Veronika Machyniaková
{{Short description|Slovak biathlete (born 1997)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hronec, Slovakia
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| disciplines = Biathlon
| club = Dukla Banská Bystrica
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Veronika Machyniaková (born 14 September 1997) is a retired Slovak biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China.
Biography
Veronika Machyniaková was born on 14 September 1997 in the village of Hronec, close to Brezno.{{Cite web |last= |title=Veronika Machyniaková |url=https://www.slovenskybiatlon.sk/1352-veronika-machyniakova |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.slovenskybiatlon.sk}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Veronika Machyniaková - biatlonistka - Šport SME |url=https://sport.sme.sk/os/168311/veronika-machyniakova |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=sport.sme.sk |language=sk}} Her father Ľubomír Machyniak is a former professional biathlete who competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and became a Slovak Biathlon Association functionary after retirement. Her younger sister Júlia is a biathlete as well.{{Cite web |last=Šebela |first=Miroslav |title=Biatlonová štafeta ide ďalej. Kuzminovú nahradí mladá nádej |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/veronika-machyniakova-pred-svetovym-poharom-2019-2020/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=sportnet.sme.sk |language=sk}} While competing in professional biathlon, Machyniaková graduated in economics from the Matej Bel University.
Career
As a junior, Machyniaková trained with KB Osrblie. In the 2019/20 session, she advanced to the Senior national team to fill the vacant space left by the retirement of Anastasiya Kuzmina. Despite excellent performance at shooting, she only achieved average results overall. Her best career result was the 15th place at the 2021 IBU Open European Championships.{{cite web |title=Veronika Machyniaková vo vytrvalostných pretekoch na 15. mieste |url=https://www.teraz.sk/sport/veronika-machyniakova-vo-vytrvalostnyc/523341-clanok.html |website=TERAZ.sk |language=sk |date=27 January 2021}}
Despite her mixed performances, Machynová was a part of the Slovak biathlon team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China as a replacement for the Remeň twins, who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.{{cite web |title=Sestry Remeňové na olympiádu do Pekingu nepocestujú |url=https://myorava.sme.sk/c/22821724/sestry-remenove-na-olympiadu-do-pekingu-nepocestuju.html |website=myorava.sme.sk |access-date=19 March 2024 |language=sk}} Following her disappointing performance in the Olympics, Machyniaková retired from competitive biathlon.{{cite web |title=Zmeny v slovenskom tíme: Fialky bez trénerov, návrat Otčenáša a príchod špecialistu z bežeckého lyžovania |url=https://www.slovenskybiatlon.sk/1907- |website=www.slovenskybiatlon.sk |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=19 November 2022}}
Career results
=Olympic Games=
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| align="left" |{{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing
| 83rd | 88th | — | — | 19th | — |
=World Championships=
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| align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz | 63rd | 92nd | — | — | 17th | 19th | 26th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka | 89th | 93rd | — | — | 21st | — | — |
References
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Category:People from Brezno District
Category:Slovak female biathletes
Category:Olympic biathletes for Slovakia
Category:Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Matej Bel University alumni
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