Alexey Poltoranin (Алексей Юрьевич Полторанин, born April 29, 1987) is a Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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i cross-country skier

Cross-country skiing

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 who has competed at the international senior level since 2004. Poltoranin competed at the 2006

2006 Winter Olympics

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 and 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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, the World Ski Championship

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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s in 2007 and 2009, and the 2007-08 Tour de Ski

2007-08 Tour de Ski

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.

His best World Cup

FIS Cross-Country World Cup

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 result is a fourth place in the three day mini tour in Kuusamo

Kuusamo

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 in 2011. His best World Championship results are seventh places at the 4 X 10 km relay in 2007 and at the team sprint in 2009.

Poltaranin finished fifth in both the individual

Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....

 and team sprint

Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint

The men's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the freestyle technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 22 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....

 at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

in Vancouver.