Valentyna Shevchenko (cross-country skier)

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Valentyna Shevchenko
SHEVCHENKO Valentina Tour de Ski 2010.jpg
Valentyna Shevchenko in 2010
Country Ukraine
Full nameValentyna Yevhenivna Shevchenko
Born (1975-10-02) 2 October 1975 (age 46)
Nosivka Raion, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons1994–2000, 2002–2017
Individual wins5
Indiv. podiums18
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts276
Team starts36
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2004)
Discipline titles1 – (DI, 2004)
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Women's cross-country skiing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec 30 km freestyle

Valentyna Yevhenivna Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Валентина Євгенівна Шевченко) (born 2 October 1975 in Nosivka Raion) is a Ukrainian former cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between the 1993–94 season and the 2016–17 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 on 19 December 2010 in Livigno, Italy.

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

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games[]

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1998 22 19 N/A 11 20 14 N/A 9 N/A
2002 26 N/A 12 21 21 5 — DNS N/A
2006 30 N/A 21 N/A 14 7 — 8 —
2010 34 N/A 9 N/A 14 DNF — 13 —
2014 38 N/A 22 N/A 26 14 — 11 —

World Championships[]

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1995 19 63 N/A — 54 — N/A — N/A
1997 21 38 N/A 31 26 15 N/A 10 N/A
1999 23 6 N/A 12 15 11 N/A 6 N/A
2003 27 N/A 6 20 9 20 — — N/A
2005 29 N/A 14 N/A 14 DNF — DSQ —
2007 31 N/A 8 N/A 14 12 — 12 —
2009 33 N/A 5 N/A 5 Bronze — 11 —
2011 35 N/A 16 N/A 17 14 — 12 —
2013 37 N/A 22 N/A 21 12 — 10 —
2015 39 N/A — N/A 28 33 — 11 —
2017 41 N/A 44 N/A 42 DNF — 16 —

World Cup[]

Season titles[]

  • 1 title – (1 distance)
Season
Discipline
2004 Distance

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
1994 18 NC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1995 19 NC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1996 20 66 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1997 21 41 N/A 25 N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
1998 22 27 N/A 16 N/A 37 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1999 23 18 N/A 14 N/A 36 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2000 24 17 N/A 11 16 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2002 26 19 N/A N/A N/A NC N/A N/A N/A N/A
2003 27 13 N/A N/A N/A 55 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004 28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/A N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 29 19 12 N/A N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2006 30 14 8 N/A N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2007 31 7 9 N/A N/A 71 N/A 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) N/A N/A
2008 32 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A N/A 38 N/A 4 4 N/A
2009 33 15 10 N/A N/A 85 N/A 14 — N/A
2010 34 24 16 N/A N/A 69 N/A 19 18 N/A
2011 35 19 16 N/A N/A NC 18 16 15 N/A
2012 36 30 21 N/A N/A NC 29 14 21 N/A
2013 37 28 22 N/A N/A NC 26 16 30 N/A
2014 38 45 36 N/A N/A NC 49 14 32 N/A
2015 39 NC NC N/A N/A — — — N/A N/A
2016 40 NC NC N/A N/A — — — N/A —
2017 41 NC NC N/A N/A NC — — — N/A

Individual podiums[]

  • 5 victories – (4 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 18 podiums – (14 WC, 4 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2003–04 23 November 2003 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2 28 November 2003 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
3 6 December 2003 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
4 13 December 2003 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
5 20 December 2003 Austria Ramsau, Austria 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
6 21 December 2003 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
7 25 January 2004 Italy Marcialonga, Italy 70 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd
8 28 February 2004 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
9 2005–06 31 December 2005 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
10 2006–07 2 January 2007 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 2nd
11 7 January 2007 Italy Cavalese, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd
12 31 December 2006
– 7 January 2007		 GermanyItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
13 27 January 2007 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
14 2007–08 6 January 2008 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
15 25 January 2008 Canada Canmore, Canada 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
16 2 March 2008 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
17 8 March 2008 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st
18 2008–09 4 January 2009 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F World Cup 2nd

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)
  3. ^ "Athlete : SHEVCHENKO Valentyna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

External links[]

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