Name Dimitry Vassiliev Skis Fischer Indiv. podiums 9 Weight 68 kg | Individual wins 0 Height 1.78 m Seasons 1999–present Role Ski jumper Total podiums 9 | |
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Full name Dmitri Viktorovich Vassiliev Personal best 233.5 m (766 ft)Vikersund, 14 February 2015 | ||
Dimitry vassiliev 254 m ski jumping world record full hd vikersund 2015
Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev (Russian: Дмитрий Викторович Васильев, born 26 December 1979 in Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian ski jumper.
Contents
- Dimitry vassiliev 254 m ski jumping world record full hd vikersund 2015
- Planica 2009 ski jumping k 185 ii round dimitry vassiliev 204 5m
- Career
- Longest jump ever
- Summer world record
- Doping scandal
- References
Planica 2009 ski jumping k 185 ii round dimitry vassiliev 204 5m
Career
He has been competing in the World Cup since 1998/99. His best finish at the World Championships is fifth in the team normal hill in Oberstdorf 2005. while his best individual finish was seventh in the individual large hill at the Sapporo 2007. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Vassiliev finished eighth in the team competition and tenth in the individual normal hill.
He finished seventh in the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in the team event both in 2004 and 2006. Vassiliev best individual World Cup finish was second in an individual large hill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2001. He has total of nine individual and three team World Cup podiums.
Longest jump ever
On 15 February 2015, Vassiliev flew 254 metres (833 ft) in Vikersund, but crashed hard upon landing. This is still the longest jump ever recorded, but invalid as he touched the snow with his back.
Summer world record
On 15 October 2016, Vassiliev jumped 147.5 metres (484 ft) at RusSki Gorki in Sochi at Russian National Championships and improved the five year old summer world record on plastic mat.
Doping scandal
In 2001 during the Four Hills Tournament, Vassiliev was tested positive for the substance Furosemide, which is a banned diuretic. He subsequently received a two-year ban from competitions.