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Victoria Demchenko

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Victoria Demchenko
BERJAYA
Women's Nations Cup at 2018-19 Luge World Cup in Altenberg
Personal information
Full nameVictoria Albertovna Demchenko
NationalityRussian
Born (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 30)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportLuge
Event
Singles
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 SochiSingles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 LillehammerSingles
Bronze medal – third place2021 SiguldaSingles

Victoria Albertovna Demchenko (Russian: Виктория Альбертовна Демченко; born 26 November 1995) is a Russian luger. She is the daughter of Albert Demchenko, who is also her coach.

Demchenko's best results to date came in the 2018–19 season, finishing thrice in the top three. In the Königssee stage she had a heavy crash, after which she was taken to the hospital and released after only having a minor concussion.[1] She won her first World Cup title in the Sochi stage in sprint.

World Cup podiums

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Season Date Location Discipline Place
2016–1715 January 2017Latvia Sigulda, LatviaSingles (sprint)3rd
2017–1821 January 2018Norway Lillehammer, NorwaySingles (sprint)2nd
2018–193 February 2019Germany Altenberg, GermanySingles3rd
23 February 2019Russia Sochi, RussiaSingles2nd
24 February 2019Russia Sochi, RussiaSingles (sprint)1st
24 February 2019Russia Sochi, RussiaTeam relay1st
2019–2030 November 2019United States Lake Placid, United StatesSingles3rd
13 December 2019Canada Whistler, CanadaSingles3rd
26 January 2020Latvia Sigulda, LatviaSingles (sprint)2nd
29 February 2020Germany Königssee, GermanySingles3rd
1 March 2020Germany Königssee, GermanyTeam relay3rd
2020–2128 November 2021Russia Sochi, RussiaSingles3rd
28 November 2021Russia Sochi, RussiaTeam relay1st

References

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  1. Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2019). "Luge World Cup leader Ludwig looks to get back on track in Sigulda". www.insidethegames.biz/. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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