Denis Sergeyevich Spitsov (Russian: Денис Сергеевич Спицов; born 16 August 1996) is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally.[1]
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.jpg) Spitsov in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Denis Sergeyevich Spitsov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1996 Vozhega, Vologda Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 – (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 23 March 2023. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
edit- 5 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | Bronze | 4 | 20 | — | Silver | Silver |
| 2022 | 25 | — | Silver | 6[a] | — | Gold | — |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
edit| 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
editSeason standings
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 4 podiums – (4 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018–19 | 9 December 2018 | Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Belov / Bolshunov / Melnichenko |
| 2 | 27 January 2019 |  Ulricehamn, Sweden |
4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Belov / Bessmertnykh / Maltsev | |
| 3 | 2019–20 | 8 December 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway |
4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Larkov / Semikov / Melnichenko |
| 4 | 1 March 2020 |  Lahti, Finland |
4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Semikov / Bessmertnykh / Melnichenko |
Personal life
editOn 10 February 2022, Spitsov, who was previously senior lieutenant, received the rank of captain by the National Guard of Russia.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ FIS profile
- ^ "Athletic profile - Denis Spitsov". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Athlete : SPITSOV Denis". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Russian and Belarusian Athletes not to take part in FIS Competitions". FIS. 1 March 2022.
- ^ [1] Глава Росгвардии присвоил Большунову и Спицову новые воинские звания за медали ОИ-2022]
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