freestyle skiers.<ref name="sochi2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-alexei-grishin |title=Alexei GRISHIN |publisher=Sochi 2014 Olympics |access-date=2019-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320073044/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-alexei-grishin |archive-date=2014-03-20}}</ref>


===2000–2001 season===
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Grishin made his international competition debut at the [[European Cup]] at [[Raubichi]], Belarus in December 1995, finishing 11th on first day of competition and 21st on the second day. His first podium finish at an international competition, placing 2nd, was at the International Youth Championship in Chatel, [[France]] in March 1996.<ref name="FIS" />
In the [[2000–01 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2000–2001 World Cup circuit]], he finished with one first place and one third place in seven races.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&raceid=2573 |title=World Cup 2001 Mont Tremblant |publisher=FIS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&raceid=2713 |title=World Cup 2001 Himos |publisher=FIS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/freestyle-skiing/calendar-results.html?place_search=&seasoncode_search=2001&sector_search=FS&date_search=&gender_search=&category_search=WC&codex_search=&nation_search=&disciplinecode_search=&date_from=today&search=Search&limit=50 |title=FIS Freestyle Calendar}}</ref> In between the World Cup competitions, he won gold at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2001|2001 World Ski Championships]] in [[Whistler-Blackcomb]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=2726 |title=World Ski Championships 2001 Whistler |publisher=FIS}}</ref>


===2001–2002 season===
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He made his debut at the [[FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup]] in the following year, finishing 4th at the [[Piancavallo]] event in [[Italy]] in December 1997.<ref name="FIS" /> This followed by his Olympics debut at the [[1998 Nagano Games]]. He scored 217.84 points after two jumps, placing 9th in the competition and qualified for the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/FRS/mens-aerials-qualifying-round.html |title=Freestyle Skiing at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's Aerials Qualifying Round publisher=Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> In the finals, he moved up one spot and finished 8th, behind his countryman [[Dmitry Dashchinsky]] who won a bronze medal in this event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202657/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=February 26, 2008
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He began the [[2001–02 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2001–2002 World Cup ski season]] with an eighth-place finish at Mount Buller.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=2778 |title=World Cup 2001 Mt. Buller |publisher=FIS}}</ref> He placed fourth and second at [[Mont Tremblant]], [[Canada]], followed by first and third place at [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] in January 2002.<ref name="FIS" /> He finished second in the standings after six World Cup events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2002/FS/8068/8068OST.pdf |title=2002 Suzuki Freestyle FIS World Cup |date=27 January 2002 |publisher=FIS}}</ref>
|publisher=LA84 Foundation |work=Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee |year=1998 |accessdate=July 20, 2019}}</ref> Grishin finished with a silver medal again in the [[1997–98 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|World Cup circuit]] at [[Meiringen]]-[[Hasliberg]] in Switzerland in March 1998.<ref name="FIS" />


At the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]], he finished first with 251.76 points in the qualification round and advanced to the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2002/FS/8156/8156QRL.pdf |title=Men's Aerials Qualification results |publisher=Salt Lake Organization Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 |date=16 February 2002}}</ref> He placed third overall in the finals, earning him a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2002/FS/8156/8156FRL.pdf |title=Men's Aerials Finals results |publisher=Salt Lake Organization Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 |date=19 February 2002}}</ref> His bronze medal was the [[Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics|only medal won by Belarus at that Olympics]].<ref name="IOC" /> He was chosen to be the flag bearer for Belarus at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics.<ref name="sochi2014" />
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His first competition in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships]] also took place at the Meiringen-Hasliberg ski resort,<ref name="FIS" /> finishing 26th in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1999|1999 event]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=2427 |title=World Ski Championships Meiringen-Hasilberg (SUI) |publisher=FIS |date=1999-03-13}}</ref>


===2002–2003 season===
===Beginning of the 21st Century - Years of Success===
Grishin reached first place at the first stop of the [[1999–2000 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|1999-2000]] circuit in [[Mount Buller, Victoria]] on September 11, 1999. The next day he finished first again. In the remaining events of the circuit that year, he finished second place and third place once each, good for second in aerials competition and third overall.<ref name="FIS" /> In the [[2000–01 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2000-2001 World Cup circuit]], he finished with one first place and one third place after 15 races.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&raceid=2573 |title=World Cup 2001 Mont Tremblant |publisher=FIS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&raceid=2713 |title=World Cup 2001 Himos |publisher=FIS}}</ref> In between the World Cup competitions, he won gold at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2001|2001 World Ski Championships]] in [[Whistler-Blackcomb]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=2726 |title=World Ski Championships 2001 Whistler |publisher=FIS}}</ref>
Grishin began the [[2002–03 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2002–2003 World Cup competition]] with a second-place finish on the first day of competition at Mount Buller, and tenth place on the second day. He finished no higher than ninth place in the four subsequent races in January 2003.<ref name="FIS" /> He attempted to defend his World Ski Championships title at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2003|2003 event]] in [[Deer Valley]], falling just under two points behind [[Dimitri Arkhipov]] of Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=3095 |title=World Ski Championships 2003 Deer Valley |publisher=FIS}}</ref> Returning to the World Cup competition, he finished with a second, tenth, and fourth place, respectively, in the remaining three races.<ref name="FIS" /> He finished fifth in the aerials standings after nine races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2003/FS/8060/8060OST.pdf |title=2003 Suzuki Freestyle FIS World Cup Standings |date=2 March 2003 |publisher=FIS}}</ref>
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He began the [[2001–02 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2001-2002 World Cup ski season]] with an eighth place at Mount Buller.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=2778 |title=World Cup 2001 Mt. Buller |publisher=FIS}}</ref> He placed fourth and second at [[Mont Tremblant]], [[Canada]] followed by first and third place at [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], [[United States]] in January 2002.<ref name="FIS" /> He finished second in the standings after six World Cup events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2002/FS/8068/8068OST.pdf |title=2002 Suzuki Freestyle FIS World Cup |date=2002-01-27 |publisher=FIS}}</ref> At the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]], he finished first with 251.76 points in the qualification round and advanced to the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2002/FS/8156/8156QRL.pdf |title=Men's Aerials Qualification results |publisher=Salt Lake Organization Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 |date=2002-02-16}}</ref> He finished third overall in the finals, earning him a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2002/FS/8156/8156FRL.pdf |title=Men's Aerials Finals results |publisher=Salt Lake Organization Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 |date=2002-02-19}}</ref> His bronze medal was the [[Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics|only medal won by Belarus at that Olympics]].<ref name="IOC" /> He was chosen as the flag bearer for Belarus at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics.<ref name="sochi2014" />


===2003–2004 season===
He began [[2002–03 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2002-2003 World Cup competition]] with a second place on the first day of competition at Mount Buller and tenth place on the second day. He finished no higher than 9th place in the four subsequent races in January 2003.<ref name="FIS" /> He attempted to defend his World Ski Championships title at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2003|2003 event]] in [[Deer Valley]], falling just less than 2 points behind [[Dimitri Arkhipov]] of Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&raceid=3095 |title=World Ski Championships 2003 Deer Valley |publisher=FIS}}</ref> Returning to the World Cup competition, he finished with a 2nd, 10th and 4th place respectively in the remaining three races.<ref name="FIS" /> He finished fifth in the aerials standings after nine races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2003/FS/8060/8060OST.pdf |title=2003 Suzuki Freestyle FIS World Cup Standings |date=2003-03-02 |publisher=FIS}}</ref>
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In the [[2003–04 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2003–2004 World Cup]], Grishin had a first-place finish at Mont Tremblant and second-place finish at Lake Placid in January 2004.<ref name="FIS" /> He had one more podium finish, a first place in Harbin in February. After 12 races, he was third in the aerials standings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2004/FS/8070/8070OST.pdf |title=2004 Suzuki Freestyle FIS World Cup Standings |date=10 March 2004 |publisher=FIS}}</ref>


===2004–2005 season===
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In the [[2003–04 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2003-2004 World Cup]], he had a first place finish at Mont Tremblant and second place finish at Lake Placid in January 2004.<ref name="FIS" /> He had one more podium finish, a first place in Harbin in February. After 12 races, he was third in the aerials standings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2004/FS/8070/8070OST.pdf |title=2004 Suzuki Freestyle FIS World Cup Standings |date=2004-03-10 |publisher=FIS}}</ref>
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In the [[2004–05 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2004–2005 World Cup season]], Grishin started four races, finishing no higher than eleventh place,<ref name="FIS" /> including the fourth race where he finished at 28th place (out of 35 competitors) on the first day at Lake Placid in January.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2005/FS/8180/2005FS8180FRL.pdf |title=2005 Freestyle FIS World Cup Results – Men's Aerials |date=14 January 2005 |location=Lake Placid, NY}}</ref> On the second day at Lake Placid, he improved and finished in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2005/FS/8182/2005FS8182FRL.pdf |title=2005 Freestyle FIS World Cup Results – Men's Aerials |date=15 January 2005 |location=Lake Placid, NY}}</ref> In the next four races, he had two third-place finishes. He finished in eighth place after 12 races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2005/FS/8076/2005FS8076OST.pdf |title=2005 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=11 March 2005}}</ref> In other races, he won a gold medal at the European Cup in Arosa, Switzerland, in December 2004 and a bronze medal in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005]] in March at Ruka, Finland.<ref name="FIS" />


===2005–2006 season===
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In the [[2004–05 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2004-2005 World Cup season]], Grishin started 4 races finishing no higher than 11th place,<ref name="FIS" /> including the fourth race where he finished at 28th place (out of 35 competitors) on the first day at Lake Placid in January.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2005/FS/8180/2005FS8180FRL.pdf |title=2005 Freestyle FIS World Cup Results - Men's Aerials |date=2005-01-14 |location=Lake Placid, NY}}</ref> On the second day at Lake Placid, he improved and finished 6th place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2005/FS/8182/2005FS8182FRL.pdf |title=2005 Freestyle FIS World Cup Results - Men's Aerials |date=2005-01-15 |location=Lake Placid, NY}}</ref> In the next four races, he had 2 third-place finishes. He finished in 8th place after 12 races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2005/FS/8076/2005FS8076OST.pdf |title=2005 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=2005-03-11}}</ref> In other races, he won a gold medal at the European Cup in Arosa, Switzerland in December 2004 and a bronze medal in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005]] in March at Ruka, Finland.<ref name="FIS" />
At the beginning of the [[2005–06 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2005–2006 skiing season]], Grishin had a third-place finish on the second day at Mount Buller, followed by an eighth and fifth-place finish at Changchun. He finished with a 27th, 20th, and 15th place in the three World Cup races leading up to the [[2006 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="FIS" />


At the beginning of the [[2005–06 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2005-2006 skiing season]], he had a third-place finish on the second day at Mount Buller followed by a eighth and fifth place at Changchun. He finished with a 27th, 20th and 15th place in the three World Cup races leading up to the [[2006 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="FIS" /> At this Olympics, he [[Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials|finished 4th]] in the qualifiers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2006/FS/8094/8094QRL.pdf |title=Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification results |publisher=Torino 2006 |date=2006-02-20}}</ref> and advanced to the finals. After jump 1 in the finals, he was placed 5th. A strong performance in jump 2 elevated his standing to 4th place overall, but behind his fellow countryman [[Dmitri Dashinski]] who finished with a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2006/FS/8096/8096FRL.pdf |title=Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Final results |publisher=Torino 2006 |date=2006-02-20}}</ref> He finished this skiing season with a [[2005–06 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup#Aerials|second place]] at the event in Davos, Switzerland<ref name="FIS" /> but did not participate in the final event held two weeks later at [[Apex Mountain Resort]], Canada.<ref name="wc2006">{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2006/FS/8036/2006FS8036OST.pdf |title=2006 Freestyle FIS World Cup Men's Aerials World Cup Standings |publisher=FIS |date=2006-03-19}}</ref> He finished 10th in the standings after 11 events.<ref name="wc2006" />
At this Olympics, he [[Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials|finished fourth]] in the qualifiers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2006/FS/8094/8094QRL.pdf |title=Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification results |publisher=Torino 2006 |date=20 February 2006}}</ref> and advanced to the finals. After jump 1 in the finals, he was placed fifth. Jump 2 elevated his standing to fourth place overall, but behind his fellow countryman [[Dmitri Dashinski]] who finished with a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2006/FS/8096/8096FRL.pdf |title=Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Final results |publisher=Torino 2006 |date=20 February 2006}}</ref>


Grishin only had one podium finish (third place) in the [[2006–07 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2006-2007]] World Cup season, finishing 14th after 6 races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2007/FS/8026/2007FS8026OST.pdf |title=Canada Post 2007 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=2007-02-25}}</ref> He finished 15th at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2007|2007 Freestyle World Ski Championships]] competition.<ref name="FIS" /> He failed to reach the podium in any of the [[2007–08 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2007-2008]] World Cup races, including two DNS (did not start) in the first two races of the season at [[Lianhua County|Lianhua Mountain]] in China.<ref name="FIS" /> After 8 World Cup races, he finished 19th in the aerials standing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2008/FS/8038/2008FS8038OST.pdf |title=2008 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=2008-01-03}}</ref> In the [[2008–09 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2008-2009]] circuit, he started with a first place finish at Adventure Mountain in [[Changchun]], China but failed to reach the podium in the remaining five races.<ref name="FIS" />
Grishin finished this skiing season with a [[2005–06 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup#Aerials|second place]] at the event in Davos, Switzerland,<ref name="FIS" /> but did not participate in the final event held two weeks later at [[Apex Mountain Resort]], Canada.<ref name="wc2006">{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2006/FS/8036/2006FS8036OST.pdf |title=2006 Freestyle FIS World Cup Men's Aerials World Cup Standings |publisher=FIS |date=19 March 2006}}</ref> He finished 10th in the standings after 11 events.<ref name="wc2006" />
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His final standing, after 6 races, was fifth place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2009/FS/8064/2009FS8064OST.pdf |title=2009 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=2009-02-14}}</ref> He placed 16th place at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009|2009 Freestyle World Ski Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2009/FS/8006/2009FS8006FRL.pdf |title=2009 Freestyle World Ski Championships |publisher=FIS |date=2009-03-04}}</ref>


===2006–2007 season===
===2010 Olympic Victory to Retirement===
Grishin had only one podium finish (third place) in the [[2006–07 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2006–2007]] World Cup season, finishing 14th after six races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2007/FS/8026/2007FS8026OST.pdf |title=Canada Post 2007 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=25 February 2007}}</ref> He finished 15th at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2007|2007 Freestyle World Ski Championships]] competition.<ref name="FIS" />
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Grishin reached the podium only once (in the Calgary race in January 2010) in the [[2009–10 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|World Cup races]] leading up to the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]. He participated at the [[Nor-Am Cup]], finishing 10th and 3rd place.<ref name="FIS" /> In the [[Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials#Qualification|qualification round of the 2010 Winter Olympics]], he finished 7th with 234.27 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2010/FS/8036/2010FS8036QRL.pdf |title=Cypress Mountain Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification |publisher=[[VANOC]] |date=2010-02-22}}</ref> In the first jump of the finals, he scored 120.58 points and good for 2nd place. Grishin scored 127.83 points in his second jump for a total score of 248.41 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2010/FS/8036/2010FS8036FRL.pdf |title=Cypress Mountain Freestyle Skiing Men's Final |publisher=[[VANOC]] |date=2010-02-25}}</ref> Grishin beat the runner-up by 1.2 points, becoming the first person [[Belarus at the Olympics#Medals by Winter Games|to win gold medal in Winter Olympics for Belarus]].<ref name="sochi2014" />


===2007–2008 season===
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Grishin did not appear in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 World Cup races. He also did not appear in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011|World Ski Championships in 2011]].<ref name="FIS" /> He re-joined for the [[2012–13 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2012-2013 World Cup]] but failed to finish higher than 5th place in seven races. He finished 15th place in the aerials standing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2013/FS/8294/2013FS8294OST.pdf |title=FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup 2013 |publisher=FIS |date=2013-02-23}}</ref> In the [[2013–14 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|following year's World Cup]], he had 2 third-place finishes.<ref name="FIS" /> After five races, he finished 4th in the discipline standings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/FS/8363/2014FS8363OST.pdf |title=FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup 2014 |publisher=FIS |date=2014-01-18}}</ref> He also competed in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2013 – Men's aerials|2013 World Ski Championships]]. He finished 13th and did not qualify for the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2013/FS/8029/2013FS8029FRL.pdf |title=2013 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championship |publisher=FIS |date=2013-03-07}}</ref>
Grishin failed to reach the podium in any of the [[2007–08 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2007–2008]] World Cup races, including two DNS (did not start) in the first two races of the season at [[Lianhua County|Lianhua Mountain]] in China.<ref name="FIS" /> After eight World Cup races, he finished 19th in the aerials standings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2008/FS/8038/2008FS8038OST.pdf |title=2008 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=3 January 2008}}</ref>


===2008–2009 season===
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He was the flag bearer for Belarus for the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of 2014 Sochi Olympics]].<ref name="sochi2014" /> In the first qualification round, he finished 20th place (second last).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/FS/8014/2014FS8014Q1RL.pdf |title=Rosa Khutor Extreme Park Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification 1 Results |publisher=Sochi 2014 |date=2014-02-17}}</ref> He placed 9th in the second qualification round and unable to advance to the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/FS/8014/2014FS8014Q2RL.pdf |title=Rosa Khutor Extreme Park Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification 2 Results |publisher=Sochi 2014 |date=2014-02-17}}</ref> He retired from the sport after this event.<ref name="FIS">{{cite |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&type=result |title=GRISHIN Alexei - Athlete Information |publisher=FIS}}</ref>
In the [[2008–09 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2008–2009]] circuit, Grishin started with a first-place finish at Adventure Mountain in [[Changchun]], China, but failed to reach the podium in the remaining five races.<ref name="FIS" /> His final standing, after six races, was fifth place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2009/FS/8064/2009FS8064OST.pdf |title=2009 Freestyle FIS World Cup |publisher=FIS |date=14 February 2009}}</ref>


===2009–2010 season===
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In July 2019, Grishin decided to put his 2010 Winter Olympics gold medal up for auction to raise money for a close individual who required a serious medical surgery.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |first=Karin |last=Larsen |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-2010-olympic-gold-medal-sells-for-55k-cdn-at-auction-1.5215795 |title=Vancouver 2010 Olympic gold medal sells for $71,600 Cdn at auction |date=2019-07-18 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> The medal was sold for US$55,000. Previously, the medal was on temporary loan and displayed in the [[Museum of Contemporary Belarusian Statehood]] in Minsk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msbd.histmuseum.by/by/collections/museum-treasure-trove/11/ |title=Музейная скарбніца |language=Belarussian |trans-title=Museum treasure trove |publisher=Museum of Contemporary Belarusian Statehood}}</ref>
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[[File:Freestyle Skiing Men Aerials Final.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Grishin at the 2010 Winter Olympics]]
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He placed 16th place at the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009|2009 Freestyle World Ski Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2009/FS/8006/2009FS8006FRL.pdf |title=2009 Freestyle World Ski Championships |publisher=FIS |date=4 March 2009}}</ref>


Grishin reached the podium only once (in the Calgary race in January 2010) in the [[2009–10 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|World Cup races]] leading up to the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]. He participated at the [[Nor-Am Cup]], finishing in tenth and third place.<ref name="FIS" />
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He studied at [[Belarusian State University of Physical Training]] in Minsk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportedu.by/25-oktyabrya-v-universitete-sostoitsya-otkry-tie-hudozhestvennoj-vy-stavki-geroev-sporta-znaem-imena/ |title=25 октября в университете состоится открытие художественной выставки «Героев спорта знаем имена» |language=Russian |trans-title=On October 25, the University will host the opening of the art exhibition “Heroes of Sport Know the Names” |publisher=Belarusian State University of Physical Training}}</ref>

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In the [[Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials#Qualification|qualification round of the 2010 Winter Olympics]], Grishin finished seventh with 234.27 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2010/FS/8036/2010FS8036QRL.pdf |title=Cypress Mountain Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification |website=fis-ski.com |publisher=[[VANOC]] |date=22 February 2010}}</ref> In the first jump of the finals, he scored 120.58 points and placed second. Grishin scored 127.83 points in his second jump for a total score of 248.41 points.<ref name="VANOC">{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2010/FS/8036/2010FS8036FRL.pdf |title=Cypress Mountain Freestyle Skiing Men's Final |website=fis-ski.com |publisher=[[VANOC]] |date=25 February 2010}}</ref> Grishin beat the runner-up by 1.2 points [[Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials#Final|in the finals]],<ref name="VANOC" /> becoming the first athlete to [[Belarus at the Olympics#Medals by Winter Games|win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics for Belarus]].<ref name="sochi2014" />

===2012–2013 season===
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Grishin did not appear in the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 World Cup races. He also did not appear in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011|World Ski Championships in 2011]].<ref name="FIS" /> He re-joined for the [[2012–13 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|2012–2013 World Cup]] but failed to finish higher than fifth place in seven races. He finished in 15th place in the aerials standing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2013/FS/8294/2013FS8294OST.pdf |title=FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup 2013 |publisher=FIS |date=23 February 2013}}</ref> In the [[2013–14 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|following year's World Cup]], he had two third-place finishes.<ref name="FIS" /> After five races, he finished fourth in the discipline standings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/FS/8363/2014FS8363OST.pdf |title=FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup 2014 |publisher=FIS |date=18 January 2014}}</ref> He also competed in the [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2013 – Men's aerials|2013 World Ski Championships]]. He finished 13th and did not qualify for the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2013/FS/8029/2013FS8029FRL.pdf |title=2013 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championship |publisher=FIS |date=7 March 2013}}</ref>

===2014 Winter Olympics and retirement===
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He was the flag bearer for Belarus for the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics]].<ref name="sochi2014" /> In the first qualification round, he finished 20th place (second last).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/FS/8014/2014FS8014Q1RL.pdf |title=Rosa Khutor Extreme Park Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification 1 Results |publisher=Sochi 2014 |date=17 February 2014}}</ref> Placing ninth in the second qualification round, he was unable to advance to the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/FS/8014/2014FS8014Q2RL.pdf |title=Rosa Khutor Extreme Park Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Qualification 2 Results |publisher=Sochi 2014 |date=17 February 2014}}</ref> He retired from the sport after this event.<ref name="FIS">{{citation |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=21659&type=result |title=Grishin Alexei – Athlete Information |publisher=FIS}}</ref>

==Sale of Olympic medals==
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In July 2019, Grishin decided to put his 2010 Winter Olympics gold medal up for auction to raise money for a close individual who required a serious medical surgery.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |first=Karin |last=Larsen |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-2010-olympic-gold-medal-sells-for-55k-cdn-at-auction-1.5215795 |title=Vancouver 2010 Olympic gold medal sells for $71,600 Cdn at auction |date=18 July 2019 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> The medal was sold for US$55,000.<ref name="cbc"/> Previously, the medal was on temporary loan and displayed in the [[Museum of Contemporary Belarusian Statehood]] in Minsk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msbd.histmuseum.by/by/collections/museum-treasure-trove/11/ |title=Музейная скарбніца |language=be |trans-title=Museum treasure trove |publisher=Museum of Contemporary Belarusian Statehood}}</ref> Grishin also sold his 2002 Winter Olympics bronze medal, which garnered US$22,778.<ref name="cbc"/>

==Personal life==
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Grishin studied at [[Belarusian State University of Physical Training]] in Minsk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportedu.by/25-oktyabrya-v-universitete-sostoitsya-otkry-tie-hudozhestvennoj-vy-stavki-geroev-sporta-znaem-imena/ |title=25 октября в университете состоится открытие художественной выставки "Героев спорта знаем имена" |language=ru |trans-title=On 25 October, the University will host the opening of the art exhibition "Heroes of Sport Know the Names" |publisher=Belarusian State University of Physical Training}}</ref>


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
[[File:Знак змс Белоруссии (2005).jpg|thumb|Medal for the honorary title of "Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus"]]
[[File:Знак змс Белоруссии (2005).jpg|thumb|Medal for the honorary title of "Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus"]]
Grishin was approved as a coach by the government in 1995. He was awarded with the International Champion title in 1998 after competing in the World Cup. In 2001, he was awarded with the honorary title of ''Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.tut.by/tag/ex6354-aleksey-grishin.html |title=Алексей Гришин |language=Russian |trans-title= Aleksei Grishin |publisher=TUT.BY}}</ref>
Grishin was approved as a coach by the government in 1995. He was awarded with the International Champion title in 1998 after competing in the World Cup. In 2001, he was awarded with the honorary title of ''Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.tut.by/tag/ex6354-aleksey-grishin.html |title=Алексей Гришин |language=ru |trans-title=Aleksei Grishin |publisher=TUT.BY}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{FIS freestyle skier|name=Alexei Grishin}}
* {{NOC Belarus|grishin-aleksej-fristajl|Alexei Grishin}}
* {{Olympics.com|alexei-grishin|Alexei Grishin}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Aliaksei Hryshyn}}


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For the Russian ice hockey player, see Alexei Grishin (ice hockey).

Aleksei Grishin
Grishin on a 2010 Belarusian stamp
Personal information
Born18 June 1979 (1979-06-18) (age 45)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR, now Belarus[1]
Years active1995–2014
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
ClubRTsFVS Minsk oblast
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Aerials
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Aerials
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Whistler Aerials
Silver medal – second place 2003 Deer Valley Aerials
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Ruka Aerials

Aleksei Gennadyevich Grishin (Belarusian: Аляксей Генадзьевіч Грышын; Russian: Алексей Геннадьевич Гришин; born 18 June 1979) is a Belarusian freestyle skier who competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1998 to 2014. He won Belarus' only medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a bronze in aerials.[2][3] In 2010, he won the first ever Winter Olympics gold medal for his country, again in the aerials. He finished fourth in 2006 and eighth in 1998.[4] He was the Olympic flag bearer for Belarus at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Games.

Early career

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Aleksei Grishin began his freestyle skiing career at the age of eight after his mother saw a newspaper advertisement recruiting skiers for the sport.[1]

Grishin made his international competition debut at the European Cup at Raubichi, Belarus in December 1995, finishing 11th on the first day of competition and 21st on the second day. His first podium finish at an international competition, placing second, was at the International Youth Championship in Chatel, France in March 1996.[5]

He made his debut at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in the following year, finishing fourth at the Piancavallo event in Italy in December 1997.[5] This was followed by his Olympics debut at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He scored 217.84 points after two jumps, placing ninth in the competition, and qualified for the finals.[6] In the finals, he moved up one spot and finished eighth behind fellow countryman Dmitry Dashchinsky, who won a bronze medal in this event.[7] Grishin finished with a silver medal again in the World Cup circuit at Meiringen-Hasliberg in Switzerland in March 1998.[5]

His first competition in the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships also took place at the Meiringen-Hasliberg ski resort;[5] he finished 26th in the 1999 event.[8]

Career

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1999–2000 season

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Grishin reached first place at the first stop of the 1999–2000 circuit in Mount Buller, Victoria on 11 September 1999. The next day he finished in first place again. In the remaining events of the circuit that year, he finished in second place and third place once each, achieving second in aerials competition and third overall.[5]

2000–2001 season

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In the 2000–2001 World Cup circuit, he finished with one first place and one third place in seven races.[9][10][11] In between the World Cup competitions, he won gold at the 2001 World Ski Championships in Whistler-Blackcomb.[12]

2001–2002 season

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He began the 2001–2002 World Cup ski season with an eighth-place finish at Mount Buller.[13] He placed fourth and second at Mont Tremblant, Canada, followed by first and third place at Lake Placid in January 2002.[5] He finished second in the standings after six World Cup events.[14]

At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he finished first with 251.76 points in the qualification round and advanced to the finals.[15] He placed third overall in the finals, earning him a bronze medal.[16] His bronze medal was the only medal won by Belarus at that Olympics.[3] He was chosen to be the flag bearer for Belarus at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]

2002–2003 season

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Grishin began the 2002–2003 World Cup competition with a second-place finish on the first day of competition at Mount Buller, and tenth place on the second day. He finished no higher than ninth place in the four subsequent races in January 2003.[5] He attempted to defend his World Ski Championships title at the 2003 event in Deer Valley, falling just under two points behind Dimitri Arkhipov of Russia.[17] Returning to the World Cup competition, he finished with a second, tenth, and fourth place, respectively, in the remaining three races.[5] He finished fifth in the aerials standings after nine races.[18]

2003–2004 season

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In the 2003–2004 World Cup, Grishin had a first-place finish at Mont Tremblant and second-place finish at Lake Placid in January 2004.[5] He had one more podium finish, a first place in Harbin in February. After 12 races, he was third in the aerials standings.[19]

2004–2005 season

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In the 2004–2005 World Cup season, Grishin started four races, finishing no higher than eleventh place,[5] including the fourth race where he finished at 28th place (out of 35 competitors) on the first day at Lake Placid in January.[20] On the second day at Lake Placid, he improved and finished in sixth place.[21] In the next four races, he had two third-place finishes. He finished in eighth place after 12 races.[22] In other races, he won a gold medal at the European Cup in Arosa, Switzerland, in December 2004 and a bronze medal in the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005 in March at Ruka, Finland.[5]

2005–2006 season

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At the beginning of the 2005–2006 skiing season, Grishin had a third-place finish on the second day at Mount Buller, followed by an eighth and fifth-place finish at Changchun. He finished with a 27th, 20th, and 15th place in the three World Cup races leading up to the 2006 Winter Olympics.[5]

At this Olympics, he finished fourth in the qualifiers[23] and advanced to the finals. After jump 1 in the finals, he was placed fifth. Jump 2 elevated his standing to fourth place overall, but behind his fellow countryman Dmitri Dashinski who finished with a silver medal.[24]

Grishin finished this skiing season with a second place at the event in Davos, Switzerland,[5] but did not participate in the final event held two weeks later at Apex Mountain Resort, Canada.[25] He finished 10th in the standings after 11 events.[25]

2006–2007 season

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Grishin had only one podium finish (third place) in the 2006–2007 World Cup season, finishing 14th after six races.[26] He finished 15th at the 2007 Freestyle World Ski Championships competition.[5]

2007–2008 season

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Grishin failed to reach the podium in any of the 2007–2008 World Cup races, including two DNS (did not start) in the first two races of the season at Lianhua Mountain in China.[5] After eight World Cup races, he finished 19th in the aerials standings.[27]

2008–2009 season

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In the 2008–2009 circuit, Grishin started with a first-place finish at Adventure Mountain in Changchun, China, but failed to reach the podium in the remaining five races.[5] His final standing, after six races, was fifth place.[28]

2009–2010 season

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Grishin at the 2010 Winter Olympics

He placed 16th place at the 2009 Freestyle World Ski Championships.[29]

Grishin reached the podium only once (in the Calgary race in January 2010) in the World Cup races leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. He participated at the Nor-Am Cup, finishing in tenth and third place.[5]

In the qualification round of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Grishin finished seventh with 234.27 points.[30] In the first jump of the finals, he scored 120.58 points and placed second. Grishin scored 127.83 points in his second jump for a total score of 248.41 points.[31] Grishin beat the runner-up by 1.2 points in the finals,[31] becoming the first athlete to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics for Belarus.[1]

2012–2013 season

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Grishin did not appear in the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 World Cup races. He also did not appear in the World Ski Championships in 2011.[5] He re-joined for the 2012–2013 World Cup but failed to finish higher than fifth place in seven races. He finished in 15th place in the aerials standing.[32] In the following year's World Cup, he had two third-place finishes.[5] After five races, he finished fourth in the discipline standings.[33] He also competed in the 2013 World Ski Championships. He finished 13th and did not qualify for the finals.[34]

2014 Winter Olympics and retirement

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He was the flag bearer for Belarus for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics.[1] In the first qualification round, he finished 20th place (second last).[35] Placing ninth in the second qualification round, he was unable to advance to the finals.[36] He retired from the sport after this event.[5]

Sale of Olympic medals

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In July 2019, Grishin decided to put his 2010 Winter Olympics gold medal up for auction to raise money for a close individual who required a serious medical surgery.[2] The medal was sold for US$55,000.[2] Previously, the medal was on temporary loan and displayed in the Museum of Contemporary Belarusian Statehood in Minsk.[37] Grishin also sold his 2002 Winter Olympics bronze medal, which garnered US$22,778.[2]

Personal life

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Grishin studied at Belarusian State University of Physical Training in Minsk.[38]

Awards and honours

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Medal for the honorary title of "Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus"

Grishin was approved as a coach by the government in 1995. He was awarded with the International Champion title in 1998 after competing in the World Cup. In 2001, he was awarded with the honorary title of Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus.[39]

References

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