Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev (, born 26 December 1979) is a Russian former ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level from 1998 to 2021.
World Cup career Vassiliev made his World Cup debut in the 1998/99 season. His best individual finish is second in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 1 January 2001, and he has total of nine individual podiums and three team podiums as of January 2018.
His best finish at the Ski Jumping World Championships is fifth in the normal hill team competition in Oberstdorf on 20 February 2005, while his best individual finish is seventh in the large hill competition in Sapporo on 24 February 2007.
In the Ski Flying World Championships, his best finish is seventh in the team competitions in 2004 and 2006.
In the Winter Olympics, his best finish is eighth in the team competition and tenth in the individual normal hill competition in Pragelato on 12 February 2006.
Near-world record On 15 February 2015 in Vikersund, Vassiliev flew to a distance of but crashed hard onto near-flat ground. Despite not being an official ski flying world record, this remains the furthest distance ever reached in a FIS-sanctioned ski flying competition as of March 2025."A. Fannemel: "It's an incredible feeling"" . FIS. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
Summer world record On 15 October 2016, Vassiliev jumped in Sochi at the Russian National Championships, improving the five-year-old summer world record on a plastic surface.
Doping scandal In 2001, during the Four Hills Tournament, Vassiliev tested positive for the substance Furosemide, which is a banned diuretic. He subsequently received a two-year ban from ski jumping.
World Cup results SeasonOverall1998/99 — — — — N/A N/A N/A N/A —1999/0042 37 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A 422000/0133 28 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2002/0353 72 N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2003/0459 43 N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2004/0529 12 N/A 61 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2005/0622 14 N/A 18 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2006/0711 10 N/A 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2007/0818 5 N/A 47 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2008/095 5 6 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2009/1028 24 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2010/1175 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2011/1239 21 46 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2012/1322 7 — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2013/1440 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014/1534 15 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2016/1758 46 34 — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2017/1869 66 — — 34 N/A — N/A N/A2018/19 49 — 42 27 — N/A 45 N/A N/A2019/20 66 55 — — — 45 N/A N/A N/A
Invalid ski jumping world record The longest ski jump in history. DateHillLocationMetresFeet15 February 2015 Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund, Norway254833 Not recognized. Crash at world record distance.
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