Athlete Profile - Cross Country - Nikita Kruikov (RUS)

Olympic Sports: Biathlon, Cross Country, Bobsleigh and Skeleton!

Athlete Profiles: On the Road to Sochi 2014

Nikita Kruikov (RUS), World Champion 2013 Sprint and Team Sprint, Olympic Champion 2010 Sprint. “With 300 travel days a year, you don’t have a ‘home’, your team mates and trainers become your family. How tough is the life of an athlete in the Russian National Team, with a training schedule from 6h30 to 22h30, and how do you cope with the constant separation of your loved ones?  Film location: Summer training camp (ski tunnel) in Voukatti, Finland