Denis Igoryevich Yuskov (russian: Денис Игоревич Юсков; born 11 October 1989) is a Russian
speed skater
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. He is a three-time gold medalist in men's 1500 meters (2013, 2015, 2016) at the
World Single Distance Championships
The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.
History
Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ...
and the
World Cup-2016 holder at the distance 1500 m.
Personal life
Yuskov is married and has one son, Adrian (born on 27 March 2010). His mother was Master of Sports of the USSR in volleyball. His wife Alla, her brother Anton and Denis's sister Yana were all skaters in the past. His nephew is professional ice hockey player
Ilya Antonovsky
Ilya Antonovsky (born July 3, 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent.
Antonovsky made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with HC Spartak Moscow during the 2011–12 KHL se ...
.
Career
Yuskov was born in Moscow, but spent his early childhood in
Moldova
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. He later relocated with his mother back to
Moscow
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before starting school. Dennis first met his sister from skating practice at the school, and then he started to do it, thinking it was a football team. Soon Yuskov became a member of the selected team of Moscow, setting national records in different age categories and at different distances and in the allround. Yuskov has been invited into the national junior national team.
2011–12 season — after this suspension was lifted, Denis Yuskov returned in the international field by competing at the
2012 European Championship, where he finished in 8th place. Later that year Yuskov competed at the
World Single Distance Championships
The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.
History
Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ...
finishing in 6th place in the 1500 meters and 7th place in the 5000 meters. He also won a bronze in the team pursuit along with his compatriots
Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev (russian: Иван Александрович Скобрев; born 8 February 1983 in Khabarovsk) is a Russian speed skater.
Career
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5000 meter ...
and
Yevgeny Lalenkov
Yevgeny Alexeyevich Lalenkov (russian: Евгений Алексеевич Лаленков; born February 16, 1981, in Angarsk) is a Russian former long track speed skater who participated in international competitions. He won a silver medal at ...
.
2012–13 season — he won a World Cup event in Inzell, and on 21 March 2013, he became world champion in men's 1500 meters,
2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships took place between 21 and 24 March 2013 in the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia. It was a test event for the 2014 Olympic Games.
Schedule
Source: schaatsen.nl& ISU.org
Medal summary
Men's ...
held at the
Adler Arena in
Sochi, updating the track record of 1:46.32. At the 5000 meter and team pursuit, he missed out the podium.
The Olympic season 2013–14 began Yuskov with a 3:34.37 at the 3000 meter run in a quartet starts during a training race before the first World Cup race of the season. This is the fastest time ever ridden, but is not recognized as an official world record. Yuskov competed at the
2014 Sochi Olympics
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, however only 6th place in 5000 m, 17th in men's 1000 m and finished on the 4th place in the 1500 meters. In March 2014, at the
2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 22–23 March 2014.
Ireen Wüst won the women's title for the fifth time while Koen Verweij won his first worl ...
in
Heerenveen
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, Yuskov won the 1500 meters and took a new personal record in the 10,000 meters. He came 3rd in the allround standings earning him the bronze medal. In early April, at the National championships in
Chelyabinsk
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, he won the gold medal in the 500 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m. Thus, becoming the new undisputed champion in allround of Russia.
In the 2014–15 season, Yuskov competed at the
2015 European Championships winning the allround bronze. On 13 February 2015, at the
2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held between 12 and 15 February 2015 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Schedule
Source:schaatsen.nl
Participating nations
161 speed skaters from 23 nations participated. The number of spe ...
, he repeated as gold medalist in 1500 meters.
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In the 2015–16 season. Yuskov opened his season winning the 1500 m gold at the
2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the ''ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015–2016'', was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season. The season started on 13 November 2015 in Calgary, Calgary, ...
in
Calgary, setting a new personal record clocking a time of 1:41.88.
[ He then competed at the Inzell World Cup in ]Germany
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winning gold in men's 1500 m and a silver in 1000 m
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The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.
All-time top 25
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behind Dutch speed skater Kjeld Nuis. At the 2015–16 ISU World Cup in Heerenveen
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, Yuskov won 2 silver medals in 1000 m behind teammate Pavel Kulizhnikov
Pavel Aleksandrovich Kulizhnikov (russian: Павел Александрович Кулижников; born 20 April 1994) is a Russian speed skater. He won the men's 500 metres event at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships as well as t ...
and in 1500 m behind American Joey Mantia
Joey Mantia (born February 7, 1986) is an American speed skater and inline speed skater, an Olympic bronze medalist, 28-time world champion, and a world record holder. He also won two gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games and a gold medal a ...
. In December 2015, he repeated as the allround champion at the 2016 Russian Nationals. On 9–10 January, Yuskov competed at the 2016 European Speed Skating Championships
The 2016 European Speed Skating Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 10 January 2016. Skaters from 17 countries participated.
Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands were the defending champions. Kramer successfully defen ...
in Minsk
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where he placed first in men's 500 m and 1500 m however he was unable to finish the allaround events, as he later withdrew in men's 10000 m because of a minor groin injury. He returned to competition in 29–31 January at the ISU World Cup in Stavanger where he won gold in 1500 and bronze in 1000 m. On 11–14 February, At the 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2016 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held between 11 and 14 February 2016 in Kolomna, Russia.
Schedule
''All times are local (UTC+3
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in Kolomna
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History
Mentioned for the first time in 1177, Ko ...
, Yuskov won the gold in men's 1500 m and silver in men's 1000 m behind teammate Pavel Kulizhnikov
Pavel Aleksandrovich Kulizhnikov (russian: Павел Александрович Кулижников; born 20 April 1994) is a Russian speed skater. He won the men's 500 metres event at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships as well as t ...
.
Yuskov then competed at the 2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held in Berlin, Germany, from 5 to 6 March 2016.
Schedule
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists
References
External linksISU website
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World Allround Sp ...
however he withdrew after the 500 m distance event because of a minor groin injury. On 11–13 March, after the World Cup Final in Heerenveen
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, Yuskov won the World Cup of the 2015–16 season in the 1500 m distance.2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the ''ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015–2016'', was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season. The season started on 13 November 2015 in Calgary, Calgary, ...
In the 2016–17 season. Yuskov won 1500 meters at the 2017 European Championships and took the 7th place on the all-round. In 2017 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Denis won the 1500 meters, but stopped on tree distances. On 9 December 2017, at the 2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, he was the silver medalist in 1500 meters, while Kjeld Nuis won gold and Sven Kramer won bronze. Yuskov won the silver on ISU World Cup after the gold medalist Kjeld Nuis.
In the 2017–18 season. Denis Yuskov competed four time before the winter Olympic games at the ISU World Cup and four time won the gold in distance 1500 meters and in Salt Lake City broke World record. In the distance 1000 m also won the gold medal. In 5–7 January 2018 Yuskov competed at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships
The 2018 European Speed Skating Championships were held between 5 and 7 January 2018 at the Kolomna Speed Skating Center in Kolomna, Russia.
Events
For the first time the European Championship is a single distance championship, with the followin ...
and won two gold medals in 1500 m and team sprint, and the silver medal in 1000 m.
Personal records
He is currently in 8th position in the adelskalender with 145.896 points.
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com
* National record
World Cup podiums
Overall rankings
References
External links
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Denis Yuskov ISU
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1989 births
Russian male speed skaters
Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skaters of Russia
Speed skaters from Moscow
Living people
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in speed skating
World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists