Maksym Kuznietsov
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| Full name | Максим Юрійович Кузнєцов | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
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Maksym Yuriiovych Kuznietsov (Ukrainian: Максим Юрійович Кузнєцов; born 2 February 2004) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[2] He competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Kuznietsov made his World Cup debut on December 2, 2021, in Ruka, Finland. He did not finish in the competition, but on the next day, he finished 9th. As of March 2026, his best World Cup finish was 5th on March 19, 2023, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He has won European Cup in seasons 2020–21 and 2023–24.
Kuznietsov competed at four Junior World Championships between 2019 and 2024. In 2024, he won bronze in the team event together with Anhelina Brykina (his future fellow Olympian in 2026) and Zakhar Maksymchuk.
His World Championships debut was at the 2023 Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. He was finished 16th.
In 2026, Maksym Kuznietsov was nominated for his first Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo.[3] He finished 23rd in men's competition.
Personal life
Kuznietsov is student of the Rivne State University of the Humanities.[4]