FIL European Luge Championships 1996

The FIL European Luge Championships 1996 took place in Sigulda, Latvia.

Demtschenko is the first Russian to medal at the championships since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991.

As of 2010^[update], Demtshencko is the last person to win medals in both men's singles and men's doubles at the championships.