Vladimir Mikhailovich Andreyev (born 9 February 1958) is a retired Soviet

Soviet Union

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 alpine skier

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

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He raced in the Alpine Skiing World Cup

Alpine skiing World Cup

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 from 1979 to 1984. His highest placing in a single race was second, in the January 1981 slalom

Slalom skiing

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 race in Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel

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. In the overall standings he placed 20th in 1981

1981 Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's Overall

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He competed twice at the FIS World Ski Championships, placing fourth in combined in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1978

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978

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 and tenth in slalom in Schladming 1982

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in Schladming, Austria, between January 31 and February 7, 1982. The women's races were held in Haus im Ennstal....

. At the 1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

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 he placed ninth in slalom and fifteenth in the giant slalom.