Viktoria Volchkova

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Viktoria Volchkova
Viktoria Volchkova at the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund
Personal Info
Country: Flag of Russia Russia
Date of birth: July 30, 1982 (1982-07-30) (age 25)
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

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