Vitaly Denisov

Vitaly Denisov (born February 27, 1976) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2003. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Vitaly Denisov
Country	Russia
Born	(1976-02-27) 27 February 1976 (age 49) Barnaul, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	7 – (1997–2003)
Indiv. starts	74
Indiv. podiums	1
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	17
Team podiums	8
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (32nd in 2000)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia World Championships 2001 Lahti 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit Junior World Championships 1996 Asiago 4 × 10 km relay

Denisov's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 5th in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002. He won two individual races in his career (1999, 2002).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
2002	26	7	5	—	—	30	6

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
1999	23	38	—	25	—	27	—	—
2001	25	—	15	Bronze	—	—	—	4
2003	27	—	9	—	46	—	—	4

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings
		Overall	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1997	21	NC	NC	—	—
1998	22	72	45	—	—
1999	23	47	65	—	53
2000	24	32	23	24	47
2001	25	34	—	—	40
2002	26	37	—	—	NC
2003	27	38	—	—	56

Individual podiums

• 1 podium

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2001–02	8 January 2002	Val di Fiemme, Italy	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 1 victory – (1 RL)
• 8 podiums – (8 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1998–99	14 March 1999	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Ivanov / Prokurorov / Vilisov
2		21 March 1999	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Ivanov / Prokurorov / Vilisov
3	1999–00	13 January 2000	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Ivanov / Vilisov / Prokurorov
4		27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Ivanov / Bolshakov / Vilisov
5		5 March 2000	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Bolshakov / Ivanov / Vilisov
6	2000–01	9 December 2000	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Ivanov / Bolshakov / Vilisov
7		21 March 2001	Lugnet, Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Ivanov / Bolshakov / Vilisov
8	2001–02	16 December 2001	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Ivanov / Vilisov / Bolshakov