Alexander Denisyev

Alexander Vladimirovich Denisyev (, born 29 July 1991) is a Russian luger. Denisyev, together with Vladislav Antonov, participated in the doubles and team relay competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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 International Olympic Committee, 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 Vladislav Antonov 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.

World Cup podiums SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace 2016–17 4 February 2017 Oberhof, Germany Team Relay 2nd 2017–18 18 November 2017 Innsbruck, Austria Team Relay 3rd 27 January 2018 Sigulda, Latvia Team Relay 1st 2018–19 23 February 2019 Sochi, Russia Doubles 1st 24 February 2019 Sochi, Russia Doubles (sprint) 1st 24 February 2019 Sochi, Russia Team Relay 1st 2019–20 11 January 2020 Altenberg, Germany Doubles 3rd 12 January 2020 Altenberg, Germany Team Relay 1st 18 January 2020 Lillehammer, Norway Doubles 1st 23 February 2020 Winterberg, Germany Doubles 1st 23 February 2020 Winterberg, Germany Team Relay 1st 2020–21 6 December 2020 Altenberg, Germany Team Relay 2nd