Nikolay Chebotko (born October 25, 1982 in Shuchinsk

Shuchinsk

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) is a Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

i cross country skier who has competed since 2000. His best individual World Cup finish was seventh in a sprint event in Germany

Germany

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 in 2006.

Chebetko also competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the team sprint

Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint

The Men's team sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 14 February, at Pragelato. This was the first time the team sprint was contested in the Winter Olympics...

 event at Turin

Turin

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 in 2006

2006 Winter Olympics

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. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

 is seventh on three occasions (Team sprint: 2005, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009; 4 x 10 km: 2007).