Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater
Deniss Vasiļjevs (born 9 August 1999) is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2022 European bronze medalist, a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy), a three-time Cup of Tyrol champion, the 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star champion, and a four-time Latvian national champion (2016–18, 2020).
Earlier in his career, Vasiļjevs became the 2016 Youth Olympics silver medalist and won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. He is the first Latvian skater to make the podium at a JGP event and at an ISU Championships event.
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