Denis Kusin
Denis Kusin 
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| Full name | Denis Valeryevich Kusin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kazakhstan
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| birthday | 4th December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Qostanai , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| status | active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| last change: April 25, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denis Valeryevich Kusin ( Russian Денис Валерьевич Кузин ; born December 4, 1988 in Qostanai , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union ) is a Kazakh speed skater . He has specialized in the 1000 and 1500 meters.
Kusin has been taking part in international competitions since 2008. First he started at the Junior World Championships, but without achieving a significant placement. Kusin made his World Cup debut in November 2008 in Berlin . He achieved his best World Cup result so far with a fifth place over 1000 meters in December 2010 in Changchun .
Kusin took part in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver . He came in 23rd place over the 1000 and 1500 meter courses.
At the 2013 World Cup in Sochi , Kusin surprisingly won the gold medal over 1000 meters. This was Kazakhstan's first World Cup gold in speed skating .
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| SURNAME | Cousin, Denis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kusin, Denis Valeryevich (full name); Кузин, Денис Валерьевич (Cyrillic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kazakh speed skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Qostanai , Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , Soviet Union |