Kornelia Kubińska Explained

Kornelia Kubińska
Birth Date:3 August 1985
Birth Place:Wodzisław Śląski - Marklowice, Polish People's Republic
Club:AZS-AWF Katowice
Seasons:7 – (20082010, 20132015, 2017)
Totalpodiums:0
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:66
Team Starts:8
Wcoveralls:0 – (66th in 2015)
Wctitles:0

Kornelia Kubińska (née Marek, born 3 August 1985 in Marklowice, Wodzisław Śląski) is a Polish cross country skier who between from 2002 and 2017. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 × 5 km relay, ninth in the team sprint, 11th in the 30 km, 35th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 39th in the 10 km events.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Kubińska finished sixth in the 4 × 5 km relay, 21st in the 30 km, 29th in the 10 km, 40th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 66th in the individual sprint events.

Her best career finish was ninth in a 4 × 5 km relay in France in 2008 while her best individual finish was 23rd at a 10 km event in Estonia in January 2010.

On 11 March 2010 it was reported that Kubińska was tested positive for EPO by the Polish Olympic Committee. If found guilty of doping by the International Olympic Committee, Kubińska and the relay teams would be disqualified and stripped of their Vancouver results.[1] She would also be banned from the next Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.[1] On 7 April 2010, it was announced that she will be banned from all competitions for two years.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
24
28

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
23
27
29
31

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
22 91 60 56
23 125 90 39
24 103 79
27 52 37
28 107 78 40
29 66 65 55 21
31

Notes and References

  1. News: March 17, 2010. Test confirms Polish skier Kubińska doped at Olympics. Monika. Scislowska. Associated Press.
  2. Web site: OS-deltagare avstängd i två år. Aftonbladet . April 7, 2010 . April 7, 2010 . Daniel. Grefve .
  3. Web site: KUBINSKA Kornelia . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 29 December 2019.