title: Vitaliy Pukhkalo
text: # Vitaliy Pukhkalo
  
  Vitaliy Dmitriyevich Pukhkalo (Russian: Виталий Дмитриевич Пухкало; born 9 September 1992) is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier who competes internationally.
  
  He participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing results
  
  All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
  
  ### Olympic Games
  
  | Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2018 | 25 | 54 | 34 | 52 | — | 8 | — |
  | 2022 | 29 | 25 | 32 | — | 66 | — | — |
  
  $^a$ Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
  
  ### World Championships
  
  | Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2017 | 24 | 47 | 46 | 39 | — | — | — |
  | 2019 | 26 | 50 | 48 | DNS | — | 7 | — |
  | 2021 | 28 | 53 | 47 | DNF | 61 | 12 | — |
  | 2023 | 30 | DSQ | 25 | — | — | 13 | — |
  
  ### World Cup
  
  **Season standings**
  
  | Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final |
  | 2017 | 24 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2018 | 25 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2019 | 26 | 133 | 94 | NC | 67 | — | — | — |
  | 2020 | 27 | 47 | 38 | NC | 44 | DNF | 22 | — |
  | 2022 | 29 | 136 | NC | NC | — | 45 | — | — |
  | 2023 | 30 | 169 | 109 | NC | — | DNF | — | — |
  