Stanislav Chokhlaev


Stanislav Chokhlaev is a Russian male visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. He represented Russia at the 2014 [Winter Paralympics] and was successful in his first Paralympic competition, claiming three medals including 2 silver medals in the cross-country skiing event. In 2017, he was awarded the Return to Life Prize by the Russian Paralympic Committee.

Career

Stanislav Chokhlaev competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics with his guide Maksim Pirogov and went onto claim 2 medals in the cross-country skiing events and a bronze medal in the biathlon event.
He won the silver medal in the men's 12.5km visually impaired cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World [Para Snow Sports Championships] held in Lillehammer, Norway. He also won the silver medal in the men's long-distance visually impaired cross-country skiing event. In biathlon, he won the silver medal in the men's 6km visually impaired event. He also won the silver medal in the men's 10km visually impaired biathlon event.

Personal life

Stanislav married fellow Russian visually impaired Paralympic Nordic skier, Iuliia Budaleeva. Iuliia Budaleeva also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and excelled at her first Paralympic event similar to that of her husband by claiming three medals including a gold medal and two silver medals in the biathlon events and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing event.