Deniss Vasiļjevs

Deniss Vasiļjevs
Vasiļjevs at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Country represented Latvia
Born (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999
Daugavpils, Latvia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 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 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 85.11
2018 Europeans
Free skate 170.61
2018 Worlds
Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Figure skating: Men's singles
Winter Youth Olympics
2016 LillehammerMen's singles
Representing Mixed-NOCs
2016 LillehammerTeam

Deniss Vasiļjevs[1] (born 9 August 1999) is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2016 Youth Olympic silver medallist. He is also the 2017 Cup of Tyrol champion, the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, and a three-time Latvian national champion. He finished in the top ten at the 2017 European Championships and in the top five at 2018 European Championships.

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 Grand Prix 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]

Making his Grand Prix debut, Vasiļjevs 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 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.

Programs

Vasiljevs at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[26]
2016–2017
[2][28][24]
2015–2016
[5][13]
  • Puttin' On the Ritz[29]
    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

    Competitive highlights

    Vasiljevs at the 2018 European Championships

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

    International[30]
    Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
    Olympics19th
    Worlds14th14th6th
    Europeans12th7th4th
    GP FranceTBD
    GP NHK Trophy6th6thTBD
    GP Rostelecom11th8th
    CS Lombardia4th
    CS Mordovian5th
    CS Tallinn Trophy3rd
    Ice StarTBD
    Cup of Tyrol1st1st
    International: Junior[30]
    Junior Worlds8th7th8th
    Youth Olympics2nd
    JGP Estonia4th
    JGP France4th
    JGP Latvia7th2nd
    JGP Poland10th2nd
    EYOF2nd
    Bavarian Open1st
    Cup of Nice1st
    Denkova-Staviski1st
    Santa Claus Cup1st
    Hellmut Seibt1st
    Volvo Open Cup1st
    International: Advanced novice[31]
    Hellmut Seibt1st
    Haabersti Cup1st
    NRW Trophy4th1st
    Rooster Cup1st1st1st
    Warsaw Cup1st1st1st
    National
    Latvian Champ.1st N1st J1st J1st1st1st
    Team events
    Japan Open2rd T
    5th P
    Youth Olympics3rd T
    1st P
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
    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.

    2018–19 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    18–21 October 2018 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    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
    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 – December 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

    References

    1. ↑ Mackevičs, Nauris (14 March 2014). "Deniss Vasiļjevs pasaules čempionātu iesāk ar 11. vietu" [Deniss Vasiļjevs starts in 11th place at the World Junior Championships]. Daugavpils Sporta pārvalde (in Latvian). daugavpils.lv.
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    3. 1 2 3 4 Remmel, Ia (2 March 2015). "Deniss Vasiljevs, a young talent from Latvia". Absolute Skating.
    4. ↑ Stūriška, Ilmārs (2 February 2017). "Vasiļjevs: Lambjēls ir mans Šveices tētis, superaukle" [Vasiljevs: Lambiel is my Swiss dad and supernanny]. la.lv (in Latvian).
    5. 1 2 Flade, Tatjana (18 May 2015). "Latvia's Deniss Vasiljevs draws attention". Golden Skate.
    6. ↑ This That (3 August 2015). Interview with Deniss Vasiljevs 2015/03/08 (YouTube).
    7. ↑ "Q&A - Deniss Vasiljevs". Artistika Magazine, no. 2. September 2016.
    8. 1 2 3 Smith, Beverley (31 March 2016). "Vasiljevs: fully charged". Wordpress. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.
    9. 1 2 "Deniss VASILJEVS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
    10. ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014 - Junior Men - Result". International Skating Union. 13 March 2014.
    11. 1 2 "Deniss VASILJEVS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
    12. ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2015 - Junior Men - Result". International Skating Union. 7 March 2015.
    13. 1 2 3 "Deniss VASILJEVS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
    14. 1 2 Luchianov, Vladislav. "Latvian Vasiljevs wants to put home country on map". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018.
    15. ↑ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2016 - Men - Result". International Skating Union. 28 January 2016.
    16. 1 2 "Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games -Figure Skating Review" (Press release). International Skating Union. 20 February 2016.
    17. ↑ "Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games - Mixed NOC Team - Men - Free Skating" (Press release). International Skating Union. 20 February 2016.
    18. ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2016 - Junior Men - Result". International Skating Union. 18 March 2016.
    19. ↑ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2016 - Men - Result". International Skating Union. 1 April 2016.
    20. ↑ "A few months ago, I started feeling some pain in my left hip". Facebook. 28 July 2016.
    21. ↑ Tone, Florentina (1 August 2016). "The champions of tomorrow, at 2016 Summer Camp in Champéry". Inside Skating.
    22. ↑ Vasiljevs, Deniss (25 August 2016). "I finally have some updates on my training!" (facebook).
    23. ↑ Golinsky, Reut (12 September 2016). "Deniss Vasiļjevs: "Standing ovation is the highest award any sportsman can get"". Absolute Skating.
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    27. ↑ International Skating Magazine (November 12, 2017). "2017 NHK Trophy gala exhibition line-up and music the skaters will perform to" (facebook).
    28. ↑ Golinsky, Reut (7 December 2016). "Rostelecom tidbits". Absolute Skating.
    29. ↑ @AbsoluteSkating (20 April 2016). "#IceLegends #IL16 Full program of legendary programs by legendary artists" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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