Sochi (RWH) Another success for Semen Pavlichenko: two weeks after his title of World Champion, the Russian luger has won gold in the 46th European Championships organised by the International Luge Federation (FIL) on the Olympic track in Sochi, Russia. At the same time, the fifth-placed Olympian also won his first ever Viessmann World Cup in the final race of the season. The 23-year-old from Bratsk was not the only medallist for host Russia in the men’s singles: Alexandr Peretjagin, who was fourth in the World Championships, came second to collect silver. The bronze medal went to Felix Loch of Germany, who was placed down at seventh after the first run. At the same time, the 25-year-old German luger collects the Joska Crystal Cup as the overall winner of the Viessmann World Cup. At 975 points he has a comfortable lead on compatriot Andi Langenhan (645), who was fourth in Sochi, and the Austrian World Championship bronze medallist Wolfgang Kindl (605), who was tenth in today’s race. Quotes Semen Pavlichenko (RUS / fifth at the 2014 Olympics) “It was a very emotional victory for me here in Russia, almost better than when I won the World Championships in Sigulda. I had a really good race. My wife and my son are at home, but my sister is here to cheer me on.” Alexandr Peretjagin (RUS / seventh at the Olympics and fourth in the 2015 World Championships) “My goal was actually to win a medal at the World Championships two weeks ago, but I’m very happy with today’s bronze. I’m now going to forgo the Russian Championships for surgery on my shoulder, which I dislocated at the Lake Placid World Cup.”