Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev (Russian: Дмитрий Викторович Васильев, born 26 December 1979) is a Russian former ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level from 1998 to 2021.
On 15 February 2015 in Vikersund, Vassiliev flew to a distance of 254m (833ft) 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.[1]
Summer world record
On 15 October 2016, Vassiliev jumped 147.5m (484ft) 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.[2]
