Deniss Vasiļjevs
| Deniss Vasiļjevs | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Latvia |
| Born |
9 August 1999 Daugavpils, Latvia |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Coach | Ingrida Snieškienė, Jacques Dehoux, Alexei Urmanov |
| Choreographer | Ingrida Snieškienė, Benoît Richaud |
| Skating club |
Daugavpils SC COC Courbevoie |
| Training locations |
Daugavpils, Latvia Paris, France |
| Former training locations | Courbevoie and Chamonix, France |
| Began skating | 2002 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
202.73 2015 Junior Worlds |
| Short program |
69.95 2015 Junior Worlds |
| Free skate |
132.78 2015 Junior Worlds |
Deniss Vasiļjevs[1] (born 9 August 1999) is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2015 European Youth Olympic silver medalist and has finished in the top ten at two World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Deniss Vasiļjevs was born on 9 August 1999 in Daugavpils, Latvia.[2] His mother is a former dancer.[3]
Career
Vasiļjevs began skating in 2002.[2] Around 2010, his parents arranged for him to train under the guidance of Lithuanian coach Ingrida Snieškienė in Paris, France.[3] Due to his schooling, he spends part of the year training in Daugavpils.[3]
Vasiļjevs debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2013, placing 7th in Riga, Latvia and 10th in Gdańsk, Poland. 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.
In 2014–15, 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. In March, he finished 7th overall at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, having placed 8th in both segments.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 [3][2] |
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| 2013–2014 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[5][6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| Junior Worlds | 8th | 7th | |||
| JGP Estonia | 4th | ||||
| JGP France | 4th | ||||
| JGP Latvia | 7th | ||||
| JGP Poland | 10th | ||||
| EYOF | 2nd | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 1st J. | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 1st J. | ||||
| DS Cup | 1st J. | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 1st J. | ||||
| Seibt Memorial | 1st N. | 1st J. | |||
| Volvo Cup | 1st J. | ||||
| Haabersti Cup | 1st N. | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 4th N. | 1st N. | |||
| Rooster Cup | 1st N. | 1st N. | 1st N. | ||
| Warsaw Cup | 1st N. | 1st N. | 1st N. | ||
| National | |||||
| Latvian Champ. | 1st N. | 1st J. | 1st J. | ||
| Levels: N. = Advanced novice; J. = Junior | |||||
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Deniss VASILJEVS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Remmel, Ia (2 March 2015). "Deniss Vasiljevs, a young talent from Latvia". Absolute Skating.
- ↑ "Deniss VASILJEVS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Deniss VASILJEVS". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Deniss Vasiljevs". Tracings.net.
External links
Media related to Deniss Vasiļjevs at Wikimedia Commons