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Deniss Vasiļjevs
Deniss Vasiļjevs (born 9 August 1999) is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2022 European bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy silver medalist, a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the 2020 Nebelhorn Trophy), and a seven-time Latvian national champion (2016–18, 2020, 2022–24).
At the junior level, Vasiļjevs is the 2016 Youth Olympics silver medalist, 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival silver medalist, a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) silver medalist, and a two-time Latvian junior national champion (2014-15). He is the first Latvian skater to podium at a JGP event and at an ISU Championships event.
Vasiļjevs represented Latvia at the 2018, 2022, and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Vasiļjevs was born on 9 August 1999 in Daugavpils, Latvia to parents, Regina and Sergej. Regina is a former dancer and Sergejs is an electrical engineer. In 2016, Vasiļjevs began living in Champery, Switzerland, but remained a student at Daugavpils Russian Secondary School – Lyceum. He enjoys drawing and speaks four languages – Latvian, Russian, French and English.
Vasiļjevs also helped coach young skaters at the Skating School of Switzerland. After earning a bachelor's degree in Sports and Social Sciences Teacher program at the University of Daugavpils, he went on to earn a master's degree in Leadership and Management. Vasiļjevs wrote his thesis on the topic of "Effective Leadership in Latvian Skating."
His figure skating role models include Stéphane Lambiel, Daisuke Takahashi, Patrick Chan, and Javier Fernández.
Vasiļjevs began skating in 2002. As he was often sick, his parents decided to involve him in a sport, first considering swimming and then skating. In addition, he also began taking ballet classes around that time. Due to there being no permanent figure skating coaches in his hometown of Daugavpils, Vasiļjevs would primarily work with specialists that would make the trip to his skating rink from Riga as well as attend training camps outside of Latvia when possible. Around 2010, Vasiļjevs' parents arranged for him to live with and train under the guidance of Lithuanian coach Ingrida Snieškienė in Paris, France. Due to his schooling, he spent part of the year training in Daugavpils.
Vasiļjevs debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2013, placing seventh in Riga, Latvia and tenth in Gdańsk, Poland. He was named in Latvia's team to the World Junior Championships, held in March 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked eleventh in the short program, he qualified for the free skate, where he placed seventh, pulling him up to eighth overall.
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Deniss Vasiļjevs
Deniss Vasiļjevs (born 9 August 1999) is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2022 European bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy silver medalist, a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the 2020 Nebelhorn Trophy), and a seven-time Latvian national champion (2016–18, 2020, 2022–24).
At the junior level, Vasiļjevs is the 2016 Youth Olympics silver medalist, 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival silver medalist, a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) silver medalist, and a two-time Latvian junior national champion (2014-15). He is the first Latvian skater to podium at a JGP event and at an ISU Championships event.
Vasiļjevs represented Latvia at the 2018, 2022, and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Vasiļjevs was born on 9 August 1999 in Daugavpils, Latvia to parents, Regina and Sergej. Regina is a former dancer and Sergejs is an electrical engineer. In 2016, Vasiļjevs began living in Champery, Switzerland, but remained a student at Daugavpils Russian Secondary School – Lyceum. He enjoys drawing and speaks four languages – Latvian, Russian, French and English.
Vasiļjevs also helped coach young skaters at the Skating School of Switzerland. After earning a bachelor's degree in Sports and Social Sciences Teacher program at the University of Daugavpils, he went on to earn a master's degree in Leadership and Management. Vasiļjevs wrote his thesis on the topic of "Effective Leadership in Latvian Skating."
His figure skating role models include Stéphane Lambiel, Daisuke Takahashi, Patrick Chan, and Javier Fernández.
Vasiļjevs began skating in 2002. As he was often sick, his parents decided to involve him in a sport, first considering swimming and then skating. In addition, he also began taking ballet classes around that time. Due to there being no permanent figure skating coaches in his hometown of Daugavpils, Vasiļjevs would primarily work with specialists that would make the trip to his skating rink from Riga as well as attend training camps outside of Latvia when possible. Around 2010, Vasiļjevs' parents arranged for him to live with and train under the guidance of Lithuanian coach Ingrida Snieškienė in Paris, France. Due to his schooling, he spent part of the year training in Daugavpils.
Vasiļjevs debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2013, placing seventh in Riga, Latvia and tenth in Gdańsk, Poland. He was named in Latvia's team to the World Junior Championships, held in March 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked eleventh in the short program, he qualified for the free skate, where he placed seventh, pulling him up to eighth overall.
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