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Aleksandr Mikhaylov (skier)

Russian freestyle skier

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 28, 2024
Entity authorityQ9146354 ↗
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Aleksandr Mikhaylov (born 6 November 1970) is a Russian freestyle skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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The public source identifies “Aleksandr Mikhaylov (skier)” as russian freestyle skier. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Aleksandr, Mikhaylov and skier.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1970, 1998, 2002—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1970-11-06. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Aleksandr, Mikhaylov and skier providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Aleksandr Mikhaylov (skier)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.