Alexey Prokurorov
Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Прокуро́ров; 25 March 1964 – 10 October 2008) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s for both the Soviet Union and Russia.Prokurorov was born in the village of Mishino of Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Prokurorov earned a total of six medals.Prokurorov received the Holmenkollen medal, the highest Norwegian skiing award, in 1998 (shared with Fred Børre Lundberg, Larissa Lazutina and Harri Kirvesniemi).After retirement, he was Chief coach of the Russian women cross-country skiing team.