Vitaliy Kalinichenko
Vitaliy Kalinichenko (; born August 9, 1993, in Vorokhta, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian ski jumper and former Nordic combined skier. Career. Kalinichenko started his sporting career in both Nordic combined and ski jumping but before 2014 he mostly competed as Nordic combined skier. He participated at four Junior World Championships between 2010 and 2013. His best personal finish was 17th in a 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 team sprint on January 12, 2014, in French Chaux-Neuve (together with Balanda). During his Nordic combined career, he completed 5 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  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. Kalinichenko debuted at the Ski Jumping World Cup on February 21, 2020, in Romanian Râșnov where he was 48th on 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.