Ukraine at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Ukraine at the 1998 Winter Olympics
IOC code	UKR
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
Website	www.noc-ukr.org  (in Ukrainian and English)
in Nagano
Competitors	56 (30 men, 26 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Andriy Deryzemlya (biathlon)
Medals Ranked 18th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Ukraine was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.

In total, 56 athletes including 30 men and 26 women represented Ukraine in 10 different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skating, luge, short track speed skating, ski jumping and speed skating.

Ukraine won one medal at the games after Olena Petrova claimed silver in the biathlon women's individual.

Competitors

In total, 56 athletes represented Ukraine at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across 10 different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Biathlon	4	6	10
Bobsleigh	2	–	2
Cross-country skiing	5	5	10
Figure skating	5	5	10
Freestyle skiing	3	4	7
Luge	4	2	6
Short track speed skating	1	1	2
Ski jumping	3	–	3
Speed skating	2	2	4
Total	30	26	56

Medalists

Ukraine won one medal at the games after Olena Petrova claimed silver in the biathlon women's 15 km indidivual. ^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Olena Petrova	Biathlon	Women's 15 km indidivual

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, two Ukrainian athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Yuliya Kharkivska in the women's downhill and the women's combined and Mykola Skriabin in the men's combined. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Yuliya Kharkivska	Women's downhill			1:35.60	33

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Slalom		Downhill	Total
		Time 1	Time 2	Time	Total time	Rank
Mykola Skriabin	Men's combined	55.18	51.99	1:43.08	3:30.25	12
Yuliya Kharkivska	Women's combined	1:35.84	41.10	40.17	2:57.11	20

Source: ^[2]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, 10 Ukrainian athletes participated in the biathlon events – Vyacheslav Derkach, Andriy Deryzemlya, Mykola Krupnyk, Nina Lemesh, Ruslan Lysenko, Iryna Merkushina, Olena Petrova, Valentina Tserbe-Nessina, Tetiana Vodop'ianova and Olena Zubrilova-Ohurtsova. ^[1]

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Men's 10 km Sprint	Andriy Deryzemlya	3	30:33.6	45
	Ruslan Lysenko	0	29:49.6	30

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 2	Rank
Men's 20 km	Mykola Krupnyk	59:36.3	6	1'05:36.3	63
	Vyacheslav Derkach	59:14.6	4	1'03:14.6	50

Source: ^[2]

Event	Athletes	Race
		Misses 1	Time	Rank
Men's relay	Vyacheslav Derkach Ruslan Lysenko Mykola Krupnyk Andriy Deryzemlya	4	1'28:57.1	18

Source: ^[2]

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Women's 7.5 km Sprint	Iryna Merkushina	3	25:58.6	49
	Nina Lemesh	1	24:39.8	21
	Tetiana Vodop'ianova	0	24:23.3	19
	Olena Petrova	1	24:04.5	11

Source: ^[2]

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 2	Rank
Women's 15 km	Valentina Tserbe-Nessina	57:58.8	4	1'01:58.8	47
	Olena Zubrilova-Ohurtsova	57:43.0	2	59:43.0	28
	Tetiana Vodop'ianova	55:45.9	3	58:45.9	24
	Olena Petrova	54:09.8	1	55:09.8

Source: ^[2]

Event	Athletes	Race
		Misses 1	Time	Rank
Women's relay	Valentina Tserbe-Nessina Olena Petrova Tetiana Vodop'ianova Olena Zubrilova-Ohurtsova	0	1'42:32.6	5

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² One minute added per missed target.

Source: ^[2]

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, two Ukrainian athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Yuriy Panchuk and Oleh Polyvach in the two-man bob. ^[1]

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
UKR-1	Yuriy Panchuk Oleh Polyvach	Two-man	55.47	20	55.36	22	55.52	23	55.47	23	3:41.82	23

Source: ^[2]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, 10 Ukrainian athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Mykhailo Artiukhov, Olena Haiasova, Hennadiy Nykon, Maryna Pestriakova, Mykola Popovych, Valentina Shevchenko, Hanna Slipenko, Iryna Taranenko-Terelia, Oleksandr Ushkalenko and Oleksandr Zarovniy. ^[1]

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
Men's 10 km C	Oleksandr Zarovniy	DNF	–
	Mykhailo Artiukhov	31:52.8	72
	Hennadiy Nykon	31:07.6	60
	Mykola Popovych	30:51.2	55
Men's 15 km pursuit1 F	Mykola Popovych	DNF	–
	Mykhailo Artiukhov	46:28.5	52
	Hennadiy Nykon	45:20.1	46
Men's 30 km C	Oleksandr Ushkalenko	1'44:15.7	48
	Oleksandr Zarovniy	1'43:26.2	44
	Hennadiy Nykon	1'42:32.7	38
	Mykhailo Artiukhov	1'41:13.0	29
Men's 50 km F	Oleksandr Ushkalenko	2'27:09.1	57
	Mykola Popovych	2'22:48.0	50
	Mykhailo Artiukhov	2'20:59.2	46
	Oleksandr Zarovniy	2'20:31.0	43
Men's 4 × 10 km relay	Hennadiy Nykon Oleksandr Zarovniy Mykhailo Artiukhov Mykola Popovych	1'44:33.9	12
Women's 5 km C	Olena Haiasova	19:18.2	41
	Maryna Pestriakova	19:17.6	40
	Valentina Shevchenko	18:47.5	19
	Iryna Taranenko-Terelia	18:17.2	11
Women's 10 km pursuit2 F	Maryna Pestriakova	32:18.7	36
	Olena Haiasova	31:51.9	30
	Valentina Shevchenko	30:38.8	20
	Iryna Taranenko-Terelia	28:40.1	4
Women's 15 km C	Olena Haiasova	DNF	–
	Maryna Pestriakova	50:45.6	23
	Valentina Shevchenko	49:12.9	11
	Iryna Taranenko-Terelia	48:10.2	4
Women's 30 km F	Hanna Slipenko	DNF	–
	Olena Haiasova	1'31:01.0	27
	Valentina Shevchenko	1'28:20.0	14
	Iryna Taranenko-Terelia	1'25:22.3	8
Women's 4 × 5 km relay	Valentina Shevchenko Iryna Taranenko-Terelia Olena Haiasova Maryna Pestriakova	57:54.8	9

¹ Starting delay based on 10 km results.

² Starting delay based on 5 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Source: ^[2]

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, 10 Ukrainian athletes participated in the figure skating events – Dmitry Dmitrenko and Viacheslav Zagorodniuk in the men's singles, Yulia Lavrenchuk and Elena Liashenko in the women's singles, Evgenia Filonenko and Igor Marchenko in the pairs and Ruslan Goncharov, Elena Grushina, Irina Romanova and Igor Yaroshenko in the ice dance. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Dmitry Dmitrenko	Men's singles	8	16	20.0	14
Viacheslav Zagorodniuk		16	8	16.0	10
Yulia Lavrenchuk	Women's singles	15	9	16.5	11
Elena Liashenko		7	10	13.5	9
Evgenia Filonenko Igor Marchenko	Pairs	13	10	16.5	11

Source: ^[2]

Athletes	CD1	CD2	OD	FD	TFP	Rank
Elena Grushina Ruslan Goncharov	15	16	15	15	30.2	15
Irina Romanova Igor Yaroshenko	9	8	10	9	18.4	9

Source: ^[2]

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, seven Ukrainian athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Serhiy But, Stanislav Kravchuk and Yuriy Stetsko in the men's aerials and Yuliya Kliukova, Tetiana Kozachenko, Alla Tsuper and Olena Yunchyk in the women's aerials. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Serhiy But	Men's aerials	110.61	24	did not advance
Yuriy Stetsko		171.46	19	did not advance
Stanislav Kravchuk		226.65	6 Q	219.94	9
Olena Yunchyk	Women's aerials	156.95	12 Q	139.05	10
Yuliya Kliukova		161.59	11 Q	153.15	8
Tetiana Kozachenko		162.09	9 Q	167.32	4
Alla Tsuper		178.46	2 Q	166.12	5

Source: ^[2]

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, six Ukrainian athletes participated in the luge events – Oleh Avdeev, Andriy Mukhin, Danylo Panchenko and Ihor Urbanskiy in the doubles and Liliya Ludan and Nataliya Yakushenko in the women's singles. ^[1]

Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ihor Urbanskiy Andriy Mukhin	Doubles	51.262	7	50.706	5	1:41.968	7
Oleh Avdeev Danylo Panchenko		51.413	11	51.275	12	1:42.688	11

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Liliya Ludan	Women's singles	52.213	17	52.087	15	51.815	19	51.596	19	3:27.711	16
Nataliya Yakushenko		52.014	13	51.746	9	51.511	11	51.277	12	3:26.548	11

Source: ^[2]

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, two Ukrainian athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – Nataliya Sverchikova in the women's 500 m and the women's 1,000 m and Yevhen Yakovlev in the men's 500 m and the men's 1,000 m. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Yevhen Yakovlev	Men's 500 m	44.041	3	did not advance
	Men's 1,000 m	1:36.005	3	did not advance
Nataliya Sverchikova	Women's 500 m	46.976	3	did not advance
	Women's 1,000 m	1:45.279	4	did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, three Ukrainian athletes participated in the ski jumping events – Volodymyr Hlyvka, Liubym Kohan and Ivan Kozlov in the normal hill individual and the large hill individual. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Liubym Kohan	Normal hill	67.5	63.5	56	did not advance
Volodymyr Hlyvka		73.0	77.0	47	did not advance
Ivan Kozlov		76.0	85.5	31	did not advance
Liubym Kohan	Large hill	79.0	35.2	61	did not advance
Ivan Kozlov		108.0	91.9	36	did not advance
Volodymyr Hlyvka		109.0	94.7	30 Q	98.5	73.8	168.5	29

Source: ^[2]

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, four Ukrainian athletes participated in the speed skating events – Lesia Bilozub in the women's 500 m and the women's 1,000 m, Svitlana Konstantynova in the women's 1,500 m and the women's 3,000 m, Oleh Kostromitin in the men's 500 m and the men's 1,000 m and Serhiy Priz in the men's 5,000 m. ^[1]

Event	Athlete	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Men's 500 m	Oleh Kostromitin	37.27	37	37.19	35	74.46	35
Men's 1,000 m						1:14.53	39
Men's 5,000 m	Serhiy Priz					6:54.27	28
Women's 500 m	Lesia Bilozub	40.42	28	40.52	27	80.94	27
Women's 1,000 m						1:21.84	28
Women's 1,500 m	Svitlana Konstantynova					2:08.76	33
Women's 3,000 m						4:37.27	30

Source: ^[2]

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com

References

1. "Ukraine at the 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
2. "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2025– via LA84 Foundation.