Valentyna Shevchenko (cross-country skier) explained

Valentyna Shevchenko
Fullname:Valentyna Yevhenivna Shevchenko
Birth Date:2 October 1975
Birth Place:Nosivka Raion, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Seasons:19942000, 20022017
Wins:5
Totalpodiums:18
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:276
Team Starts:36
Wcoveralls:0 – (3rd in 2004)
Wctitles:1 – (2004)

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 La Sgambeda 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 
22
26
30
34
38

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
19 63 54
21 38 31 26 1510
23 6 12 15 116
27 6 20 920
29 1414
31 14 12 12
33
35
37
39
41

World Cup

Season titles

Season
Discipline
Distance

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
18
19
20 66
21 41 25
22 2716 37
23 18 14 36
24 17 11 1664
26 19
27 1355
28
29 19 12
30 14 8
31 7 9 71
32 6 38 4 4
33 15 10 85 14
34 24 16 69 19 18
35 19 161816 15
36 30 21 29 14 21
37 28 22 26 16 30
38 45 36 4914 32
39
40
41

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2003–04' Beitostølen, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
3 Toblach, Italy 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
4 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
5 Ramsau, Austria 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
67.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup 2nd
7 Marcialonga, Italy 70 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd
8 Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
9 2005–06 Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
10 2006–07 Oberstdorf, Germany 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup 2nd
11 Cavalese, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd
12Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
13 Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
14 2007–08 Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
15 Canmore, Canada10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
16 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
17 Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st
18 2008–09 Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F World Cup 2nd

Notes and References

  1. News: 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec are history. March 5, 2009. December 28, 2015.
  2. http://www.gettyimages.nl/detail/nieuwsfoto%27s/cross-country-skier-valentina-shevchenko-of-the-ukraine-nieuwsfotos/467590469 Photo#467590469
  3. Web site: Athlete : SHEVCHENKO Valentyna . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 29 March 2018.