Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev (; 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 their daughter 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).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2002 21 25 — — — 28 — 2006 25 4 — — 11 6 Bronze
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 2001 20 24 21 — — — — 2003 22 31 — — — 7 4 2005 24 22 — — Gold Bronze 8 2007 26 — — — 8 Silver Silver 2009 28 19 — — 11 —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de Ski World Cup Final 2000 19 84 — — 47 2001 20 102 68 2002 21 50 23 2003 22 20 15 2004 23 32 78 11 2005 24 15 16 22 2006 25 6 19 6 2007 26 23 48 10 — 2008 27 41 39 34 — 51 2009 28 17 28 22 538 2010 29 78 65 64 ——
Individual podiums 2 victories – (2 ) 8 podiums – (7 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2002–0330 November 2002 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st2 2004–05 20 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd3 28 November 2004 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd4 2005–067 January 2006 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st5 8 January 2006 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd6 22 January 2006 Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd7 2006–07 28 January 2007 Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd8 2008–09 29 December 2008 Prague, Czech Republic 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 3 victories – (1 , 2 ) 9 podiums – (5 , 4 No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Ivanov / Bolshakov / Vilisov2 2003–04 15 February 2004 Oberstdorf, Germany 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Alypov3 6 March 2004 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Pankratov4 2004–055 December 2004 Bern, Switzerland 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Alypov5 15 December 2004 Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Pankratov6 2006–07 19 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Pankratov / Legkov / Dementyev 7 17 December 2006 La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Pankratov / Legkov / Dementyev 8 25 March 2007 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Pankratov / Legkov / Vylegzhanin9 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Pankratov / Legkov / Dementyev
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