Albert Demtschenko

Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko (; born 27 November 1971) is a Russian luger who competed from 1992 to 2014. He is currently coaching the Russian luge team. His daughter Victoria Demchenko is also a luger.

Career A seven-time Winter Olympian, he won his first medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a silver in the men's singles event. He competed in his sixth Olympics at the 2010 Winter Olympics, coming fourth. He then competed in his seventh Olympics in Sochi 2014 in his native Russia, winning a further two silver medals.

Demchenko also won eight medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with four golds (Men's singles: 2006, 2010; Mixed team: 2012, 2014), two silvers (Men's singles: 1996, 2008), and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1996; Mixed team: 2013).

He was the overall Luge World Cup champion in men's singles in 2004–05.

In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In January 2018, he and Tatyana Ivanova successfully appealed against the lifetime ban as well as decision to strip his medals from Sochi Olympics at the court of arbitration for sport. As a result, both his medals were reinstated.

World Cup podiums SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace 1997–98 22 November 1997 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 2nd 2002–03 18 November 2002 Park City, United States Singles 3rd 2 December 2002 Oberhof, Germany Singles 1st 20 January 2003 Igls, Austria Singles 3rd 2004–05 8 November 2004 Altenberg, Germany Singles 2nd 15 November 2004 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 1st 6 December 2004 Calgary, Canada Singles 3rd 27 December 2004 Oberhof, Germany Singles 1st 3 January 2005 Königssee, Germany Singles 1st 17 January 2005 Altenberg, Germany Singles 1st 2005–06 4 November 2005 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 1st 19 November 2005 Cesana, Italy Singles 2nd 9 December 2005 Calgary, Canada Singles 1st 16 December 2005 Lake Placid, United States Singles 3rd 28 January 2006 Oberhof, Germany Singles 3rd 2006–07 18 November 2006 Cesana, Italy Singles 2nd 16 December 2006 Nagano, Japan Singles 2nd 6 January 2007 Königssee, Germany Singles 1st 10 February 2007 Winterberg, Germany Singles 3rd 10 February 2007 Winterberg, Germany Team Relay 2nd 17 February 2007 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 3rd 2007–08 5 January 2008 Königssee, Germany Singles 1st 2 February 2008 Altenberg, Germany Singles 3rd 14 February 2008 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 2nd 16 February 2008 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 1st 2008–09 6 December 2008 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 1st 13 February 2009 Calgary, Canada Singles 3rd 2009–10 20 November 2009 Calgary, Canada Singles 3rd 5 December 2009 Altenberg, Germany Singles 3rd 12 December 2009 Lillehammer, Norway Singles 1st 2 January 2010 Königssee, Germany Singles 1st 9 January 2010 Winterberg, Germany Singles 2nd 2010–11 5 January 2011 Königssee, Germany Singles 2nd 22 January 2011 Altenberg, Germany Singles 3rd 22 January 2011 Altenberg, Germany Team Relay 2nd 12 February 2011 Paramonovo, Russia Singles 1st 19 February 2011 Sigulda, Latvia Team Relay 2nd 19 February 2011 Sigulda, Latvia Team Relay 1st 2011–12 26 November 2011 Igls, Austria Team Relay 3rd 9 December 2011 Whistler, Canada Team Relay 3rd 5 January 2012 Königssee, Germany Team Relay 3rd 2012–13 8 December 2012 Altenberg, Germany Team Relay 3rd 15 December 2012 Sigulda, Latvia Singles 1st 15 December 2012 Sigulda, Latvia Team Relay 3rd 5 January 2013 Königssee, Germany Singles 2nd 23 February 2013 Sochi, Russia Singles 2nd 23 February 2013 Sochi, Russia Team Relay 2nd 2013–14 18 January 2014 Altenberg, Germany Singles 2nd 18 January 2014 Altenberg, Germany Team Relay 1st

Season titles 1 titles – (1 singles) Season Discipline 2005 Men's singles