When he was a child, Ilia Chernousov had practiced artistic gymnastic before he came to Cross-Country skiing...in 2005 Chernousov showed up for the first time at an international competition...he competed at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Rovaniemi and finished 19th over 10 km... at the Junior Worlds in 2006 he won the silver medal in skiathlon right after Petter Northug...his first World Cup competition followed in Gällivare in December 2006... in 2007 and 2008 he impressed with good results at the U23 World Championships where he was fighting with Northug and Cologna for the top places... At the Junior World Championships in Tarvisio in 2007 he captured silver medal over 15 km and one year later in Males he claimed another silver medal in skiathlon... for the first time in his career he got a ticket for the FIS Nordic World Championships 2007 in Sapporo and took 31st place in skiathlon...in 2010 he made his first individual World Cup podium by finishing second in skiathlon.
The season 2010/11 his best was so far...with the bronze medal in Oslo at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he completed a successful season including his first World Cup win in skiathlon in Rybinsk as well as the stage win in Falun (Prologue).
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...Chernousov trains in a separate group around coach Reto Burgermeister and his friend Alexander Legkov. Already in summer 2010 he changed his training scheme: „I implemented calmer basic training sessions and combined them with decent interval workouts,” explained Chernousov. Russian training system is known for its focus on force, strength and endurance. Bronze medalist from Oslo has chosen slightly different path that brought him to success. “I managed to maximize my strength training through stability training and coordination on slack line. I realized that strength and power is not everything. I was working a lot on my classical and free techniques with countless video analysis.
...he concluded his last season with the Arctic Circle race that he dominantly won
...Chernousov was not only training in this summer, he also hit the books and improved his English
...the athlete from Sibiria is a full team player. In the finish in Oslo, after taking the bronze medal, his thoughts went first to his teammate Alexander Legkov who had bad luck in the final phase of the race and missed a top position. „Alexander (Legkov) would deserve this medal, he would be stronger but had back luck today,“ stated Chernousov
....he likes extreme experiences and tried for example sky diving this summer, he also enjoys traveling
... Chernousov want to achieve in his career a top three spot at the Olympics and in the season 2011/2012 the focus is on a top position in the overall World Cup. He enjoys racing in each competition – from sprint to long distance but unfortunately he can not compete so often in short distances as he has strong team mates
