1. Denis Igoryevich Yuskov is a former Russian speed skater.
19 Facts About Denis Yuskov
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Denis Yuskov's mother was Master of Sports of the USSR in volleyball.
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Denis Yuskov's nephew is professional ice hockey player Ilya Antonovsky.
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Denis Yuskov was born in Moscow, but spent his early childhood in Moldova.
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Denis Yuskov later relocated with his mother back to Moscow before starting school.
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Soon Denis 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.
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Denis Yuskov has been invited into the national junior national team.
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Later that year Denis Yuskov competed at the World Single Distance Championships finishing in 6th place in the 1500 meters and 7th place in the 5000 meters.
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Denis Yuskov won a bronze in the team pursuit along with his compatriots Ivan Skobrev and Yevgeny Lalenkov.
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Denis Yuskov competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, however only 6th place in 5000 m, 17th in men's 1000 m and finished on the 4th place in the 1500 meters.
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In March 2014, at the 2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, Denis Yuskov won the 1500 meters and took a new personal record in the 10,000 meters.
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Denis Yuskov came 3rd in the allround standings earning him the bronze medal.
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Denis Yuskov then competed at the Inzell World Cup in Germany winning gold in men's 1500 m and a silver in 1000 m behind Dutch speed skater Kjeld Nuis.
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Denis Yuskov then competed at the 2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships however he withdrew after the 500 m distance event because of a minor groin injury.
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Denis Yuskov won 1500 meters at the 2017 European Championships and took the 7th place on the all-round.
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In 2017 World Allround Speed Skating Championships Denis Yuskov won the 1500 meters, but stopped on tree distances.
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Denis Yuskov won the silver on ISU World Cup after the gold medalist Kjeld Nuis.
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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.
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Denis Yuskov is currently in 8th position in the adelskalender with 145.896 points.