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{{Short description|Russian-Austrian cross-country skier}}
{{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski -->
| name              = Mikhail Botvinov
| image            = Botwinov1.jpg
| image_size       = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = Mikhail Botvinov ''(left)''
| nationality       =  {{AUT}} 
| full_name         = Mikhail Viktorovich Botvinov
| birth_name        = 
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1967|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place       = Lidinka, [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date        = <!-- {{death date and age|deathyear|mm|dd|birthyear|mm|dd}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = <!-- X ft X in, X cm or X m (conversions are automatic) -->
| club              = <!-- Not needed if athlete has retired -->
| personalbest      = <!-- Personal best distance -->
| spouse            = <!-- Not needed if not married -->
| seasons           = 18 – ([[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]]–[[1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1996]], [[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998]]–[[2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2007]])
| wins              = 2
| totalpodiums      = 19
| teamwins          = 4
| teampodiums       = 17
| individual_starts = 171
| team_starts       = 42
| wcoveralls        = 0 – (2nd in [[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999]])
| wctitles          =1 – (1 {{Abbr|LD|Long Distance}}: [[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999]])
| show-medals       = yes
| medaltemplates    = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUT}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002&nbsp;Salt&nbsp;Lake&nbsp;City]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle mass start|30&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Winter Olympics|2006&nbsp;Turin]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|50&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999&nbsp;Ramsau]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{MedalBronze|1999&nbsp;Ramsau|50&nbsp;km&nbsp;classical}}
{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993|1993&nbsp;Falun]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
}}
'''Mikhail Viktorovich Botvinov''' ({{langx|ru|Михаил Викторович Ботвинов}}); born 17 November 1967 in [[Lidinka]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a Russian-born Austrian [[Cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]] who competed from 1990 to 2007 for both Russia (until 1996) and Austria (since 1997).

==Career==
He won two medals at the [[Winter Olympics]] with a silver in the men's 30&nbsp;km freestyle mass start event in [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] and a bronze in the men's 50&nbsp;km freestyle mass start in [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] (Both for Austria). He also competed for the Unified Team in the [[1992 Winter Olympics]] and for Russia in the [[1994 Winter Olympics]].

Botvinov also won the 50&nbsp;km event at the [[Holmenkollen Ski Festival]] in 1999, becoming the first Austrian to win the prestigious cross country event. He also won the [[Vasaloppet]] event in Sweden two years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vasaloppet.se/wp-content/uploads/sites/1/2019/09/historiska_segrare_vasaloppet_sve_2019-09-18.pdf|title=Historiska segrare|publisher=Vasaloppet|page=2|language=sv|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>

His biggest successes were at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], where he won three medals. He won a bronze in [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993|1993]] for Russia in the 4 × 10&nbsp;km relay. In [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999]], representing Austria, won a gold in the 4 × 10&nbsp;km relay and a bronze in the 50&nbsp;km.

Botvinov emigrated from Russia to Austria in 1996 and was forced to sit out both the 1996–97 FIS World Cup Season and the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]] until he could his citizenship status clarified, but returned to form in 1998. He also encountered controversy with his teammate [[Christian Hoffmann]] regarding blood doping in 2002, though both were cleared by the [[International Olympic Committee]] on 9 April 2002.

Botvinov retired after the 2006–07 World Cup season.<ref>FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.</ref>

==Cross-country skiing results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&listid=&competitorid=6439|title=Athlete : BOTVINOV Mikhail  |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>

===Olympic Games===
* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Sprint&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Team&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;sprint&nbsp;
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] || ''24'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre classical|11]]   ||{{n/a}} ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|15]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre classical|12]]|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|28]] ||{{n/a}}|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|5]] || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] || ''26'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre classical|4]]  ||{{n/a}}  ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|5]]  || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle|4]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical|9]] || {{n/a}}|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|5]] || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] || ''34'' ||{{n/a}} || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical|—]]  || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit|9]] || style="background:silver;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle mass start|'''Silver''']] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical|5]] ||   [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint|—]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4]]|| {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] || ''38'' ||{{n/a}} ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical|—]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit|7]] || {{n/a}} || bgcolor="cc9966"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|'''Bronze''']] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint|—]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|—]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint|—]]
|-
|}

===World Championships===
* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;classical&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;freestyle&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Sprint&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Team&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;sprint&nbsp;
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989|1989]] || ''21'' || {{n/a}}  || 37|| — ||{{n/a}}|| 16||—||{{n/a}}||—||{{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991|1991]] || ''23'' || —  ||{{n/a}} ||— ||{{n/a}} || 8 ||—||{{n/a}} ||—||{{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993|1993]] || ''25'' || — ||{{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || — || 40 ||8||{{n/a}}  ||bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Bronze'''||{{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995|1995]] || ''27'' || 10 ||{{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} ||35 || — ||29||{{n/a}} || 6||{{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999]] || ''31'' || 21 ||{{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} || 18 || bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Bronze''' ||{{n/a}} ||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold'''||{{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001|2001]] || ''33'' || {{n/a}} ||28 ||{{n/a}} || — || 13||  {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}|| 5 ||—||{{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003|2003]] || ''35'' || {{n/a}} ||13 ||{{n/a}} ||—|| 12 ||13 ||— || style="background:#000000; color:white"|{{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}  ||{{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005|2005]] || ''37'' || {{n/a}}|| {{n/a}}|| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle|—]] || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit|8]] ||{{n/a}}|| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 50 kilometre classical|8]] || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's sprint|—]] || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|5]] || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's team sprint|—]]
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007|2007]] || ''39'' || {{n/a}}||{{n/a}}|| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle|{{Abbr|DNS|Did not start}}]] || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit|—]] ||{{n/a}}|| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 50 kilometre classical|{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}]] || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's sprint|—]] ||style="background:#000; color:#fff;"| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|<span style="color:white;">{{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}</span>]] || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's team sprint|—]]
|-
|}

===World Cup===
====Season standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="5" |Discipline standings
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="1" |Ski Tour standings
|-
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de<br>Ski
|-
| [[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]] || ''21'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1989–90 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1990]] || ''22'' || 30|| {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991]] || ''23'' ||18 || {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1991–92 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1992]] || ''24'' ||6 || {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1992–93 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1993]] || ''25'' ||7 || {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994]] || ''26'' ||16 || {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1995]] || ''27'' ||10 || {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1996]] || ''28'' ||7 || {{n/a}} ||  {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998]] || ''30'' ||4 || {{n/a}} || 14  || {{n/a}} || 4  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999]] || ''31'' || style="background:silver;"| {{silver02}}  || {{n/a}}  || style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}}  || {{n/a}} ||7 || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1999–00 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000]] || ''32'' || 9  || {{n/a}}  || style="background:#c96;"| {{bronze03}}  ||13 || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2001]] || ''33'' || 10 || {{n/a}}  ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}  || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2002]] || ''34'' || 53 || {{n/a}}  ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || — || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2003]] || ''35'' || 61 || {{n/a}}  ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || —  || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2004]] || ''36'' ||  37||25  || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || —|| {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2004–05 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2005]] || ''37'' || 52 ||30  || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || —|| {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2005–06 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2006]] || ''38'' || 64 || 42 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} ||  —|| {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2007]] || ''39'' || 108 ||  63||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} ||—  || —
|}

====Individual podiums====
*2 victories 
*19 podiums 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:160px;"| Race
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
|-
| align=center|1 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1991–92 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991–92]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 14 March 1992 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vang, Hedmark|Vang]], Norway || 50 km Individual C || World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|2 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1992–93 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1992–93]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 18 December 1992 || align=left|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Fiemme]], Italy || 30 km Individual F || World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|3|| align=right| 3 January 1993 || align=left| {{flagicon|Russia|1991}}<!--Correct Russian flag for the period between 12 Aug. 1991 and 11 Dec. 1993, don't replace it!--> [[Kavgolovo]], Russia || 30 km Individual C ||World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|4 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994–95]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 11 February 1995 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo]], Norway || 50 km Individual C || World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|5 || rowspan=3 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997–98]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 14 December 1997 || align=left|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Fiemme]], Italy || 15 km Pursuit F || World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|6|| align=right| 10 January 1998 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || 30 km Individual F ||World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|7|| align=right| 11 March 1998 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || 10 km Individual F ||World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|8 || rowspan=7 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998–99]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 12 December 1998 || align=left|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Toblach]], Italy || 10 km Individual F || World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|9|| align=right| 19 December 1998 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Davos]], Switzerland || 30 km Individual C ||World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|10 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 12 January 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]], Czech Republic || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  30&nbsp;km Individual F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|11|| align=right| 14 January 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Seefeld in Tirol|Seefeld]], Austria || 10&nbsp;km Individual F ||World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|12|| align=right| 28 February 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || 50&nbsp;km Individual C ||World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || 3rd
|-
| align=center|13|| align=right| 13 March 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || 30&nbsp;km Individual C ||World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|14 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 20 March 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  50&nbsp;km Individual C|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|15 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1999–2000 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999–00]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 5 February 2000 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillehammer]], Norway || 10&nbsp;km + 10&nbsp;km Pursuit C/F || World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|16|| align=right| 11 March 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo]], Norway || 50&nbsp;km Individual C ||World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|17 || rowspan=3 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000–01]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 13 January 2001 || align=left|  {{flagicon|USA}} [[Soldier Hollow]], United States || 15&nbsp;km Individual C || World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|18|| align=right| 4 March 2001 || align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kavgolovo]], Russia || 15&nbsp;km Individual F ||World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|19|| align=right| 25 March 2001 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kuopio]], Finland || 60&nbsp;km Mass Start F ||World Cup || 3rd
|}

====Team podiums====

* 4 victories 
* 17 podiums

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates
|-
| align=center|1 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1989–90 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989–90]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 1 March 1990 || align=left|  {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 2nd || [[Igor Badamshin|Badamshin]] / [[Alexey Prokurorov|Prokurorov]] / [[Vladimir Smirnov (skier)|Smirnov]]
|-
| align=center|2|| align=right| 16 March 1990 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vang, Hedmark|Vang]], Norway || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C ||World Cup || 3rd || [[Igor Badamshin|Badamshin]] / [[Aleksandr Golubev (skier)|Golubev]] / [[Vladimir Smirnov (skier)|Smirnov]]
|-
| align=center|3 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1990–91]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 1 March 1991 || align=left|  {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Igor Badamshin|Badamshin]] / [[Vyacheslav Plaksunov|Plaksunov]] / [[Alexey Prokurorov|Prokurorov]]
|-
| align=center|4 ||rowspan=2 align=center|'''[[1991–92 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991–92]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|28 February 1992 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Andrey Kirilov|Kirilov]] / [[Alexey Prokurorov|Prokurorov]] / [[Vladimir Smirnov (skier)|Smirnov]]
|-
| align=center|5|| align=right| 8 March 1992 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Funäsdalen]], Sweden || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C ||World Cup || 2nd || [[Andrey Kirilov|Kirilov]] / [[Alexey Prokurorov|Prokurorov]] / [[Vladimir Smirnov (skier)|Smirnov]]
|-
| align=center|6 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1992–93 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1992–93]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 25 February 1993 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || 3rd || [[Andrey Kirilov|Kirilov]] / [[Igor Badamshin|Badamshin]] / [[Alexey Prokurorov|Prokurorov]]
|-
| align=center|7|| align=right| 5 March 1993 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C ||World Cup || 2nd || [[Aleksandr Vorobyov (skier)|Vorobyov]] / [[Igor Badamshin|Badamshin]] / [[Alexey Prokurorov|Prokurorov]]
|-
| align=center|8 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1995–96]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 1 March 1996 || align=left|  {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 2nd || [[Sergei Tchepikov|Tchepikov]] / [[Sergei Tchernych|Tchernych]] / [[Alexey Prokurorov|Prokurorov]]
|-
| align=center|9 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997–98]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 11 January 1998 || align=left|  {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Alois Stadlober|Stadlober]] / [[Christian Hoffmann|Hoffmann]] / [[Achim Walcher|Walcher]]
|-
| align=center|10 || rowspan=3 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998–99]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 20 December 1998 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Davos]], Switzerland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Alexander Marent|Marent]] / [[Alois Stadlober|Stadlober]] / [[Achim Walcher|Walcher]]
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| align=center|11 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 January 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]], Czech Republic || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Markus Gandler|Gandler]] / [[Alexander Marent|Marent]] / [[Christian Hoffmann|Hoffmann]]
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| align=center|12 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 February 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Markus Gandler|Gandler]] / [[Alois Stadlober|Stadlober]] / [[Christian Hoffmann|Hoffmann]]
|-
| align=center|13 || rowspan=4 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1999–2000 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999–00]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 28 November 1999 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kiruna]], Sweden || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Alexander Marent|Marent]] / [[Achim Walcher|Walcher]] / [[Gerhard Urain|Urain]]
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| align=center|14|| align=right| 13 January 2000 || align=left|  {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]], Czech Republic || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F ||World Cup ||2nd || [[Alexander Marent|Marent]] / [[Achim Walcher|Walcher]] / [[Christian Hoffmann|Hoffmann]]
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| align=center|15|| align=right| 27 February 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F ||World Cup ||3rd || [[Gerhard Urain|Urain]] / [[Achim Walcher|Walcher]] / [[Christian Hoffmann|Hoffmann]]
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| align=center|16 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 5 March 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Gerhard Urain|Urain]] / [[Achim Walcher|Walcher]] / [[Christian Hoffmann|Hoffmann]]
|-
| align=center|17 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000–01]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 9 December 2000 || align=left|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Santa Caterina di Valfurva|Santa Caterina]], Italy || 4 × 5&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 2nd || [[Gerhard Urain|Urain]] / [[Achim Walcher|Walcher]] / [[Christian Hoffmann|Hoffmann]]
|}
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'''Note:''' {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999 World Championships]], World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Mikhail Botvinov}}
* {{FIS cross-country skier|6439}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|bo/mikhail-botvinov-1}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|mikhail-botvinov}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk |date=February 24, 2007 |title=Holmenkollen winners since 1892}} - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120427020141/http://www.skifaster.net/article.asp?DocumentID=242 skifaster.net April 9, 2002 article clearing Botvinov and Hoffman.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104100319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/athletes/416.htm sportsillustrated.cnn.com]

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