Stepan Valeryevich Fedorov (; born 8 May 1987) is a Russian

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

r who has competed since 1999. He finished twelfth in the men's singles event at a World Cup event in

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on 21 November 2009.

Career

Fedorov's best finish at the

FIL World Luge Championships The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natural ...

was 26th in the men's singles event at Oberhof in

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. He also finished 22nd in the same event at the

FIL European Luge Championships 2008 The FIL European Luge Championships 2008 took place January 7-13, 2008 at the Cesana Pariol track in Cesana, Italy. The relay competition took the place of the team event that had been held at every European championship since 1988. This event had ...

in Cesana. He competed at the

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where he finished 19th in the men's singles event. At the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Fedorov supported Russia on social media.https://www.instagram.com/stories/direct/2782383560830922272_3223237906/

World Cup Podiums

References

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* 1987 births Living people Russian male lugers Olympic lugers for Russia Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics People from Tashtagol Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-luge-bio-stub