Valentyna Yevhenivna Shevchenko ( uk, Валентина Євгенівна Шевченко) (born 2 October 1975 in
Nosivka Raion
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) is a
Ukrainian
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* So ...
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
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in
Liberec
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.
Competing in four
Winter Olympics
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, Shevchenko earned her best finish finished fifth in the 30 km at
Salt Lake City
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in
2002
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.
She won the 30 km event at the
Holmenkollen ski festival
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History
It takes place in March ...
in 2008, as well as
La Sgambeda
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on 19 December 2010 in
Livigno
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History
Livigno's firs ...
, Italy.
Shevchenko carried the Ukrainian
flag at the opening ceremony of the
2014 Winter Olympics
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'')
, nations = 88
, events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, athletes = 2,873
, opening = 7 February 2014
, closing = 23 February 2014
, opened_by = President Vladimir Putin
, cauldron =
, stadium = Fisht Olympic ...
.
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(7 February 2014)
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season titles
* 1 title – (1 distance)
Season standings
Individual podiums
*5 victories – (4 , 1 )
*18 podiums – (14 , 4 )
References
External links
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1975 births
Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers of Ukraine
Ukrainian female cross-country skiers
Tour de Ski skiers
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Universiade medalists in cross-country skiing
Universiade gold medalists for Ukraine
Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 2003 Winter Universiade
Sportspeople from Chernihiv Oblast
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