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 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.

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.

Results Ski jumping Olympic Games Year Event NH LH Team Mixed team 2022 Beijing, China 44 2026 Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 47 44 14

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