the free skate and climbed to 6th overall. He went on to win gold at Cup of Tyrol for the second time. In December, Vasiļjevs won his third national title, and along with Diāna Ņikitina, was subsequently selected to represent Latvia in figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics. At the 2018 European Championships in January, he placed third in the short program and earned a small bronze medal. He was fifth in the free skating after falling on a downgraded quad toe loop and finished fourth, matching the record finishes of Angelīna Kučvaļska and Konstantīns Kostins at previous European Championships. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Vasiļjevs was twenty-first after the short program after falling on a triple Axel. In the free skating, he fell again on a triple Axel and another element, but was able to move up to nineteenth place. In March, Vasiļjevs competed at the World Championships, where he skated a clean short program and placed ninth. In the free skate, he set a new personal best and national record to finish sixth overall. His sixth-place finish is the highest ever placement by any skater representing Latvia in any discipline at Worlds. 2018–19 season In October, Vasiljevs competed at Japan Open, placing fifth in his segment but winning silver as part of team Europe. He placed eighth at NHK Trophy and seventh at the Internationaux de France. He was scheduled to compete at Golden Spin in December but withdrew due to illness. Vasiljevs placed eleventh at the 2019 European Championships and twenty-first at the 2019 World Championships. 2019–20 season To begin the season, Vasiljevs won the bronze medal at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, the second Challenger medal of his career. He began on the Grand Prix at the 2019 Skate Canada International, placing fourth in the short program after putting a foot down on his triple Lutz. He came seventh in the free skate, dropping to fifth place overall. He was sixth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup. Next competing at the 2020 European Championships, Vasiljevs placed fifth in the short program despite still having a twisted ankle. He was seventh in the free skate with a few underrotated jumps and slipped to sixth place overall. He then won a gold medal at the Nordic Championships, which proved to be his final competition of the season, as the 2020 World Championships were cancelled as a result