Sergey Shupletsov

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'''Sergey Borisovich Shupletsov''' ({{langx|ru|Сергей Борисович Шуплецов}}; April 25, 1970 in Chusovoy – July 14, 1995 in La Clusaz) was a Russian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, in moguls. Jean-Luc Brassard won gold, and Edgar Grospiron got bronze.<ref name=db-olymp-1994>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=43&sp=ALP "1994 Winter Olympics – Lillehammer, Norway – Alpine Skiing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827112939/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=43&sp=ALP |date=2007-08-27 }} – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 24, 2008)</ref>

In 1995, Shupletsov won the World Cup tour in Moguls. That year he had six World Cup wins (including winning five in a row) and placed 2nd three times. He died shortly afterward, on July 14, 1995, in a motorcycle accident.<ref>Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). ''The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics'', Toronto: Sport Classic Books. {{ISBN|1-894963-45-8}}</ref>

He competed in 102 World Cups and was on the podium 32 times with 12 victories.

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