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Viktor Shasherin
Viktor Shasherin (Виктор Владимирович Шашерин), Soviet speed skater from Almaty, 1984 Olympian, world record holder at 3000 m, 5000 m and Big Combination, and two-time Adelskalender leader.
Viktor Varlamov
Viktor Varlamov (Виктор Иванович Варламов), Soviet speed skater born 1948 in Petropavl, Kazakhstan; Burevestnik Ufa club; fourth in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m at Innsbruck 1976 and 10,000 m world record holder 1975–76.
Viktoria Rebensburg
Viktoria Rebensburg, German alpine skier (SC Kreuth), 2010 Vancouver Olympic giant slalom champion and 2014 Sochi bronze medalist; three GS World Cup titles, 19 World Cup wins, retired September 2020.
Viktoriya Sinitsina
Viktoriya Sinitsina (Виктория Синицина, born 1995, Moscow), Russian ice dancer; 2021 World champion and 2020/2022 European champion with Nikita Katsalapov, 2022 Olympic ice dance silver medalist, earlier 2012 World Junior champion with Ruslan Zhiganshin.
Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne, French biathlete born 1977 in Pontarlier; 2006 Turin Olympic pursuit champion, world relay champion 2001 and 2009, three Olympian, later Somfy foundation director.
Vincent Jay
Vincent Jay (born 1985) is a French biathlete who won 10 km sprint gold and pursuit bronze at Vancouver 2010, ranked 10th in the 2009/10 World Cup, and retired after 2012-13; distinct from NBA forward Jay Vincent.
Vinzenz Geiger
Vinzenz Geiger, German Nordic combined skier (SC 1906 Oberstdorf), born 1997 in Oberstdorf. Two Olympic golds (team 2018, individual 2022), world team champion 2025, overall World Cup winner 2024/25.
Viola Bauer
Viola Bauer, born 1976 in Annaberg-Buchholz, is a retired German cross-country skier, 2002 Olympic relay champion and pursuit bronze medalist, 2006 relay silver medalist, three-time World Championship relay medalist, later a Eurosport analyst.
Vita Semerenko (Віта Семеренко)
Vita Semerenko (Віта Семеренко), Ukrainian biathlete born 1986 in Krasnopillia, twin sister of Valentina Semerenko; 2014 Sochi relay gold and sprint bronze, seven world championship medals, last international season 2021/22.
Viveca Lindfors (figure skater)
Viveca Lindfors (born 1999, Helsinki) is a Finnish former ladies' singles figure skater, 2019 European bronze medallist, 2019 Finnish champion, and 2018 Nordic champion; retired 2020 at 21 with back injuries.
Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Alikin (Владимир Александрович Аликин), born 1957, Soviet biathlete and Russian coach; 1980 Lake Placid Olympic relay gold and 10 km sprint silver, four world bronzes, later senior coach of Russia's men's team.
Vladimir Barnashov
Vladimir Barnashov (Владимир Барнашов, born 1951, Ryazany, Omsk Oblast) is a Soviet biathlete, Dynamo Omsk, Olympic relay champion at Lake Placid 1980, three-time world relay bronze medalist, later coach of Soviet, Croatian, and Russian teams.
Vladimir Belousov
Vladimir Belousov (Владимир Павлович Белоусов, born 1946) is a Soviet ski jumper who won large hill gold at Grenoble 1968, the only Soviet or Russian Olympic ski jumping medal until 2022.
Vladimir Grigoryev
Vladimir Grigoryev is a retired short track speed skater, born in 1982 in Ukraine, who won Olympic gold and silver for Russia at Sochi 2014.
Vladimir Gundartsev
Vladimir Gundartsev (Владимир Ильич Гундарцев), Soviet biathlete, 1968 Grenoble Olympic relay gold and 20 km bronze, 1969 world relay champion, later Soviet/Russian national head coach.
Vladimir Kuzin
Vladimir Kuzin (Владимир Семёнович Кузин, 1930–2007), Soviet cross-country skier; first Soviet world champion, winning 30 km and 50 km at Falun 1954, and 1956 Olympic relay gold medalist.
Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Melanin (Владимир Михайлович Меланьин, 1933–1994), Soviet biathlete, first Soviet Olympic biathlon champion (1964 Innsbruck 20 km) and three-time world champion (1959, 1962, 1963).
Vladimir Smirnov (olympedia 97646)
Vladimir Smirnov (Владимир Михайлович Смирнов, "Smirre"), born 1964 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakh cross-country skier; seven Olympic medals including the 1994 50 km gold, first for independent Kazakhstan; four world titles; later IOC member and IBU vice president.
Vladimir Voronkov
Vladimir Petrovich Voronkov (Владимир Петрович Воронков), 1944–2018, Soviet cross-country skier; Olympic gold in the 4x10 km relay at Sapporo 1972 and 1970 world relay champion; not the volleyball, basketball, or hockey players of the same surname.
Vonetta Flowers
Vonetta Flowers (born 1973, Birmingham, Alabama), American bobsledder; with Jill Bakken won the first women's Olympic bobsled gold at Salt Lake City 2002, becoming the first Black athlete to win Winter Olympic gold.
Vreni Schneider
Vreni Schneider (Verena Schneider, born 1964, Elm, Switzerland) is a Swiss alpine skier, three-time Olympic gold medalist, three-time world champion, and three-time overall World Cup winner with 55 World Cup victories.
Vyacheslav Vedenin
Vyacheslav Vedenin (Вячеслав Петрович Веденин), Soviet cross-country skier, double 1972 Sapporo Olympic champion in 30 km and 4×10 km relay, famous for erasing a minute's deficit on the anchor leg; also 1968 silver and 1970 world champion.
Wally Monson
Wally Monson (Walter George Monson, 1908-1988), Canadian ice hockey forward, gold medalist for Canada at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, later star and captain of Britain's Harringay Racers and Memorial Cup-winning coach of the Winnipeg Monarchs.
Walter Jakobsson
Walter Jakobsson (1882–1957), Finnish pair skater; with German-born wife Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers won 1920 Antwerp Olympic pairs gold, Finland's first, plus 1924 silver and three World titles.
Walter Plaikner
Walter Plaikner, Italian luger born 1951 in Chienes; with Paul Hildgartner won tied doubles gold at Sapporo 1972, world title 1971, later FIL Technical Commission chairman and national-team coach.
Walter Wallberg
Walter Wallberg, Swedish mogul skier (born 2000, Bollnäs; Åre SLK). 2022 Beijing Olympic gold in men's moguls, Sweden's first freestyle gold; fourth at Milano Cortina 2026; sits out 2026/27 season.
Wang Meng (王蒙) (speed skater)
Wang Meng (王濛), born 1985 in Qitaihe, China, is a retired short track speed skater with six Olympic medals (four gold), a defended 500 m title, and 18 world championship golds.
Wendy Holdener
Wendy Holdener, Swiss alpine skier (born 1993, SC Drusberg Unteriberg), slalom and combined specialist; five Olympic medals including 2018 team gold, three world titles, and a record 38 World Cup slalom podiums with only 2 wins.
Werner Camichel
Werner Camichel (1945-2006), Swiss bobsledder from Zuoz; won four-man gold at Sapporo 1972 with Jean Wicki, Hans Leutenegger, and Edy Hubacher, world titles 1973 and 1975 with Erich Schärer, later St. Moritz bob track manager.
Werner Stocker
Werner Stocker, born 1961, Swiss bobsledder; brakeman of the Ekkehard Fasser four-man sled that won gold at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics by 0.07 seconds over East Germany.