Alexander Vladimirovich Denisyev (, born 29 July 1991) is a Russian

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

r. Denisyev, together with

Vladislav Antonov Vladislav Nikolayevich Antonov (; born 21 September 1991) is a Russian luger. Antonov, together with Alexander Denisyev, participated in the doubles and in team relay competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Denisyev and Antonov placed fifth i ...

, participated in the doubles and team relay competitions at the

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. Denisyev and Antonov came fifth in the doubles, and, together with Tatiana Ivanova and Albert Demchenko, they won the silver medal in the team relay. Denisyev was later stripped of that medal by the

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, after Albert Demchenko and Tatiana Ivanova were banned for doping violations on 22 December 2017, and the results of the Russian team were annulled. On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of a successful appeal. He and

became the first Russians in post-Soviet era to win a WC stage, doing this during the Sochi stage of the 2018–19 Luge World Cup.Российские саночники впервые в новейшей истории выиграли этап КМ в двойках
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Denisyev, Alexander Russian male lugers Olympic lugers for Russia Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics 1991 births Living people Lugers from Krasnoyarsk Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in luge Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics 21st-century Russian sportsmen