Olexandr Putsko is a Ukrainian

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 cross-country skier

Cross-country skiing

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 who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 52nd twice, both in the 30 km mixed pursuit events (2006

2006 Winter Olympics

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, 2010

2010 Winter Olympics

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Putsko's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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 was 14th in the 4 x 10 km relay at Val di Fiemme

Val di Fiemme

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 in 2003 while his best individual finish was 15th in the 15 km event at Sapporo in 2007).

His best World cup finish was 14th in 1 4 x 10 km relay at Norway

Norway

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 in 2005 while his best individual finish was 48th in a 15 km event at Russia

Russia

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in 2009..