Valiantsina Kaminskaya
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Valiantsina Valiancinaŭna Kaminskaya, also Valentyna Kaminska, ( be, Валянціна Валянцінаўна Камінская, uk, Валентина Валентинівна Камінська; born September 5, 1987, in
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) is a Belarusian (until 2018) and Ukrainian (since June 2018) cross-country skier.FIS Profile
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2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
, and 2022 Winter Olympics.


Biography

Kaminskaya started her international career in 2007 when she competed at the Junior World Ski Championships in
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, finishing 69th in 10 km pursuit and 82nd in 5 km freestyle. Kaminskaya made her
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debut on February 2, 2012, in
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, when she finished 38th in sprint. While competing for Belarus, her best World Cup finish was 37th in a freestyle sprint race in Ryabinsk during the 2014–15 season. As of January 2022, this result still remains her best individual World Cup finish. Kaminskaya competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Belarus. She placed 47th in the qualifying round in the sprint, failing to advance to the knockout stages. She competed at the
2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
where she took part in four events. At those Games, Kaminskaya was the only one in her team born Belarus. Kaminskaya's transition to the Ukrainian team was announced in June 2018. On November 24, 2018, Kaminskaya debuted for Ukraine at the World Cup stage in
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where she was 61st in sprint. In 2022, Valiantsina Kaminskaya was nominated for her third
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as a member of Ukrainian national team. She finished 79th in the 10 km event, 70th in the women's sprint qualification, and was part of the relay team which finished 18th. Kaminskaya failed a doping test and was suspended during the Olympics on 16 February. Kaminskaya participated at three
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: in
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(for Belarus),
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, and
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(both for Ukraine). Her best personal performance was 42nd in 30 km mass start in
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. She also took part at the 2009 Winter Universiade, with her best personal result being 24th in sprint.


Cross-country skiing results

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


Olympic Games


World Championships


World Cup


Season standings


References

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