Vitaliy Kalinichenko

Vitaliy Kalinichenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Калініченко; born August 9, 1993, in Vorokhta, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian ski jumper and former Nordic combined skier.

Vitaliy Kalinichenko
Kalinichenko in 2019
Full name	Vitaliy Kalinichenko
Born	(1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31) Vorokhta, Ukraine
Updated on January 28, 2022.

Career

Kalinichenko started his sporting career in both Nordic combined and ski jumping but before 2014, he mostly competed as a Nordic combined skier. He participated at four Junior World Championships between 2010 and 2013. His best personal finish was 17th in an HN/5 km competition in Liberec in 2013.

Kalinichenko debuted at the World Cup on February 2, 2013, in Russian Sochi, where he was 43rd. His best individual finish was 38th on February 10, 2013, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. His best (and only) team finish was 20th in the team sprint on January 12, 2014, in French Chaux-Neuve (together with Balanda). During his Nordic combined career, he completed five individual and 1 team World Cup races.

His last start in Nordic combined was at the Continental Cup stage in Eisenerz, Austria, when he finished 50th. His best individual Continental Cup result was 22nd on January 13, 2013, in Chaykovsky, Russia.

Since 2014, he switched to ski jumping only. He took part in the 2015 Winter Universiade in Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia, where he was 35th in the HS100 competition.

As a ski jumper, Kalinichenko participated at four World Championships. His first noticeable result came during the 2021 World Championships when he finished 29th in the large hill competition.^[1]

Kalinichenko debuted at the Ski Jumping World Cup on February 21, 2020, in Romanian Râșnov, where he was 48th on the normal hill. As of January 2022, his best World Cup result was 37th, both on February 19, 2021, in Romanian Râșnov and on December 18, 2021, in Swiss Engelberg. As of January 2022, his best individual Continental Cup result was 10th on January 16, 2021, in Austrian Innsbruck.

In 2022, Kalinichenko was nominated for his first Winter Games in Beijing.^[2]

Results

Ski jumping

Olympic Games

Year	Event	NH	LH	Team	Mixed team
2022	Beijing, China	—	44	—	—

World Championships

Year	Event	NH	LH	Team	Mixed team
2015	Falun, Sweden	60	56
2017	Lahti, Finland	DSQ	57
2019	Seefeld, Austria	63	42
2021	Oberstdorf, Germany	44	29	13

Ski Flying World Championships

Year	Event	Individual	Team
2020	Planica, Slovenia	38

Nordic combined

World Championships

Year	Event	NH	LH	Team	Team sprint
2013	Val di Fiemme, Italy	51	47		14

References

1. "Ski jumping: Kraft is world champion, Kalinichenko — in Top-30". sport.ua. March 5, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
2. "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

External links

• Vitaliy Kalinichenko at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (as ski jumper)
• Vitaliy Kalinichenko at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (as Nordic combined skier)
• Vitaliy Kalinichenko at Olympics.com
• Vitaliy Kalinichenko at Olympedia