Denis Spitsov
Russian cross-country skier
Denis Spitsov Spitsov in 2019
Country Russia Full name Denis Sergeyevich Spitsov Born (1996-08-16 ) 16 August 1996 (age 27) Vozhega , Vologda Oblast , Russia Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) Seasons 5 – (2018 –2022 ) Starts 72 Podiums 6 Wins 1 Overall titles 0 – (9th in 2021 ) Updated on 23 March 2023.
Denis Sergeyevich Spitsov (Russian : Денис Сергеевич Спицов ; born 16 August 1996) is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally.[1]
Spitsov debuted in the World Cup in Davos , Switzerland, on 9 December 2017. He participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics , where he won a bronze medal in 15 km interval race , two silver medals in team sprint (with Alexander Bolshunov ) and men's relay. Spitsov also finished fourth in 30 km skiathlon.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS) .[3]
Olympic Games
5 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
Year
Age
15 km individual
30 km skiathlon
50 km mass start
Sprint
4 × 10 km relay
Team sprint
2019
22
—
22
28
—
—
—
World Cup
Season standings
Season
Age
Discipline standings
Ski Tour standings
Overall
Distance
Sprint
U23
Nordic Opening
Tour de Ski
Ski Tour 2020
World Cup Final
2018
21
20
15
NC
4
—
13
—
10
2019
22
18
16
62
27
8
—
37
2020
23
15
16
30
—
—
11
21
—
2021
24
9
4
NC
—
—
—
—
2022 [note 1]
25
14
13
NC
—
—
4
—
—
Individual podiums
1 victory – (1 SWC )
6 podiums – (1 WC , 5 SWC )
No.
Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
1
2017–18
7 January 2018
Val di Fiemme , Italy
9 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
3rd
2
2018–19
1 December 2018
Lillehammer , Norway
15 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
3rd
3
2020–21
5 January 2021
Toblach , Italy
15 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
2nd
4
10 January 2021
Val di Fiemme , Italy
10 km Mass Start F
Stage World Cup
1st
5
1–10 January 2021
Tour de Ski
Overall Standings
World Cup
3rd
6
2021–22
4 January 2022
Val di Fiemme , Italy
10 km Mass Start F
Stage World Cup
2nd
Team podiums
1 victory – (1 RL )
4 podiums – (4 RL )
Personal life
On 10 February 2022, Spitsov, who was previously senior lieutenant , received the rank of captain by the National Guard of Russia .[5]
Notes
^ On 1 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , FIS decided not to allow athletes from Russian and Belarus to take part in FIS competitions, with an immediate effect.[4]
References
1936 : Sulo Nurmela , Klaes Karppinen , Matti Lähde , Kalle Jalkanen (FIN )
1948 : Nils Östensson , Nils Täpp , Gunnar Eriksson , Martin Lundström (SWE )
1952 : Heikki Hasu , Paavo Lonkila , Urpo Korhonen , Tapio Mäkelä (FIN )
1956 : Fyodor Terentyev , Pavel Kolchin , Nikolay Anikin , Vladimir Kuzin (URS )
1960 : Toimi Alatalo , Eero Mäntyranta , Väinö Huhtala , Veikko Hakulinen (FIN )
1964 : Karl-Åke Asph , Sixten Jernberg , Janne Stefansson , Assar Rönnlund (SWE )
1968 : Odd Martinsen , Pål Tyldum , Harald Grønningen , Ole Ellefsæter (NOR )
1972 : Vladimir Voronkov , Yuri Skobov , Fyodor Simashev , Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS )
1976 : Matti Pitkänen , Juha Mieto , Pertti Teurajärvi , Arto Koivisto (FIN )
1980 : Vasily Rochev , Nikolay Bazhukov , Yevgeny Belyayev , Nikolay Zimyatov (URS )
1984 : Thomas Wassberg , Benny Kohlberg , Jan Ottosson , Gunde Svan (SWE )
1988 : Jan Ottosson , Thomas Wassberg , Gunde Svan , Torgny Mogren (SWE )
1992 : Terje Langli , Vegard Ulvang , Kristen Skjeldal , Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR )
1994 : Maurilio De Zolt , Marco Albarello , Giorgio Vanzetta , Silvio Fauner (ITA )
1998 : Sture Sivertsen , Erling Jevne , Bjørn Dæhlie , Thomas Alsgaard (NOR )
2002 : Anders Aukland , Frode Estil , Kristen Skjeldal , Thomas Alsgaard (NOR )
2006 : Fulvio Valbusa , Giorgio Di Centa , Pietro Piller Cottrer , Cristian Zorzi (ITA )
2010 : Daniel Rickardsson , Johan Olsson , Anders Södergren , Marcus Hellner (SWE )
2014 : Lars Nelson , Daniel Rickardsson , Johan Olsson , Marcus Hellner (SWE )
2018 : Didrik Tønseth , Martin Johnsrud Sundby , Simen Hegstad Krüger , Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR )
2022 : Aleksey Chervotkin , Alexander Bolshunov , Denis Spitsov , Sergey Ustiugov (ROC )