Denis Mikhailovich Ablyazin (Russian: Денис Михайлович Аблязин, born 3 August 1992) is a Russian artistic gymnast. He is a five-time medalist at the Olympic Games, At the 2012 London Olympics he won silver in vault and bronze in floor. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, he won silver with the Russian men's team, a silver in vault and bronze in rings.

He is also two-time European vault champion (2013 and 2014), the 2014 European champion on floor and rings and the 2014 World Champion on floor.

Ablyazin was born on 3 August 1992 in Penza, Russia. As a child, he practiced ice hockey with the goal of becoming a hockey player. He also tried cycling and playing football.

In September 2016, Ablyazin married Ksenia Semyonova, a Russian former gymnast who won two World titles. On January 21, 2017, their son, Yaroslav Ablyazin, was born.

After trying multiple sports as a child, Ablyazin finally chose artistic gymnastics, the sport he excelled in the most. The sport truly appealed to him after he brought home a gold medal from a youth version of the sports festival, Spartakiad, hosted by his primary school in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

In March, Ablyazin competed at Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany. In the event finals he placed fourth on floor with a score of 14.925 and third on vault with a score of 16.050. In April, he competed at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he finished sixth in the floor exercise final, scoring 15.250.

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