Viktoria Volchkova
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| Viktoria Volchkova at the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund | ||
| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  Russia |
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| Date of birth: | July 30, 1982 | |
| Residence: | Moscow, Russia | |
| Height: | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |
| Coach: | Marina Kudriavtseva | |
| Skating Club: | Sport Club Moskvitch | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 154.16 | 2004 Cup of China |
| Short Program: | 57.08 | 2006 European Championships |
| Free Skate: | 101.02 | 2004 Cup of China |
Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova (Russian: Виктория Евгеньевна Волчкова) (born July 30, 1982) is a Russian figure skater. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Volchkova has never won a major championship, but she is the only woman to win four consecutive bronze medals at the European Championships. She is also a two-time World Junior bronze medalist, two time Goodwill Games bronze medalist and seven-time Russian Nationals medalist. She is an Olympian and has placed in the top 10 at five World Championships. She was often overshadowed by Maria Butyrskaya and Irina Slutskaya during the beginning of her career (1999-2002), and by Elena Sokolova in 2003. She strugled with injuries in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Her current coach is Marina Kudriavtseva.
She withdrew from the 2006 Winter Olympics due to inflammation in her right arm.
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event/Season | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Winter Olympics | 9th | |||||||||
| World Championships | 10th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 15th | ||||
| European Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 9th | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
| Russian Championships | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 5th | |
| Grand Prix Final | 6th | 3rd | ||||||||
| Skate America | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | ||||||
| Cup of China | 7th | 2nd | ||||||||
| Trophee Lalique | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | |||||||
| Cup of Russia | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 8th | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | ||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1st | |||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
| Goodwill Games | 3rd | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | |||||||||
| Ukrainian Souvenir | 1st | 1st | ||||||||
| Event/Season | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
[edit] External links
- Viktoria Volchkova at the International Skating Union biography page
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