Varvara Voronchikhina

Varvara Olegovna Voronchikhina (; born 14 November 2002) is a Russian para alpine skier.

Early life Born without part of her left hand, Voronchikhina began skiing at the age of four, switching to alpine skiing at age six in her hometown of Baykalsk, near the Gora Sobolinaya alpine ski resort.

Career At the 2018 Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Voronchikhina won gold in the giant slalom in 2:15.19, 3.20 seconds ahead of multiple-time French athlete Marie Bochet, who finished second. Slovak Petra Smaržová finished third, completing the podium with a time of 2:27.27.

Voronchikhina competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships in January 2022. She won the silver medal in downhill and giant slalom, both behind Bochet, while also taking gold in the super combined and Super-G events, finishing ahead of Bochet. Additionally she won silver medals in the slalom, and parallel event, finishing behind Ebba Årsjö. In 2026, she won Russia's first Winter Paralympic gold medal under its own flag since 2014 in super-G.