Valeriya Reznik

Valeriya Reznik
Personal information
Birth name	Valeriya Potemkina
Born	June 15, 1985 (age 39); Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Short track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	13 (1500m)

Valeriya Reznik (born Valeriya Potemkina, June 15, 1985 in Moscow) is a Russian short track speed skater.

Reznik competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. She finished fourth in the first round of both the 500 and 1000 metres, and fifth in the first round of the 1500 metres, failing to advance in each event. Her best overall finish came in the 500, where she placed 25th.^[1]

As of 2013, Reznik's best finish at the World Championships is 7th, on three occasions as part of the Russian 3000 metre relay team. Her best individual performance at a World Championships came in 2010, when she placed 8th in the 1500 metres. She has also won a silver medal as a member of the Russian relay team at the 2010 European Championships.^[2]

As of 2013, Reznik has two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finishes, both of which came as a member of the Russian relay team. Her best finish is a silver medal, at Heerenveen in 2006–07. Her top World Cup ranking is 13th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07.^[2]