Valiantsina Kaminskaya
{{Infobox skier
| name = Valiantsina Kaminskaya
| nationality = {{UKR}}
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|5}}
| birth_place = Mahilyow, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
| death_date =
| death_place =
| club =
| seasons =10 – (2012–2016, 2018–2022)
| wins =
| teamwins =
| totalpodiums = 0
| teampodiums = 0
| individual_starts = 39
| team_starts = 4
| wcoveralls = 0 – (112th in 2021)
| wctitles = 0
| updated =8 January 2023
}}
Valiantsina Valiancinaŭna Kaminskaya, also Valentyna Kaminska, ({{langx|be|Валянціна Валянцінаўна Камінская}}, {{langx|uk|Валентина Валентинівна Камінська}}; born September 5, 1987, in Mahilyow) is a Belarusian (until 2018) and Ukrainian (since June 2018) cross-country skier.[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=111670 FIS Profile] She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics,{{Cite web |title=Valiantsina KAMINSKAYA {{!}} Cross-Country {{!}} Belarus - Sochi 2014 Olympics |url=http://sochi2014.arch.articul.ru/www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-valiantsina-kaminskaya.htm |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=sochi2014.arch.articul.ru}} 2018 Winter Olympics, and 2022 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Valiantsina Kaminskaya |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127404 |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.olympedia.org}}
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.{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/valentina-kaminskaya-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095127/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/valentina-kaminskaya-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}{{cite web|title=Sochi2014.com profile |date=March 19, 2014 |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-valiantsina-kaminskaya |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319025408/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-valiantsina-kaminskaya |archivedate=March 19, 2014 }} She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics where she took part in four events.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvr.by/bel/news/sport/olimpiada_v_pkhenchkhane_glavnye_nadezhdy_segodnya_na_zhenskuyu_individualnuyu_gonku/|title=Алімпіяда ў Пхёнчхане: галоўныя надзеі сёння на жаночую індывідуальную гонку|date=February 14, 2018|publisher=tvr.by|accessdate=January 22, 2022}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.nv.ua/ukr/other-sport/ukrajina-peremanila-bilorusku-lizhnitsju-2475592.html|title=Ukraine gained over a Belarussian cross country skier|date=June 11, 2018|publisher=sport.nv.ua|accessdate=January 22, 2022}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://suspilne.media/198901-ukraina-zdobula-sist-individualnih-licenzij-na-olimpiadu-2022-v-liznih-peregonah-sklad-komandi/|title=Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing|date=January 18, 2022|publisher=Suspilne|accessdate=January 19, 2022}} 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.{{cite news |title=Winter Olympics: Skier Valentyna Kaminska suspended after fails doping test in Beijing |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/60408122 |work=BBC Sport |date=16 February 2022}}
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).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=111670&type=st-WC |title=KAMINSKA Valentyna |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=4 November 2021}}
=Olympic Games=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — |
| 2018 | 30 | 70 | — | 45 | 47 | 14 | — |
| 2022 | 34 | 79 | — | — | 70 | 18 | — |
=World Championships=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2013 | 25 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 17 |
| 2019 | 31 | 63 | — | — | 60 | 17 | 17 |
| 2021 | 33 | 59 | 46 | 42 | 66 | 13 | 18 |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Discipline standings ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="5" |Ski Tour standings | |||||||||
| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2013 | 25 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2014 | 26 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2015 | 27 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2016 | 28 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 76 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | — |
| 2018 | 30 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2019 | 31 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2020 | 32 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 72 | — | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2021 | 33 | 112 | 82 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 61 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2022 | 34 | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2022 Ukraine Winter Olympic team}}
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Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Belarus
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Ukraine
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Doping cases in cross-country skiing
Category:Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade
Category:Sportspeople from Mogilev
Category:Belarusian female cross-country skiers
Category:Ukrainian female cross-country skiers
Category:Naturalized citizens of Ukraine
Category:Belarusian emigrants to Ukraine