Denis Alimov

Denis Alimov (Russian Денис Равильевич Алимов; May 3, 1979 in Moscow ) is a former Russian natural track luge. He also started in the recliner, but achieved his greatest successes together with novel Molwistow in doubles. They won at the 2004 European Championship and the silver medal at the 2006 European Championship bronze medal, achieved six podiums in World Cup race three times and reached the fifth place in doubles overall World Cup.

Career

Alimov started from 1996 in international junior championships. At the Junior European Championships in 1996 in Szczyrk he scored with Vadim Borosdin last but one tenth in doubles. Also tenth and last but one he was in the doubles at the Junior World Championship 1997 in Aosta, this time with Igor Zaitsev as a partner. In single-seater he finished 21th Place. At the Junior European Championships 1998 in Feld am See, he was 20th in the single-seater, left in the doubles with Zaitsev however.

From 1999 Alimov launched in doubles with Roman Molwistow. On January 24, 1999, he made ​​his World Cup debut in the Italian Agordo, was 15th in the single-seater and with Molwistow sixth in doubles. A week later he scored at the Junior World Championship 1999 in Huttau 14th place in the recliner, came in the doubles but with just under 16 seconds behind only the sixth and last place. With another sixth place in Herzogenaurach Alimov / Molwistow ended the two-seat World Cup of the season 1998/1999 to seventh place in the single-seater Alimov reached the 27th place overall, equal on points with Poland Waldemar Siąkała. In mid-February Alimov achieved at the European Championships 1999 in Szczyrk - his first title fight in the General class - the 17th and last place in the single-seater and two-seater was the duo Alimov / Molwistow to fifth, but also only last place.

In the season 1999/2000 Alimov was able to score in all six World Cup races in the single-seater. He ran five times in the top 20 and reached as the best race result to 16th place in the final in Fénis. He scored in the World Cup 17th place and therefore his best overall result in the single-seater. In doubles he could with Roman Molwistow points five times. In the last three World Cup races, the duo went into the top five, thus reaching the overall World Cup fifth place. At the World Championship 2000 in Olang were Alimov and Molwistow sixth in doubles. Alimov appeared for the time being the last time in major events also in the single-seater and was 23

In the first two World Cup races of the season 2000/2001 Alimov was only in the single-seater at the start. At the opening in Obergurgl he scored 13th place his best World Cup result in the single-seater. Then he came only once in the top 20, did not attend the last two World Cup races and finished third in the overall World Cup 21st place. In the doubles duo Alimov / Molwistow with second place achieved in the third World Cup race in Lüsen, the first in which they took part in this winter, the first podium finish, while the best result in a World Cup races in her career. In the last two World Cup races in Moscow and Huttau followed by two third places, which they reached fifth place in the World Cup as last year. At the World Championship 2001 in Stein an der Enns Alimov started neither in A nor in doubles. In the 2001/2002 season Denis Alimov drove in single seaters in five World Cup races in the top 20 and was the overall World Cup 22 in doubles he took with Roman Molwistow part in four World Cup races. They reached two sixth and fifth place, but also fell off and were seventh overall. At the European Championships 2002 in Frantschach - Sankt Gertraud they were fifth in doubles.

Only in two World Cup races took the duo Alimov / Molwistow part in the 2002/2003 season. They were once Fifth, Ninth and once in the overall standings Twelfth. Even in single-seater launched Alimov only three World Cup races. He gained placements between rank 15 and rank 18 and finished 26th in the overall World Cup. In the 2003 World Cup in Železniki were Alimov / Molwistow fifth in doubles. In the 2003/2004 season Alimov started in singles only in a World Cup race, but scored no points. In doubles, the duo Alimov / Molwistow was only in two World Cup races at the start. At the opening in Olang they were ninth and the end of January they reached the third place in Moscow their first podium finish in three years, so they were tenth in the overall World Cup. Two weeks later they celebrated their biggest international success when they won at the 2004 European Championships in Huttau with a gap of 0.65 seconds on their compatriots Pavel and Ivan Lazarev Porschnew the silver medal in the doubles.

In the season 2004/2005 Alimov started in singles only in the last World Cup race, which he finished 28th. In doubles, however Alimov / Molwistow again took part in five of the six World Cup races. They drove all races under the seven fastest and best results achieved than two third places in Unterammergau and Latzfons, which they reached fifth place in the overall World Cup doubles in her career for the third time. At the World Championship 2005 in Laces they were sixth in doubles. They started for the first and only time in the team competition and occupied together with Julija Wetlowa and Alexander Yegorov in Team Russia II seventh place. In the season 2005/2006 Alimov participated in any World Cup single-seater racing. In doubles, the duo Alimov / Molwistow launched only in the first three races in which a fifth place in Kindberg their best result was and they were so in the overall World Cup tithe. Then it still took part in the 2006 European Championship in Obergurgl where they treasure / Muhlbacher won the bronze medal with the respective fourth fastest run time behind Porschnew / Lazarev and the Austrians. In single-seater Alimov launched after 31 term of the first round no longer in the second run.

For the first time in seven years Alimov and Molwistow started in the 2006/2007 season back in all six doubles World Cup races. In five races they sailed into the top seven, and achieved its best result to fourth place in Longiaru, which they were seventh in the World Cup. In single-seater Alimov participated in two World Cup races in part, but reached it only seats 25 and 29 and in the overall ranking 40th at the World Cup 2007 in Grande Prairie Alimov / Molwistow were like three other couples disqualified because the rails of their sled, the permissible maximum temperature have passed. In his last season 2007/2008 Alimov launched only in three two-seat World Cup races. He scored with a novel Molwistow seventh and ninth places two and thus the overall World Cup ranking twelve. At the 2008 European Championships in Olang they were sixth.

Coach

Alimov is a trainer in Skeleton. Personal Trainer:

  • Sergei Sergeyevich Tschudinow
  • Anton Vyacheslavovich Batujew
  • Jelena Valerevna Nikitina
  • Olga Viktorovna Potylizyna

Sporting successes

( unless otherwise stated, two-seater with Roman Molwistow )

World Championships

  • Olang 2000: 6 two-seater, 23 -seater
  • Železniki 2003: 5 doubles
  • Laces 2005: 6 doubles, 7 team

European Championships

  • Szczyrk 1999: 5 two-seater, 17 -seater
  • Frantschach 2002: 5 doubles
  • Huttau 2004: 2 doubles
  • Umhausen 2006: 3 doubles
  • Olang 2008: 6 two-seater

Junior World Championships

  • Aosta 1997: 10 doubles ( with Igor Zaitsev ), 21 seater
  • Huttau 1999: 6 two-seater, 14 -seater

European Junior Championships

  • Szczyrk 1996: 10 doubles ( with Vadim Borosdin )
  • Feld am See 1998: 20 seater

World Cup

  • 3x 5th place in doubles overall World Cup in the seasons 1999/2000, 2000/2001 and 2004/2005
  • 6 podiums in doubles
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002 Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2005 Aleksandr Yegorov (luger) Christian Schatz FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2008 Skeleton (disambiguation) Sergey Chudinov
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