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Viktoriya Troytskaya
Viktoriya Troytskaya (née ''Taranina'', russian: Виктория Тройцкая, née Таранина; born April 18, 1969) is a Russian short track speed skater who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Winter Olympics and for Russia in the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fr .... In 1992 she was a member of the relay team for the Unified Team which won the bronze medal in the 3000 metre relay competition. In the 500 m event she finished 17th. Two years later she finished fifth with the Russian relay team in the 3000 metre relay contest. In the 500 m competition she finished 20th and in the 1000 m event she finished 29th. External links profile 1969 births Living people Russian female short track speed skaters Olympic short t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The Winter Olympics
Short-track speed skating has been a contest at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games. The results from the 1988 demonstration competition are not included in the official Olympic statistics. The sport has been dominated by teams from East Asia and North America, namely South Korea, China , Canada and the United States . Those four countries have won 147 of 195 medals awarded since 1992. South Korea leads the medal tally, with 53 medals including 26 golds since 1992. The majority of medals that South Korea and China have won at the Winter Olympics come from short-track speed skating. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Haralds Silovs of Latvia became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two disciplines on the same day. After winning the 500m event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Vikt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |