Victoria CARL

Germany

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ZELLA-MEHLIS

Birth Country:

Germany

Residence: ZELLA-MEHLIS

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Women's Sprint Free	10
	Women's Team Sprint Classic GER Germany	1
	Women's 30km Mass Start Free	12
	Women's 4 x 5km Relay GER Germany	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 4 x 5km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's Team Sprint Classic Final	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 30km Mass Start Free	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women's 4 × 5 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
19	Women's 10 kilometres, Freestyle	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
20	Women's 15 kilometres Skiathlon	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
25	Women's 30 kilometres Mass Start, Classical	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	5 kilometres, Classical	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
12	Sprint, Freestyle	2012	Innsbruck, AUT

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
5	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
5	SP F Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
6	Teamsprint C Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
6	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE
9	Team Sprint Finals Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
9	30 km F Mst Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
14	10 km F Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
14	Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km F/C Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN
20	10 km C Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN
23	SP F Final Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN
28	30 km C Mst Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE
28	Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km F/C Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE
36	30 km F Mst Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN
37	SP C Final Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE

World Cup Rankings
Season	Distance	All	Sprint
2021/2022	14	22	34
2020/2021	34	44	46
2019/2020	22	33	80
2018/2019	33	54	47
2017/2018	38	37	37

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
Season	SP C	SP F	10 km F Pursuit	10 km F	10 km C	10 km C Mst	10 km C Pursuit	7.5/7.5 km C/F
2021/2022	1 x 18th		1 x 10th	1 x 11th	1 x 11th
2020/2021	1 x 13th			1 x 14th		1 x 10th
2019/2020	1 x 34th			1 x 14th	1 x 16th		1 x 13th	1 x 20th
2018/2019	1 x 23rd	1 x 21st		1 x 14th	1 x 6th

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
Season	30 km F Pursuit
2020/2021	1 x 35th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
Season	TSP C	TSP F	4x5 km Mst R
2021/2022			1 x 7th
2020/2021		1 x 15th	1 x 6th
2019/2020		1 x 7th	1 x 5th
2018/2019	1 x 15th	1 x 13th	1 x 8th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
7	4x5 km Mst R	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
10	10 km F Pursuit	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
11	10 km F	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
11	10 km C	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
12	10 km F	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
18	SP C	2021/2022	Dresden, GER
21	SP C	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
25	SP C	2021/2022	Davos, SUI

Nickname:

Vici (dsv-jahrbuch.de, 12 Jun 2021)

Hobbies:

Likes to spend time with her friends and her dog, Joe. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Armed Services

Education:

German Armed Forces since 2021 (dsv-jahrbuch.de, 12 Jun 2021)

Family:

Mother, Uta. Two brothers.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

SC Motor Zella-Mehlis (Zella-Mehlis, GER)

Coach:

National: Erik Schneider (GER)

Other sports:

Fitness training, cycling, yoga. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Debut:

2014 World Cup in Davos (10km - 49th)

Injuries:

December 2020: Torn ligament after a crash in Ruka but recovered quickly.
2019: Knee surgery, an ossicle in the left knee was removed.
2019: Left knee injury while playing hockey.
2015: Left knee issues.
2014: Patellar dislocation and had a torn ligament (left knee).
2013: Appendicitis operation. (dsv-jahrbuch.de, 12 Jun 2021; Athlete, Jun 2021)

National team:

2013

Start:

Took up the sport at kindergarten. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Reason:

Has fun with her friends while doing cross-country skiing. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Ambition:

Competing at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing fifth in the sprint at the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Hero:

Biathlete Kati Wilhelm (GER), three-time Olympic and five-time World champion. (Athlete, May 2021)

Ritual:

Always wears the same hairstyle. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Award:

Germany's opening ceremony flagbearer for the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Brasov, Romania. (Info 2018)

General Interest

FITNESS COACH
Has a fitness coach license. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

ROAD TO BEIJING SOCIAL MEDIA
Since the beginning of May 2021, she has been using the hashtag "#go4olympia" to highlight her preparation for the upcoming Olympic season. (Instagram, Jun 2021)

Milestones

Made her Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018, where she was a member of the sixth-placed relay team and had three top-25 finishes individually. Gold medallist in the team mixed relay at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

In four World Championships appearances (2015-21), she has three top-five finishes - fourth (2019 relay) and a pair of fifths (2019 sprint, 2021 relay).

Two-time U23 World Championships medallist in 2016, winning one gold (10km free) and one silver (10km classic).

Seven-time Junior World Championships medallist winning three gold, two silver, and two bronze. In 2013 and 2015, she won a full set of medals. In eight career races, she won seven medals (13th in the 2012 sprint).

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold
:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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