Denis Spitsov
# Denis Spitsov

Denis Sergeyevich Spitsov (Russian: Денис Сергеевич Спицов; born 16 August 1996) is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally.

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.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

* 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 | — | Gold | — |

$^a$ Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

### World Championships

| 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

**Season standings**

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Age | 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 | 25 | 14 | 13 | NC | — | — | 4 | — | — |

**Individual podiums**

* 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 | 2020–21 | 10 January 2021 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 2020–21 | 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**

* 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 | 2018–19 | 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 | 2019–20 | 1 March 2020 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Semikov / Bessmertnykh / Melnichenko |

## Personal life

On 10 February 2022, Spitsov, who was previously senior lieutenant, received the rank of captain by the National Guard of Russia.

