Vasily Rochev
Vasily Rochev in 2008
Country Russia
Full nameVasily Vasilyevich Rochev
Born (1980-10-23) 23 October 1980
Syktyvkar, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (2000–2010)
Starts130
Podiums8
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2006)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 TurinTeam sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 OberstdorfIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place2007 SapporoTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2007 Sapporo4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2005 Oberstdorf4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Štrbské Pleso4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place2000 Štrbské Pleso30 km classical

Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev (Russian: Василий Васильевич Рочев; born 23 October 1980 in Syktyvkar, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. He won the bronze medal in the Team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics at Turin.

Rochev has four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (Individual sprint: 2005), two silvers (Team sprint and 4x10 km: both 2007), and one bronze (4x10 km: 2005). He has won fourteen events in cross-country skiing since 2002.

He is the son of Vasily Rochev who won two medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York (gold: 4 x 10 km, silver: 30 km), and two medals at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun (silver: 4 x 10 km, bronze: 15 km).

He is the second husband of fellow Russian cross-country skier Yuliya Chepalova, who gave birth to her second child Vaselina in April 2007. Chepalova had another child in 2003 from a previous marriage.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20022125———28——
2006254———116Bronze

World Championships

  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2001202421—————
20032231———74—
20052422———GoldBronze8
200726————8SilverSilver
20092819———11DSQ—

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age   Discipline standings   Ski Tour standings 
 Overall   Distance   Long 
 Distance 		  Middle 
 Distance 		  Sprint   Tour de 
 Ski 		  World Cup 
 Final 
20001984———47——
200120102———68——
20022150———23——
20032220———15——
2004233278——11——
2005241516——22——
200625619——6——
2007262348——10——
2008274139——34—51
2009281728——22538
2010297865——64——

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 8 podiums – (7 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12002–0330 November 2002Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
2 2004–05 20 November 2004Sweden Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
328 November 2004Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
42005–067 January 2006Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
58 January 20061.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
622 January 2006Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
7 2006–07 28 January 2007Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
8 2008–09 29 December 2008Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories – (1 RL, 2 TS)
  • 9 podiums – (5 RL, 4 TS
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 27 November 2001Finland Kuopio, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdIvanov / Bolshakov / Vilisov
2 2003–04 15 February 2004Germany Oberstdorf, Germany6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdAlypov
36 March 2004Finland Lahti, Finland6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stPankratov
42004–055 December 2004Switzerland Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stAlypov
515 December 2004Italy Asiago, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndPankratov
6 2006–07 19 November 2006Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndPankratov / Legkov / Dementyev
717 December 2006France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stPankratov / Legkov / Dementyev
825 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPankratov / Legkov / Vylegzhanin
9 2007–08 25 November 2007Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPankratov / Legkov / Dementyev

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete : ROTCHEV Vassili". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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