Full name Valentyna Shevchenko Individual wins 4 Height 1.65 m Spouse Igor Spivak Children Artem Spivak | Seasons 1995– Indiv. podiums 18 Weight 51 kg Parents Nadezda Shevchenko Siblings Juliya Shevchenko | |
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Born 2 October 1975 (age 41)
Nosivka Raion, Ukrainian SSR ( 1975-10-02 ) | ||
Valentyna Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Валентина Шевченко) (born 2 October 1975 in Nosivka Raion) is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has been competing in the World Cup since the 1995–96 season.
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Career
She won the bronze medal in the 30 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.
Competing in four Winter Olympics, Shevchenko earned her best finish finished fifth in the 30 km at Salt Lake City in 2002.
She won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2008, as well as La Sgambeda on 19 December 2010 in Livigno, Italy.
Shevchenko carried the Ukrainian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Podiums
(*) – Tour de Ski
Positions
(*) – to 2000
References
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