Denis SPITSOV
ROCEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cross-Country Skiing |
Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon | 2 |
|
| Men's 50km Mass Start Free | 6 | ||
| Men's 4 x 10km Relay | 1 |
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Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 2 | Men's Team Sprint, Freestyle | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 2 | Men's 4 × 10 kilometres Relay | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 3 | Men's 15 kilometres, Freestyle | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 4 | Men's 30 kilometres Skiathlon | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 19 | Men's 50 kilometres Mass Start, Classical | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 21 | Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 28 | 50 km F Mst Men | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Distance | Sprint |
| 2021/2022 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2020/2021 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2019/2020 | 15 | 16 | 30 |
| 2018/2019 | 18 | 16 | 62 |
| 2017/2018 | 20 | 15 | |
| Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | SP C | 15 km F | 15 km C Mst | 15 km F Mst | 15 km C |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 11th | ||||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 12th | |||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 6th | 1 x 21st | |||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 16th | 1 x 4th | 1 x 14th | ||
| Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 15/15 km C/F | 30 km F | Overall |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 11th | 1 x 3rd | |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 8th | ||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 8th | ||
| Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events | |
|---|---|
| Season | 4x7.5 km Mst R |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 4th |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 2nd |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 1st |
| World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | FIS Tour de Ski Men |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 4th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 4 | 4x7.5 km Mst R | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 4 | FIS Tour de Ski Men | 2021/2022 | FIS Tour de Ski, FIS |
| 11 | 15 km F | 2021/2022 | Davos, SUI |
| 13 | 15 km F | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 4 | FIS Tour de Ski Men | 2021/2022 | FIS Tour de Ski, FIS |
Athlete
Studied at the Tyumen State University, Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. (Athlete, Jun 2021)
Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (Info 2018)
Spouse, Ksenia Alexandrovna Spitsova (married 2019). Father, Sergey Vladimirovich (passed away in 2009). Mother, Tatiana Nikolaevna Spitsova. Younger sister, Anna Sergeevna Spitsova.
Russian
Tyumen
National: Evgeny Vanyukov Sergeevich (RUS), Yuri Borodavko (RUS)
Personal: Andrei Ivanov Nikolaevich (RUS)
Likes to cycle when he has a day off. (Instagram, 22 Jul 2018)
2017 World Cup in Davos (Sprint - 75th)
2021: Fractured the fifth metacarpal in his hand during a training session just before the 15km race at the 2021 World Championships in Oberstdorf. Was forced to fly back home and have a break of six weeks. (ski-nordique.net, 1 Mar 2021)
2017
Began the sport in 2006 at a youth sports school in Vozhega, Russian Federation. (Info 2018)
In his home district, there were only two developed sports, football and cross-country skiing, and he preferred winter sports. (Info 2018)
Cross-country skier Alexander Legkov (RUS), 2014 Olympic champion (50km), two-time World Championships medallist. (Athlete, Jun 2021)
His father, a police officer who died in 2009, always motivated him the most. (Athlete, Jun 2021)
"It's not a personal achievement that is important but a team's victory." (Info 2018)
After his successful debut at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games with three medals, he was honoured by Russian president Vladimir Putin. (Instagram, 28 Feb 2018)
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- Silver
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- Gold Medal Event
