Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Ukraine
IOC code	UKR
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
Website	www.noc-ukr.org/en
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	45 (24 men and 21 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Oleksandr Abramenko Oleksandra Nazarova
Flag bearer (closing)	Olena Bilosiuk
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Czechoslovakia (1924–1936)   Poland (1924–1936)   Romania (1924–1936)   Soviet Union (1956–1988)   Unified Team (1992)

Ukraine competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022, in its eighth appearance as an independent nation. ^{[1] [2]}

Oleksandr Abramenko and Oleksandra Nazarova were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. ^[3] Meanwhile biathlete Olena Bilosiuk was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. ^[4]

The games were held amidst the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. ^{[5] [6]} Prior to the opening ceremony the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine advised its athletes to avoid Russians where possible and instructed them how to behave in case they are provoked. ^{[5] [6]} The ministry also did not recommend Ukrainian athletes to give interviews in Russian. ^[6]

Ukrainian athletes won a total of one silver medal, matching their medal haul from the 2018 Olympics, although that medal was a gold. Therefore, this result can be considered the worst since 2010 when Ukraine did not win any medals.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Biathlon	5	5	10
Bobsleigh	0	1	1
Cross-country skiing	2	5	7
Figure skating	3	3	6
Freestyle skiing	3	2	5
Luge	4	2	6
Nordic combined	1	—	1
Short track speed skating	1	1	2
Skeleton	1	0	1
Ski jumping	3	0	3
Snowboarding	0	1	1
Total	24	21	45

Medallists

Further information: 2022 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Oleksandr Abramenko	Freestyle skiing	Men's aerials	February 16

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Ukraine qualified one male and one female alpine skier. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ivan Kovbasnyuk	Men's combined	1:49.13	21	55.30	14	2:44.43	14
	Men's downhill	—				1:48.09	33
	Men's slalom	DNF		Did not advance
	Men's super-G	—				1:25.56	32
Anastasiya Shepilenko	Women's giant slalom	1:05.95	45	1:06.38	40	2:12.33	39
	Women's slalom	DNF		Did not advance
	Women's super-G	—				1:19.60	37

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Anton Dudchenko	Individual	54:54.9	4 (1+0+1+2)	50
Dmytro Pidruchnyi		51:49.3	3 (0+1+1+1)	18
Artem Pryma		53:36.2	4 (1+2+0+1)	37
Bogdan Tsymbal		55:19.0	4 (3+0+1+0)	55
Dmytro Pidruchnyi	Mass start	42:16.2	7 (0+3+2+2)	24
Artem Pryma		43:12.6	7 (2+1+3+1)	28
Anton Dudchenko	Pursuit	43:36.5	3 (2+0+1+0)	23
Dmytro Pidruchnyi		42:45.9	5 (1+2+2+0)	13
Artem Pryma		42:59.8	6 (2+2+2+0)	18
Anton Dudchenko	Sprint	26:51.6	2 (2+0)	60
Dmytro Pidruchnyi		25:19.0	1 (0+1)	13
Artem Pryma		25:19.8	1 (0+1)	15
Bogdan Tsymbal		26:59.0	3 (3+0)	66
Bogdan Tsymbal Artem Pryma Anton Dudchenko Dmytro Pidruchnyi	Team relay	1:23:31.5	4+12	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Darya Blashko	Individual	DNS
Yuliia Dzhima		45:34.4	2 (0+1+0+1)	10
Iryna Petrenko		45:42.2	0 (0+0+0+0)	11
Valentyna Semerenko		DNF
Yuliia Dzhima	Mass start	41:43.7	3 (1+0+2+0)	7
Yuliia Dzhima	Pursuit	37:36.2	4 (1+0+1+2)	13
Anastasiya Merkushyna		38:37.2	2 (1+0+0+1)	25
Iryna Petrenko		43:03.7	4 (1+1+2+0)	55
Yuliia Dzhima	Sprint	21:51.8	1 (0+1)	8
Anastasiya Merkushyna		22:31.6	1 (1+0)	24
Iryna Petrenko		23:11.7	2 (2+0)	40
Olena Bilosiuk Yuliia Dzhima Anastasiya Merkushyna Iryna Petrenko	Team relay	1:14:04.1	1+6	7

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Yuliia Dzhima Dmytro Pidruchnyi Artem Pryma Valentyna Semerenko	Relay	1:10:21.7	4+15	13

Bobsleigh

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Lidiia Hunko failed a doping test during the Olympics and was suspended on 15 February. ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lidiia Hunko	Monobob	1:06.34	18	1:07.84	20	1:07.47	20	1:07.45	19	4:29.10	20

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Ukraine qualified two male and five female cross-country skiers. ^[9]

Valiantsina Kaminskaya failed a doping test during the Olympics and was suspended on 16 February. ^[10]

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Oleksii Krasovskyi	15 km classical	—				44:59.8	+7:05.0	77
Ruslan Perekhoda		—				45:05.6	+7:10.8	78
Oleksii Krasovskyi	30 km skiathlon	45:22.6	58	LAP				58
Ruslan Perekhoda		LAP						64

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Maryna Antsybor	10 km classical	—	32:36.5	+4:30.2	58
Valiantsina Kaminskaya		—	35:42.7	+7:36.4	79
Viktoriia Olekh		—	34:58.1	+6:51.8	76
Maryna Antsybor	15 km skiathlon	27:08.4	57	25:08.3	56	52:54.0	+8:40.3	56
Yuliia Krol		27:57.6	60	28:22.9	62	57:04.4	+12:50.7	62
Viktoriia Olekh		28:26.8	62	25:47.3	60	54:55.7	+10:42.0	60
Daria Rublova		29:59.6	64	LAP				63
Maryna Antsybor	Women's 30 km freestyle	—				1:35:31.3	+10:37.3	37
Viktoriia Olekh		—				1:46:22.1	+21:28.1	58
Viktoriya Olekh Valiantsina Kaminskaya Maryna Antsybor Daria Rublova	4 x 5 km relay	—				LAP		18

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oleksii Krasovskyi	Men's individual	3:05.52	64	Did not advance
Ruslan Perekhoda		2:59.34	46	Did not advance
Oleksii Krasovskyi Ruslan Perekhoda	Men's team	—				20:48.40	9	Did not advance	17
Maryna Antsybor	Women's individual	3:33.80	54	Did not advance
Valiantsina Kaminskaya		3:44.10	70	Did not advance
Viktoriya Olekh		3:42.78	69	Did not advance
Maryna Antsybor Yuliya Krol	Women's team	—				25:46.04	9	Did not advance	18

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Ukraine secured one quota in the men's competition and one quota in the ice dance competition. ^[11]

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ivan Shmuratko	Men's singles	78.11	22 Q	127.65	24	205.76	24
Anastasiia Shabotova	Women's singles	48.68	30	Did not advance
Oleksandra Nazarova Maksym Nikitin	Ice dance	65.53	20 Q	97.34	18	162.87	20

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Ukraine had qualified for the mixed team event but was not allowed by the Chinese authorities to compete due to positive COVID-19 tests by Kotovskyi, Okipniuk, and Novosad. ^[12]

Aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Oleksandr Abramenko	Men's	120.36	5 Q	—		123.53	5	116.50	2	240.03
Dmytro Kotovskyi		73.89	24	114.03	9	Did not advance					15
Oleksandr Okipniuk		92.76	22	125.00	1 Q	122.01	9	Did not advance			9
Anastasiya Novosad	Women's	DNS				Did not advance
Olga Polyuk		68.76	20	68.76	16	Did not advance					22

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anton Dukach	Men's singles	58.873	25	58.726	18	58.408	19	Did not advance		2:56.007	22
Andriy Mandziy		1:01.082	32	58.706	17	58.346	17	Did not advance		2:58.134	27
Ihor Stakhiv Andrii Lysetskyi	Men's doubles	59.983	14	1:00.080	15	—				2:00.063	15

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olena Stetskiv	Singles	59.663	21	59.586	19	59.963	27	Did not advance		2:59.212	22
Yulianna Tunytska		59.690	22	59.844	23	59.571	24	Did not advance		2:59.105	21

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yulianna Tunytska Anton Dukach Ihor Stakhiv / Andrii Lysetskyi	Team relay	1:01.123	8	1:04.244	13	1:04.237	12	3:09.604	11

Nordic combined

Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping			Cross-country		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dmytro Mazurchuk	Large hill/10 km	116.0	83.5	33	27:35.4	33	31:20.4	32
	Normal hill/10 km	87.0	82.5	35	27:08.3	35	30:30.3	36

Short track speed skating

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Ukraine has qualified one male and one female short track speed skater. ^[13]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oleh Handei	500 m	44.163	4	Did not advance					27
Uliana Dubrova	1500 m	—		2:26.832	6	Did not advance			32

Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vladyslav Heraskevych	Men's	1:01.63	18	1:01.58	16	1:01.62	18	1:01.45	17	4:06.28	18

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Vitaliy Kalinichenko	Large hill	118.0	94.2	42 Q	122.5	106.0	44	Did not advance
Anton Korchuk		82.5	25.4	56	Did not advance
Yevhen Marusiak		104.0	76.0	49 Q	111.0	81.6	50	Did not advance
Anton Korchuk	Normal hill	67.5	38.0	52	Did not advance
Yevhen Marusiak		73.0	49.8	48 Q	91.5	97.4	47	Did not advance

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Parallel

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Annamari Dancha	Women's giant slalom	1:37.79	26	Did not advance

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