Deniss Vasiļjevs

Deniss Vasiļjevs[1] (born 9 August 1999) is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2016 Youth Olympics silver medalist. He is also the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2016–17 and 2017–18 Cup of Tyrol champion, the 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star champion, and a four-time Latvian national champion. He finished in the top ten at the 2017 European Championships, in the top five at the 2018 European Championships and in the top ten at the 2018 World Championships.

Deniss Vasiļjevs
Vasiļjevs at the 2018 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Country represented	Latvia
Born	(1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 Daugavpils, Latvia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Coach	Stéphane Lambiel
Former coach	Alexei Urmanov, Ingrida Snieškienė, Elena Ivanova
Choreographer	Stéphane Lambiel, Salomé Brunner
Former choreographer	Benoît Richaud, Valeri Pecherski, Ingrida Snieškienė
Skating club	Daugavpils SC ACBB Boulogne Billancourt
Former skating club	COC Courbevoie
Training locations	Champéry, Switzerland
Former training locations	Daugavpils, Latvia; Sochi, Russia; Boulogne, Paris, Courbevoie, and Chamonix, France
Began skating	2002
World standing	16 (2018–19) 14 (2017–18) 24 (2016–17) 32 (2015–16) 53 (2014–15) 97 (2013–14)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	254.86 2018 Worlds
Short program	84.25 2018 Worlds
Free skate	170.61 2018 Worlds
Medal record Representing  Latvia Figure skating: Men's singles Winter Youth Olympics 2016 Lillehammer Men's singles Representing Mixed-NOCs 2016 Lillehammer Team

Earlier in his career, Vasiļjevs won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. He is the first Latvian skater to make the podium at a JGP event.

Personal life

Deniss Vasiļjevs was born on 9 August 1999 in Daugavpils, Latvia.[2] His mother is a former dancer.[3] In 2016, he began living in Champery, Switzerland, but remained a student at Daugavpils Russian Secondary School – Lyceum.[4] He enjoys drawing[5] and speaks four languages – Latvian, Russian, French and English.[6]

Career

Vasiļjevs began skating in 2002.[2] As he was often sick, his parents decided to involve him in a sport, first considering swimming and then skating.[7] Around 2010, they arranged for him to train under the guidance of Lithuanian coach Ingrida Snieškienė in Paris, France.[3] Due to his schooling, he spent part of the year training in Daugavpils.[3] His figure skating role models include Stéphane Lambiel, Daisuke Takahashi, Patrick Chan, and Javier Fernández.[8]

2013–14 season: Junior international debut

Vasiļjevs debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2013, placing 7th in Riga, Latvia and 10th in Gdańsk, Poland.[9] He was named in Latvia's team to the World Junior Championships, held in March 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked 11th in the short program, he qualified for the free skate where he placed 7th, pulling him up to 8th overall.[10]

2014–15 season

During the 2014–15 figure skating season, Vasiļjevs placed fourth at both of his Junior Grand Prix assignments, in Courchevel, France and Tallinn, Estonia. He won the silver medal at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, held in January 2015 in Dornbirn, Austria.[11] He began working with Alexei Urmanov before the 2015 World Junior Championships,[8] which took place in March in Tallinn, Estonia. He placed 8th in both segments and 7th overall.[12]

2015–16 season: Senior international debut

Vasiļjevs began the 2015–16 season by winning silver at both of his JGP events, in Riga, Latvia and Toruń, Poland. He is the first Latvian skater to step on a JGP podium.[13][14] Making his senior international debut, he placed 5th at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament before taking the bronze medal at the 2015 Tallinn Trophy.[13]

In January 2016, Vasiļjevs was sent to his first senior ISU Championship – the 2016 Europeans in Bratislava, Slovakia. He finished 12th after placing 14th in the short program and 10th in the free skate.[15] In February, he competed in Hamar, Norway at the 2016 Youth Olympics. Ranked third in the short program and first in the free skate, he finished second overall with a total score 1.09 less than gold medalist Sōta Yamamoto of Japan.[16] His silver is Latvia's first Youth Olympic medal in figure skating. Vasiļjevs was assigned to compete in the mixed NOC team event as a member of Team Discovery. Placing first in his segment,[17] he lifted his team to the bronze medal.[16]

By 2016, Vasiļjevs was training almost full-time with Urmanov in Sochi, Russia.[8] In March, at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, he won a small bronze medal for the short program and finished 8th overall.[18] Later that month, he competed at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. He qualified for the free skate by placing tenth in the short program and went on to finish 14th overall.[19]

2016–17 season

In spring 2016, Vasiļjevs had new programs choreographed by Stéphane Lambiel in Champéry, Switzerland.[14] He was diagnosed with a tear in his left adductor muscle during the off-season and visited Toronto in late July 2016 for physiotherapy.[20][21] On 25 August 2016, he announced that Lambiel had agreed to coach him in Champéry.[22][23] He started practicing double jumps in early September.[24] He also worked on developing his program details, steps, and spins.[25]

In November, Vasiljevs made his Grand Prix debut. He placed 11th at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup and then 6th at the 2016 NHK Trophy. He ranked 6th in both segments and 7th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March, he won his first international senior gold medal[26] at the 2017 Cup of Tyrol. He finished 14th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to his result, Latvia qualified a spot in the men's event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

2017–18 season

Vasiļjevs began his season in September, finishing 4th at Lombardia Trophy.[27] He finished in 8th place at Rostelecom Cup.[28] In November, he was ninth in the short program[29] at NHK Trophy but placed fifth in the free skate and climbed to 6th overall.[30] He went on to win gold at Cup of Tyrol for the second time.[31]

In December, Vasiļjevs won his third national title,[32] and along with Diāna Ņikitina, was subsequently selected to represent Latvia in figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[33] At the 2018 European Championships in January, he placed third in the short program and earned a small bronze medal.[34][35] He was fifth in the free skating after falling on a downgraded quad toeloop and finished fourth,[36] matching the record finishes of Angelīna Kučvaļska[37] and Konstantīns Kostins at previous European Championships.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Vasiļjevs was twenty-first after the short program after falling on a triple Axel.[38] In the free skating he fell again on a triple Axel and on another element,[39] but was able to move up to nineteenth place. In March, Vasiļjevs competed at the World Championships, where he skated a clean short program and placed ninth.[40] In the free skate, he set a new personal best and national record to finish sixth overall.[41][42] His sixth-place finish is the highest ever placement by any skater representing Latvia in any discipline at Worlds.[43]

2018–19 season

In October Vasiljevs competed at Japan Open, placing 5th in his segment but winning silver as part of team Europe. He placed eighth at NHK Trophy and seventh at the Internationaux de France. He was scheduled to compete at Golden Spin in December but withdrew due to illness.[44]

Vasiljevs placed eleventh at the 2019 European Championships and twenty-first at the 2019 World Championships.

2019–20 season

To begin the season, Vasiljevs won the bronze medal at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, the second Challenger medal of his career. He began on the Grand Prix at the 2019 Skate Canada International, placing fourth in the short program after putting a foot down on his triple Lutz.[45] He came seventh in the free skate, dropping to fifth place overall.[46] He was sixth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup.[47]

Next competing at the 2020 European Championships, Vasiljevs placed fifth in the short program despite still dealing with a twisted ankle, which he said was "not serious enough to take me out."[48] He was seventh in the free skate with a few underrotated jumps, and slipped to sixth place overall. He nevertheless said he was "proud and satisfied, because no matter how hard it was to come here, no matter how painful it was, I actually came here and did my best."[49] He then won a gold medal at the Nordic Championships, which proved to be his final competition of the season, as the 2020 World Championships were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Programs

Vasiljevs at the 2018 Internationaux de France Gala

Vasiljevs at the 2018 European Championships

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2019–2020 [50]	Two Men In Love by The Irrepressibles choreo. by Salome Brunner Bloodstream by Tokio Myers	Lotus Feet by Steve Vai choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Bloodstream by Tokio Myers
2018–2019 [51]	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong performed by Phil Collins choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	The Last Samurai OST by Hans Zimmer A Way of Life Red Warrior A Hard Teacher Idyll's End Strobe's nanafushi (Satori Mix) by Kodō choreo. by Kenta Kojiri	Iron by Woodkid choreo. by Sarah Dolan
2017–2018 [52]	Recondita armonia by Giacomo Puccini choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Put the Blame On Mame by Doctor 3 Anyone to Love by Michael Bublé Sway by Michael Bublé choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	They Live in You[53] (from The Lion King) by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2016–2017 [2][54][24]	Voodoo Child by Stevie Ray Vaughan choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi recomposed by Max Richter choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Bring Him Home (Les Misérables) by Josh Groban choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2015–2016 [5][13]	Puttin' On the Ritz by Irving Berlin performed by Taco, Robbie Williams choreo. by Benoît Richaud	Adagio for Tron (from Tron: Legacy) by Daft Punk choreo. by Benoît Richaud	Puttin' On the Ritz[55] by Irving Berlin performed by Taco, Robbie Williams choreo. by Benoît Richaud
2014–2015 [11][3]	Jazz Machine by Black Machine Hey! Pachuco! (from The Mask) choreo. by Benoît Richaud	Adagio for Tron (from Tron: Legacy) by Daft Punk choreo. by Benoît Richaud	Heart Upon My Sleeve Shame On Me by Avicii
2013–2014 [9]	Jazz Machine by Black Machine Hey! Pachuco! (from The Mask) choreo. by Benoît Richaud	The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Benoît Richaud

Competitive highlights

Vasiljevs at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[56]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
Olympics								19th
Worlds						14th	14th	6th	21st	C
Europeans						12th	7th	4th	11th	6th
GP France									7th
GP NHK Trophy							6th	6th	8th
GP Rostelecom Cup							11th	8th		6th
GP Skate Canada										5th
CS Lombardia Trophy								4th
CS Mordovian Ornament						5th
CS Ondrej Nepela						5th				3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy						3rd
Cup of Tyrol							1st	1st	1st
Ice Star									1st
Nordics										1st
International: Junior[56]
Junior Worlds				8th	7th	8th
Youth Olympics						2nd
JGP Estonia					4th
JGP France					4th
JGP Latvia				7th		2nd
JGP Poland				10th		2nd
EYOF					2nd
Bavarian Open				1st
Cup of Nice				1st
Denkova-Staviski				1st
Santa Claus Cup					1st
Hellmut Seibt				1st
Volvo Open Cup				1st
International: Advanced novice[57]
Hellmut Seibt			1st
Haabersti Cup	1st
NRW Trophy		4th	1st
Rooster Cup	1st	1st	1st
Warsaw Cup	1st	1st	1st
National
Latvian Champ.	1st N	1st N	1st N	1st J	1st J	1st	1st	1st		1st
Team events
Japan Open									2nd T 5th P	1st T 6th P
Youth Olympics						3rd T 1st P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
20-26 January 2020	2020 European Championships	5 80.44	7 152.23	6 232.67
14–15 December 2019	2019 Latvian Championships	1 84.51	1 142.72	1 227.23
November 15–17, 2019	2019 Rostelecom Cup	5 87.08	10 154.01	6 241.09
October 25–27, 2019	2019 Skate Canada	4 84.01	7 143.31	5 227.32
October 5, 2019	2019 Japan Open	–	6 146.65	1T
September 20–21, 2019	2019 Nepela Memorial	2 79.76	3 150.21	3 229.97
2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
8/24 March 2019	2019 World Championships	23 74.74	20 143.78	21 218.52
25 February – 3 March 2019	2019 Cup of Tyrol	1 81.23	1 156.85	1 238.08
21–27 January 2019	2019 European Championships	12 78.87	10 140.63	11 219.50
23–25 November 2018	2018 Internationaux de France	5 82.30	7 138.96	7 221.16
9–11 November 2018	2018 NHK Trophy	7 72.39	8 125.21	8 197.60
18/21 October 2018	2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star	2 74.52	1 154.11	1 228.63
6 October 2018	2018 Japan Open	–	5 129.32	2T/5P
2017–18 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
19–25 March 2018	2018 World Championships	9 84.25	5 170.61	6 254.86
16–17 February 2018	2018 Winter Olympics	21 79.52	20 155.06	19 234.58
15–21 January 2018	2018 European Championships	3 85.11	5 158.41	4 243.52
2–3 December 2017	2017 Latvian Championships	1 86.97	1 150.85	1 237.82
22–25 November 2017	2018 Cup of Tyrol	2 74.05	1 167.26	1 241.31
10–12 November 2017	2017 NHK Trophy	8 76.51	5 158.29	6 234.80
20–22 October 2017	2017 Rostelecom Cup	6 82.44	6 145.09	8 227.53
14–17 September 2017	2017 CS Lombardia Trophy	5 76.17	4 152.74	4 228.91
2016–17 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
29 March – 2 April 2017	2017 World Championships	14 81.73	13 157.27	14 239.00
25–29 January 2017	2017 European Championships	6 79.87	6 155.33	7 235.20
3–4 December 2016	2016 Latvian Championships	6 77.82	6 150.72	1 228.54
25–27 November 2016	2016 NHK Trophy	10 70.50	5 153.23	6 223.73
4–6 November 2016	2016 Rostelecom Cup	12 62.40	11 141.37	11 203.77

2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
28 March – 3 April 2016	2016 World Championships	Senior	10 81.07	16 143.47	14 224.54
14–20 March 2016	2016 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 78.78	9 125.97	8 204.75
12–21 February 2016	2016 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	3 70.16	1 144.27	2 214.43
26–31 January 2016	2016 European Championships	Senior	14 68.32	10 135.92	12 204.24
12–13 December 2015	2015 Latvian Championships	Senior	1 71.78	1 147.67	1 219.45
18–22 November 2015	2015 Tallinn Trophy	Senior	2 78.63	5 129.90	3 208.53
16–19 October 2015	2015 Mordovian Ornament	Senior	5 72.72	5 132.41	5 205.13
23–26 September 2015	2015 JGP Poland	Junior	3 69.40	2 138.43	2 207.83
26–30 August 2015	2015 JGP Latvia	Junior	1 68.84	2 135.76	2 204.60
2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
2–8 March 2015	2015 World Junior Championships	Junior	8 69.95	8 132.78	7 202.73
26–28 January 2015	2015 European Youth Olympic Festival	Junior	1 70.10	2 127.62	2 197.22
13–14 December 2014	2014 Latvian Championships	Junior	1 60.04	1 126.22	1 186.26
1–7 December 2014	2014 Santa Claus Cup	Junior	1 63.51	1 117.88	1 181.39
24–27 September 2014	2014 JGP Tallinn Cup	Junior	6 58.37	5 123.05	4 181.42
20–24 August 2014	2014 JGP France	Junior	4 58.27	3 114.72	4 172.99
2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
10–16 March 2014	2014 World Junior Championships	Junior	11 62.50	7 126.83	8 189.33
26 February – March 1, 2014	2014 Hellmut Seibt Memorial	Junior	1 68.41	1 130.80	1 199.21
29 January – February 2, 2014	2014 Bavarian Open	Junior	1 64.73	1 116.06	1 180.79
6–8 December 2013	2013 Latvian Championships	Junior	1 62.80	1 114.64	1 177.44
December 28–1, 2013	2013 Denkova-Staviski Cup	Junior	1 64.52	1 129.59	1 194.11
7–10 November 2013	2013 Volvo Open Cup (22nd)	Junior	1 63.95	1 112.43	1 176.38
7–10 October 2013	2013 International Cup of Nice	Junior	2 59.55	1 132.26	1 191.91
20–22 September 2013	2013 JGP Poland	Junior	15 45.89	10 102.12	10 148.01
29–30 August 2013	2013 JGP Latvia	Junior	14 52.24	5 109.70	7 161.94

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External links

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