Mikhail Ivanov

(b Moscow, 23 Sept 1849; d Rome, 20 Oct 1927). Russian critic and composer. As music critic of the St Petersburg journal Novoye vremya (1880-1918) he held conservative views, showing hostility towards the ‘National School’; his compositions include four operas, choral pieces, songs and orchestral works in the style of Tchaikovsky.

2002

Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold	2002 Salt Lake City	50 km
World Championships
Bronze	2001 Lahti	30 km

Mikhail Ivanov (born November 20, 1977 is a Russian cross country skier who competed since 1996. He finished 2nd in the 50km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City to Spain's Johann Mühlegg, but was awarded the gold medal in 2004 upon Mühlegg's blood-doping disqualification of darbepoetin.

Ivanov's won the bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. He also won two World Cup events in his career (30km: 2000, 15km: 2001).

External links

• FIS-Ski: Mikhail Ivanov – statistics

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 50 km cross country 1924: Thorleif Haug (NOR) * 1928: Per Erik Hedlund (SWE) * 1932: Veli Saarinen (FIN) * 1936: Elis Wiklund (SWE) * 1948: Nils Karlsson (SWE) * 1952: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) * 1956: Sixten Jernberg (SWE) * 1960: Kalevi Hämäläinen (FIN) * 1964: Sixten Jernberg (SWE) * 1968: Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) * 1972: Pål Tyldum (NOR) * 1976: Ivar Formo (NOR) * 1980: Nikolay Zimyatov (URS) * 1984: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) * 1988: Gunde Svan (SWE) * 1992: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) * 1994: Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) * 1998: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) * 2002: Mikhail Ivanov * 2006: Giorgio Di Centa (ITA)

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