Person in history
Deniss Vasiļjevs
Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1999 · August 9
- Age this year
- 27No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- figure skater. Citizenship: Latvia
- Born
- 27th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Vasiļjevs was born on 9 August 1999 in Daugavpils , Latvia to parents, Regina and Sergej. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Regina is a former dancer and Sergejs is an electrical engineer. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] In 2016, Vasiļjevs began living in Champery , Switzerland, but remained a student at Daugavpils Russian Secondary School – Lyceum. [ 4 ] He enjoys drawing [ 5 ] and speaks four languages – Latvian , Russian , French and English . [ 6 ]
Deniss Vasiļjevs is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2022 European bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy silver medalist, a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and a seven-time Latvian national champion.
Path and career
Career Vasiļjevs began skating in 2002. [ 1 ] As he was often sick, his parents decided to involve him in a sport, first considering swimming and then skating. [ 2 ] In addition, he also began taking ballet classes around that time. Due to there being no permanent figure skating coaches in his hometown of Daugavpils , Vasiļjevs would primarily work with specialists that would make the trip to his skating rink from Riga as well as attend training camps outside of Latvia when possible. [ 3 ]
Why this date
Deniss Vasiļjevs appears on our August 9 calendar for 1999 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1999.
- September 9Singapore Portrait Series currency notes
- December 3Worcester, Massachusetts
- January 17Little Saigon, Orange County
- October 22Maurice Papon
- July 91999 Iranian student protests
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Sources
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Questions about Deniss Vasiļjevs
When was Deniss Vasiļjevs born?
August 9 1999.
How old would Deniss Vasiļjevs be today?
27 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on August 9?
Stuart McInally, İshak Doğan, Alexa Bliss and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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