Valentyna Shevchenko (cross-country skier)

Valentyna Shevchenko
Full name Valentyna Shevchenko
Born (1975-10-02) 2 October 1975
Nosivka Raion, Ukrainian SSR
World Cup career
Seasons 1995–
Individual wins 4
Indiv. podiums 18
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Women's cross country skiing
World Championships
2009 Liberec 30 km
Updated on February 23, 2013.

Valentyna Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Валентина Шевченко) (born 2 October 1975 in Nosivka Raion) is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has been competing in the World Cup since the 1995–96 season.

Career

She won the bronze medal in the 30 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.[1]

Competing in four Winter Olympics, Shevchenko earned her best finish finished fifth in the 30 km at Salt Lake City in 2002.

She won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2008, as well as La Sgambeda on 19 December 2010 in Livigno, Italy.

Shevchenko carried the Ukrainian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]

Performances

Level Year Event SP IS PU MS TS R
NJWSC 1994 Austria Breitenwang, Austria 19 45
NWSC 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 63 54
NWSC 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 38 31 26 15
OLY 1998 Japan Nagano, Japan 19 11 20 14
NWSC 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 6 12 15 11
OLY 2002 United States Salt Lake City, United States 12 21 20 5
NWSC 2003 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 6 20 9 7
NWSC 2005 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 14 14 DNF
OLY 2006 Italy Turin, Italy 21 14 7 8
NWSC 2007 Japan Sapporo, Japan 8 14 12 12
NWSC 2009 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 5 5 3 11
OLY 2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada 9 14 DNF 13
NWSC 2011 Norway Oslo, Norway 16 17 14 12
NWSC 2013 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 22 21 12 10
NWSC 2015 Sweden Falun, Sweden 28 33 11

World Cup

Podiums

Season Place Competition Placement
2003–04Norway Beitostoelen, Norway10 km F 2
2003–04Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km C 1
2003–04Italy Toblach, Italy15 km F Mst 2
2003–04Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km C 1
2003–04Austria Ramsau, Austria10 km F 3
2003–04Austria Ramsau, Austria2x7.5 km M Pursuit 2
2003–04Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy70 km C Mst 2
2003–04Norway Oslo, Norway30 km F 3
2004–05Norway Oslo, Norway30 km F 3
2005–06Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km F 3
2006–07Germany Oberstdorf, Germany5 km C & 5 km F Pursuit 2 *
2006–07Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km F Final Climb 3 *
2006–07Germany Munich, Germany
Germany Oberstdorf, Germany
Italy Asiago, Italy
Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy		2007 Tour de Ski 3 *
2006–07Estonia Otepää, Estonia10 km C 3
2007–08Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km F Handicap Start 1 *
2007–08Canada Canmore, Canada10 km F 1
2007–08Finland Lahti, Finland10 km C 2
2007–08Norway Oslo, Norway30 km F 1
2008–09Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km F Handicap Start 3 *

(*) – Tour de Ski

Positions

Season DI SP LD* MD* TOTAL
1995–96 66
1996–97 25 41
1997–98 37 16 27
1998–99 36 14 18
1999–2000 64 12 16 17
2001–02 19
2002–03 55 13
2003–04 1 3
2004–05 12 19
2005–06 8 14
2006–07 9 71 7
2007–08 2 38 6
2008–09 10 85 15
2009–10 16 69 24
2010–11 16 19
2011–12 21 30
2012–13 22 28
2013–14 36 45

(*) – to 2000

References

  1. ↑ "2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec are history". March 5, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Photo#467590469, Getty Images (7 February 2014)
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Liliya Ludan		 Flagbearer for  Ukraine
Sochi 2014 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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