Vasily Rochev (skier, born 1980)

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.

FullnameVasily Vasilyevich Rochev

Nationality Russia

Born (1980-10-23) 23 October 1980 (age 45)

Syktyvkar, Soviet Union

SportSkiing

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Vasily Rochev

Vasily Rochev in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1980-10-23) 23 October 1980 (age 45) Syktyvkar, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	11 – (2000–2010)
Indiv. starts	130
Indiv. podiums	8
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	33
Team podiums	9
Team wins	3
Overall titles	0 – (6th in 2006)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2006 Turin Team sprint World Championships 2005 Oberstdorf Individual sprint 2007 Sapporo Team sprint 2007 Sapporo 4 × 10 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 10 km relay 2000 Štrbské Pleso 30 km classical

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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.