Valiantsina Valiancinaŭna Kaminskaya, also Valentyna Kaminska, (, ; born September 5, 1987, in Mahilyow) is a Belarusian (until 2018) and Ukrainian (since June 2018) cross-country skier.FIS Profile She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Biography Kaminskaya started her international career in 2007 when she competed at the Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio, finishing 69th in 10 km pursuit and 82nd in 5 km freestyle.
Kaminskaya made her World Cup debut on February 2, 2012, in Moscow, 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 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 Ruka where she was 61st in sprint.
In 2022, Valiantsina Kaminskaya was nominated for her third Winter Games in Beijing 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 February 16.
Kaminskaya participated at three World Championships: in 2013 (for Belarus), 2019, and 2021 (both for Ukraine). Her best personal performance was 42nd in 30 km mass start in 2021. 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 Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2014 26 — — — 46 — — 2018 30 70 — 45 47 14 — 2022 34 79 — — 70 18 —
World Championships Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2013 25 — — — 45 — 17 2019 31 63 — — 60 17 17 2021 33 59 46 42 66 13 18
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2012 24 — — — — 2013 25 — — — 2014 26 — — 2015 27 — — — 2016 28 76 — — 2018 30 — — 2019 31 — — — 2020 32 72 —— 2021 33 112 82 61 — 2022 34 —
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