Valentyna Oleksandrivna Semerenko (Ukrainian: Валентина Олександрівна Семеренко), known also as Valya Semerenko (listenⓘ) and featuring in statistics as Valj Semerenko (born 18 January 1986) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic and World champion, multiple World championships medalist, and one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes.
When she was in the fourth grade of elementary school, she took up cross-country skiing together with her twin sister Vita. But later, they decided to switch to biathlon. She began competing internationally a year earlier than Vita. In 2004 she took part at Junior World Championships in Maurienne, France. In 2005 she won two medals at Junior World and one at Junior European Championships. On 17 December 2005, she debuted in Biathlon World Cup. She finished her first World Cup sprint competition in Osrblie, Slovakia, ranking 47th. Valja managed to qualify for 2006 Winter Olympics, where she took part only in individual race, finishing 46th.
First individual podium Valja celebrated on 4 February 2011, in Presque Isle, United States, in sprint. At the 2013 World Championships, Valja won bronze in individual race and silver in relay. On 15 December 2013, Valja won a pursuit race in Annecy, France, which was her first individual World Cup victory.
2014–15 season was the most successful as of January 2018. That season she had four individual podiums and finished third in World Cup classification, being the second-ever Ukrainian biathlete to finish a season in Top-3 after Olena Zubrilova. After Christmas, Valja together with Serhiy Semenov, she won World Team Challenge. The most memorable achievement was victory in mass start at 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland. The next two seasons weren't very successful due to illnesses and weak physical conditions. Valja was forced to miss a lot of races.
She qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] Her best personal result at the Games was 19th place in the mass start. She expected to run in the women's relay but wasn't included in the roster. Later she accused coaches of ignoring her results and including not so successful at the Games Iryna Varvynets and Anastasiya Merkushyna in the relay team. Her sister Vita Semerenko later told in an interview that Valja cried for hours after discovering that she wouldn't participate in the relay. In the evening before the competition, Valja posted on Facebook that "we don't have any team", "our team is just ***" and so on, and that she has something more to unveil about the team.[4] Next day she said that she may finish her sport career immediately after the Games.[5] Nevertheless she competed in World Cup after the Games.
Personal lifeedit
Biathlete Vita is her twin sister. Valja is married to Oleksiy Prokhor. She graduated from Sumy State Pedagogical Makarenko University.
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Valentyna Oleksandrivna Semerenko Ukrainian Valentina Oleksandrivna Semerenko known also as Valya Semerenko listen and featuring in statistics as Valj Semerenko born 18 January 1986 is a Ukrainian biathlete She is Olympic and World champion multiple World championships medalist and one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes Valentyna SemerenkoPersonal informationFull nameValentyna Oleksandrivna SemerenkoBorn 1986 01 18 18 January 1986 age 38 Krasnopillia Sumy Oblast Ukrainian SSR now UkraineHeight1 61 m 5 ft 3 in Weight54 kg 119 lb Professional informationSportBiathlonClubDynamo UkraineWorld Cup debut2016Olympic GamesTeams4 2006 2018 Medals1 1 gold World ChampionshipsTeams10 2007 2019 Medals6 1 gold World CupSeasons2005 2023Individual victories2Individual podiums11 incl 3 at World Champ Medal record Representing Ukraine Women s biathlon Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 4 x 6 km relay World Championships 2015 Kontiolahti 12 5 km mass start 2008 Ostersund 4 x 6 km relay 2013 Nove Mesto 4 x 6 km relay 2013 Nove Mesto 15 km individual 2015 Kontiolahti 7 5 km sprint 2019 Ostersund 4 x 6 km relay European Championships 2008 Nove Mesto Relay 2009 Ufa Relay 2010 Otepaa Sprint 2011 Ridanna Relay 2012 Osrblie Relay 2015 Otepaa Relay 2020 Raubichi Mixed relay 2010 Otepaa Relay 2012 Osrblie 7 5 km sprint 2012 Osrblie 10 km pursuit 2007 Bansko Relay Junior World Championships 2005 Kontiolahti Girl s relay Junior European Championships 2005 Novosibirsk Relay Universiade 2007 Turin Relay 2007 Turin Sprint 2007 Turin 12 5 km mass start Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Results 3 1 Winter Olympics 3 2 World Championships 3 3 World Cup 3 3 1 Individual podiums 3 3 2 Relay podiums 3 3 3 Positions 4 References 5 External linksCareer editWhen she was in the fourth grade of elementary school she took up cross country skiing together with her twin sister Vita But later they decided to switch to biathlon She began competing internationally a year earlier than Vita In 2004 she took part at Junior World Championships in Maurienne France In 2005 she won two medals at Junior World and one at Junior European Championships On 17 December 2005 she debuted in Biathlon World Cup She finished her first World Cup sprint competition in Osrblie Slovakia ranking 47th Valja managed to qualify for 2006 Winter Olympics where she took part only in individual race finishing 46th For the first time she participated at the World Championships in 2007 in Antholz Anterselva Italy Valja missed almost half of the 2006 07 Biathlon World Cup The next season was more successful She won the silver medal in the 4 6 km relay event at the Biathlon World Championships 2008 First World Cup relay victory came on 7 January 2009 in Oberhof Germany She represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia Canada 1 In all races she placed between 13 and 23 First individual podium Valja celebrated on 4 February 2011 in Presque Isle United States in sprint At the 2013 World Championships Valja won bronze in individual race and silver in relay On 15 December 2013 Valja won a pursuit race in Annecy France which was her first individual World Cup victory nbsp Stamps of Ukraine 2014 Together with Juliya Dzhyma Vita Semerenko and Olena Pidhrushna she won the gold medal in the Women s relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia 2 2014 15 season was the most successful as of January 2018 That season she had four individual podiums and finished third in World Cup classification being the second ever Ukrainian biathlete to finish a season in Top 3 after Olena Zubrilova After Christmas Valja together with Serhiy Semenov she won World Team Challenge The most memorable achievement was victory in mass start at 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti Finland The next two seasons weren t very successful due to illnesses and weak physical conditions Valja was forced to miss a lot of races She qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics 3 Her best personal result at the Games was 19th place in the mass start She expected to run in the women s relay but wasn t included in the roster Later she accused coaches of ignoring her results and including not so successful at the Games Iryna Varvynets and Anastasiya Merkushyna in the relay team Her sister Vita Semerenko later told in an interview that Valja cried for hours after discovering that she wouldn t participate in the relay In the evening before the competition Valja posted on Facebook that we don t have any team our team is just and so on and that she has something more to unveil about the team 4 Next day she said that she may finish her sport career immediately after the Games 5 Nevertheless she competed in World Cup after the Games Personal life editBiathlete Vita is her twin sister Valja is married to Oleksiy Prokhor She graduated from Sumy State Pedagogical Makarenko University Results editWinter Olympics edit Year Event IN SP PU MS RL MRL 2006 nbsp Torino Italy 46 2010 nbsp Vancouver Canada 13 23 23 19 6 2014 nbsp Sochi Russia 19 12 5 12 1 2018 nbsp Pyeongchang South Korea 25 46 DNS 19 2022 nbsp Beijing China DNF 13 World Championships edit Year Event IN SP PU MS RL MRL 2007 nbsp Rasen Antholz Italy 36 9 2008 nbsp Ostersund Sweden 32 16 20 18 2 2009 nbsp Pyeongchang South Korea 26 15 38 16 DNF 11 2011 nbsp Khanty Mansiysk Russia 11 10 24 16 DSQ 2012 nbsp Ruhpolding Germany 49 57 DNF 6 2013 nbsp Nove Mesto na Morave Czech Republic 3 22 43 DNF 2 2015 nbsp Kontiolahti Finland 15 3 19 1 6 11 2016 nbsp Oslo Norway 44 38 26 5 4 2017 nbsp Hochfilzen Austria 80 2019 nbsp Ostersund Sweden 36 29 38 3 2020 nbsp Rasen Antholz Italy 42 36 43 2021 nbsp Pokljuka Slovenia 50 DNF World Cup edit Individual podiums edit Season Place Competition Placement 2010 11 nbsp Presque Isle United States Sprint 3 2012 13 nbsp Oberhof Germany Pursuit 3 2013 14 nbsp Annecy Le Grand Bornand France Sprint 3 nbsp Annecy Le Grand Bornand France Pursuit 1 2014 15 nbsp Ostersund Sweden Individual 3 nbsp Ostersund Sweden Pursuit 2 nbsp Pokljuka Slovenia Sprint 3 nbsp Pokljuka Slovenia Pursuit 3 Relay podiums edit Season Place Competition Placement 2008 09 nbsp Oberhof Germany Relay 1 2010 11 nbsp Hochfilzen Austria Relay 2 2012 13 nbsp Hochfilzen Austria Relay 2 nbsp Oberhof Germany Relay 1 nbsp Sochi Russia Relay 2 2013 14 nbsp Ostersund Sweden Mixed relay 3 nbsp Hochfilzen Austria Relay 1 nbsp Ruhpolding Germany Relay 3 nbsp Annecy Le Grand Bornand France Relay 2 2014 15 nbsp Antholz Italy Relay 3 nbsp Nove Mesto Czech Republic Mixed relay 3 2015 16 nbsp Hochfilzen Austria Relay 3 nbsp Ruhpolding Germany Relay 1 2017 18 nbsp Hochfilzen Austria Relay 2 Positions edit Position and scores are shown in the table Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass starts TOTAL 2006 07 26 32 53 20 55 8 47 60 2007 08 37 14 28 83 28 58 30 35 28 190 2008 09 25 56 30 105 33 61 14 115 24 349 2009 10 8 102 19 195 14 125 20 97 14 538 2010 11 2 159 14 240 12 161 14 127 11 678 2011 12 29 32 25 129 21 122 23 73 22 356 2012 13 9 86 21 160 25 107 23 85 20 438 2013 14 8 59 10 186 6 233 13 75 8 553 2014 15 11 74 5 328 3 255 2 210 3 865 2015 16 50 15 51 43 37 67 46 14 47 139 2016 17 74 11 73 13 79 24 References edit Valj Semerenko Biathlon Vancouver 2010 Retrieved 21 February 2010 Valj Semerenko SR Olympic Sports Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 11 December 2014 Ukrainian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics Ukrainian Biathlon Federation Retrieved 20 January 2018 Scandal in Ukrainian women s biathlon team ZIK Retrieved 22 February 2018 Valja Semerenko claims to finish her career and she won t refuse her words about national team coaches UNIAN Retrieved 23 February 2018 External links editValentyna Semerenko at IBU BiathlonWorld com nbsp Valentyna Semerenko at IBU BiathlonResults com nbsp Biathlon com ua Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valentyna Semerenko amp oldid 1220610420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
