Ukraine at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Ukraine at the 2025 Winter World University Games
IOC code	UKR
NOC	Sports Students Union of Ukraine
Website	studsport.com.ua
in Turin, Italy 13 January 2025 – 23 January 2025
Competitors	52 in 7 sports
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 4 Silver 4 Bronze 4 Total 12
Winter Universiade appearances (overview)
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Ukraine competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, from 13 to 23 January 2025. The team won 12 medals and finished 10th. ^[1] This marked the best result since the 2011 Winter Universiade, when Ukraine won 15 medals including 6 golds and finished 3rd. Ukraine debuted in curling and won its first Universiade medals in freestyle skiing.

Competitors

At the Games, 52 Ukrainian athletes took part. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Ukrainians did not compete in cross-country skiing, para alpine skiing, para cross-country skiing, short track speed skating, ski mountaineering, and ski orienteering. The team included one Olympian (Anastasiya Shepilenko).

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	1	3
Biathlon	5	4	9
Curling	5	—	5
Figure skating	2	2	4
Freestyle skiing	2	1	3
Ice hockey	21	—	21
Snowboarding	6	1	7
Total	43	9	52

List of Ukrainian athletes at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Athlete	Date of birth	Sport	University	Sex
Yevhenii Abadzhian	(2001-07-08)8 July 2001	Ice hockey	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Rasim Abdullaiev	(2002-08-29)29 August 2002	Ice hockey	Kharkiv National Academy of Urban Economy	M
Mariia Aniichyn	(2007-08-28)28 August 2007	Freestyle skiing	Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University	F
Sviatoslav Bazhan	(2007-02-25)25 February 2007	Snowboarding	Ivano-Frankivsk College of Physical Education	M
Nestor Bilous	(2005-08-13)13 August 2005	Snowboarding	Ivano-Frankivsk College of Physical Education	M
Oleh Boiko	(2003-04-04)4 April 2003	Freestyle skiing	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Bohdan Borkovskyi	(2004-04-18)18 April 2004	Biathlon	Sumy State University	M
Denys Borodai	(2002-07-10)10 July 2002	Ice hockey	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Roman Borovyk	(2000-01-28)28 January 2000	Biathlon	Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University of Oleksandr Dovzhenko	M
Vladyslav Braha	(2001-09-04)4 September 2001	Ice hockey	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Daryna Chalyk	(2001-08-19)19 August 2001	Biathlon	Chernihiv State T.G. Shevchenko Pedagogical Institute	F
Vladyslav Chykhar	(2002-04-16)16 April 2002	Biathlon	Sumy State University	M
Oleksandr Filimonov	(2002-11-28)28 November 2002	Ice hockey	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Anastasia Gozhva	(2001-12-05)5 December 2001	Figure skating	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv	F
Artem Hasynets	(2004-11-06)6 November 2004	Curling	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Artem Hrebenyk	(2002-06-28)28 June 2002	Ice hockey	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Mykhailo Kabaliuk	(2005-05-12)12 May 2005	Snowboarding	Ivano-Frankivsk College of Physical Education	M
Zakhar Kasatonov	(2005-07-07)7 July 2005	Ice hockey	Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics	M
Stepan Kinash	(2002-02-05)5 February 2002	Biathlon	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Dmytro Kobylnyk	(2002-07-05)5 July 2002	Ice hockey	Prydniprovsk State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport	M
Vladyslav Koval	(2004-07-20)20 July 2004	Curling	Odesa National Polytechnic University	M
Hlib Krivoshapkin	(2000-05-10)10 May 2000	Ice hockey	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Nikita Kruhliakov	(2001-11-09)9 November 2001	Ice hockey	Kherson State Agrarian University	M
Illia Kryklia	(2004-10-01)1 October 2004	Ice hockey	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Andrii Kryvonozhkin	(2003-02-08)8 February 2003	Ice hockey	National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute	M
Danylo Makarenko	(2001-04-03)3 April 2001	Ice hockey	Prydniprovsk State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport	M
Ivan Malovannyi	(2003-10-09)9 October 2003	Snowboarding	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Kyrylo Marsak	(2004-09-07)7 September 2004	Figure skating	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Oleksandra Merkushyna	(2005-01-14)14 January 2005	Biathlon	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	F
Hlib Mostovenko	(2001-09-08)8 September 2001	Snowboarding	Bogomolets National Medical University	M
Eduard Nikolov	(2003-08-10)10 August 2003	Curling	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Oleksandr Patsahan	(2006-01-26)26 January 2006	Alpine skiing	Lviv State University of Physical Culture	M
Eleonora Pavliuk	(2005-05-10)10 May 2005	Snowboarding	National University Odesa Law Academy	F
Mariia Pinchuk	(2006-04-07)7 April 2006	Figure skating	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	F
Mykyta Pogorielov	(2002-09-24)24 September 2002	Figure skating	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Serhii Poimanov	(2002-05-21)21 May 2002	Ice hockey	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Artem Portnoi	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003	Ice hockey	Ukrainian Academy of Customs	M
Oleksandr Popadych	(2006-09-27)27 September 2006	Snowboarding	Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University	M
Kseniia Prykhodko	(2005-02-06)6 February 2005	Biathlon	Sumy State University	F
Tymofii Savytskyi	(2003-05-31)31 May 2003	Ice hockey	Prydniprovsk State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport	M
Yaroslav Shchur	(2003-04-16)16 April 2003	Curling	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Anastasiya Shepilenko	(2000-10-09)9 October 2000	Alpine skiing	Lviv State University of Physical Culture	F
Dmytro Shepiuk	(2005-11-02)2 November 2005	Alpine skiing	Uzhhorod National University	M
Liliia Steblyna	(2000-05-01)1 May 2000	Biathlon	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	F
Danylo Stepaniuk	(2002-10-29)29 October 2002	Freestyle skiing	International University of Economics and Humanities	M
Serhii Stetsiura	(2004-07-18)18 July 2004	Ice hockey	Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav	M
Artem Suhak	(2003-12-16)16 December 2003	Curling	National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport	M
Serhii Suprun	(2003-12-28)28 December 2003	Biathlon	Sumy State University	M
Mykyta Sydorenko	(2004-09-13)13 September 2004	Ice hockey	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Artem Tselohorodtsev	(2001-11-09)9 November 2001	Ice hockey	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture	M
Hlib Varava	(2002-04-19)19 April 2002	Ice hockey	Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav	M
Oleksandr Zaruba	(2005-05-19)19 May 2005	Ice hockey	State Biotechnological University	M

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Bohdan Borkovskyi Biathlon Men's short individual January 14  Gold Oleksandra Merkushyna Serhii Suprun Biathlon Single mixed relay January 16  Gold Bohdan Borkovskyi Biathlon Men's pursuit January 20  Gold Daryna Chalyk Biathlon Women's mass start January 22  Silver Oleh Boiko Freestyle skiing Men's big air January 19  Silver Mariia Aniichyn Freestyle skiing Women's big air January 19  Silver Serhii Suprun Biathlon Men's pursuit January 20  Silver Oleksandra Merkushyna Biathlon Women's mass start January 22  Bronze Daryna Chalyk Biathlon Women's short individual January 14  Bronze Bohdan Borkovskyi Biathlon Men's sprint January 19  Bronze Daryna Chalyk Biathlon Women's pursuit January 20  Bronze Yevhenii Abadzhian Rasim Abdullaiev Denys Borodai Vladyslav Braha Oleksandr Filimonov Artem Hrebenyk Zakhar Kasatonov Dmytro Kobylnyk Hlib Krivoshapkin Nikita Kruhliakov Illia Kryklia Andrii Kryvonozhkin Danylo Makarenko Serhii Poimanov Artem Portnoi Tymofii Savytskyi Serhii Stetsiura Mykyta Sydorenko Artem Tselohorodtsev Hlib Varava Oleksandr Zaruba Ice hockey Men January 22

Medals by sport Sport Total Biathlon 4 2 3 9 Freestyle skiing 0 2 0 2 Ice hockey 0 0 1 1

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Anastasiya Shepilenko competed at her second Winter World University Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dmytro Shepiuk	Combined	1:01.95	40	43.51	35	1:45.46	35
	Super-G	—				1:00.75	32
	Giant slalom	1:06.90	60	1:08.23	58	2:15.13	55
	Slalom	DNF1
Oleksandr Patsahan	Combined	1:06.03	51	DSQ
	Super-G	—				1:06.81	44
	Giant slalom	1:10.06	78	1:10.99	68	2:21.05	68
	Slalom	DNF1

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anastasiya Shepilenko	Combined	1:02.76	=11	51.62	5	1:54.38	7
	Super-G	—				1:02.73	=7
	Giant slalom	1:05.27	12	1:04.14	8	2:09.41	8

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Being fifth-largest team at the Games, Ukraine became the most successful one in biathlon. ^[5] Stepan Kinash, Vladyslav Chykhar, Roman Borovyk, and Liliia Steblyna competed at their second Winter World University Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Bohdan Borkovskyi	Short individual	38:40.9	3 (0+0+1+2)
	Sprint	23:39.7	1 (0+1)
	Pursuit	37:48.9	4 (0+2+1+1)
Serhii Suprun	Short individual	39:31.1	2 (0+1+0+1)	4
	Sprint	23:59.6	0 (0+0)	6
	Pursuit	38:17.8	4 (0+0+2+2)
Vladyslav Chykhar	Short individual	39:58.9	3 (1+1+0+1)	5
	Sprint	25:50.6	2 (1+1)	26
	Pursuit	DNS
Roman Borovyk	Short individual	41:52.3	5 (1+2+1+1)	16
	Sprint	24:19.4	1 (1+0)	10
	Pursuit	41:05.4	6 (1+2+3+0)	14
	Mass start	44:47.7	7 (1+1+3+2)	11
Stepan Kinash	Short individual	42:21.1	4 (0+1+1+2)	20
	Sprint	DNS
	Mass start	45:22.2	4 (0+1+0+3)	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Daryna Chalyk	Short individual	39:04.2	4 (1+0+2+1)
	Sprint	24:15.4	5 (3+2)	9
	Pursuit	38:38.3	5 (0+1+3+1)
	Mass start	41:46.6	3 (1+1+1+0)
Oleksandra Merkushyna	Short individual	DNS
	Sprint	23:45.9	3 (1+2)	5
	Pursuit	38:59.0	4 (1+1+0+2)	4
	Mass start	42:25.5	2 (1+0+0+1)
Liliia Steblyna	Short individual	40:29.2	6 (2+2+1+1)	10
	Sprint	25:45.0	7 (4+3)	23
	Pursuit	42:06.7	7 (1+2+2+2)	15
	Mass start	45:44.4	8 (1+3+1+3)	15
Kseniia Prykhodko	Short individual	DNS
	Sprint	DNS

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Oleksandra Merkushyna Serhii Suprun	Single mixed relay	39:52.5	0+8

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Ukraine debuted in the sport at Winter World University Games. ^{[6] [7]} In the round robin, Ukraine finished 8th out of 10 team ahead of Great Britain and China.

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage										Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Eduard Nikolov Yaroslav Shchur Artem Suhak Vladyslav Koval Artem Hasynets	Men's tournament	Sweden L 4–7	Great Britain L 6–8	South Korea W 6–5	Italy L 1–7	Norway L 6–8	Switzerland W 7–5	United States L 4–6	Canada L 1–7	China W 6–3	8	Did not advance

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Anastasia Hozhva competed at her second Winter World University Games.

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kyrylo Marsak	Men's singles	55.58	25	Did not advance
Anastasia Hozhva	Women's singles	43.52	19 Q	90.85	16	134.37	19
Mariia Pinchuk Mykyta Pogorielov	Ice dance	61.39	4	94.13	4	155.52	4

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Ukraine won its first ever medals in freestyle skiing at the Winter Universiades. ^[8]

Slopestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Oleh Boiko	Men's	67.50	68.75	68.75	8 Q	60.00	DNI	60.00	8
Danylo Stepaniuk		17.75	53.25	53.25	11 Q	36.25	DNI	36.25	11
Mariia Aniichyn	Women's	85.25	DNI	85.25	3 Q	79.00	DNI	79.00	5
Anastasiia Melnyk		45.00	52.50	52.50	8	Did not advance

Big Air

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Oleh Boiko	Men's	68.25	80.75	80.75	5 Q	86.00	DNI	86.00
Danylo Stepaniuk		8.25	40.00	40.00	12 Q	33.25	82.00	82.00	4
Mariia Aniichyn	Women's	13.75	75.50	75.50	2 Q	87.00	89.25	89.25
Anastasiia Melnyk		65.50	DNI	65.50	7	Did not advance

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Denys Borodai, Artem Hrebenyk, Hlib Kryvoshapkin, Artem Tselohorodtsev, and Hlib Varava played at their second Winter World University Games. Ukraine won its first medal in ice hockey since 2001. ^[9]

Team roster ^[10]

Head coach: Artem Gnidenko

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
21	F	Yevhenii Abadzhian	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(2001-07-08)8 July 2001 (aged 23)	HK Kremenchuk
15	D	Rasim Abdullaiev	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 22)	HK Kremenchuk
19	F	Hlib Krivoshapkin (C)	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(2000-05-10)10 May 2000 (aged 24)	HK Kremenchuk
23	F	Denys Borodai (A)	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 22)	Sokil Kyiv
6	F	Vladyslav Braha	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 23)	HK Kremenchuk
4	D	Oleksandr Filimonov	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 22)	Sokil Kyiv
3	D	Artem Hrebenyk	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(2002-06-28)28 June 2002 (aged 22)	Mont-Blanc
25	GK	Zakhar Kasatonov	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2005-07-07)7 July 2005 (aged 19)	HC Kharkiv Berserks
11	D	Dmytro Kobylnyk	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2002-07-05)5 July 2002 (aged 22)	HC Storm Odessa
8	D	Nikita Kruhliakov	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(2001-11-09)9 November 2001 (aged 23)	HK Kremenchuk
10	F	Illia Kryklia	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2004-10-01)1 October 2004 (aged 20)	HC Storm Odessa
24	F	Andrii Kryvonozhkin	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	(2003-02-28)28 February 2003 (aged 21)	HC Kyiv Capitals
20	GK	Danylo Makarenko	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(2001-04-03)3 April 2001 (aged 23)	HC Kryzhynka Kyiv
9	F	Serhii Poimanov	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 22)	HC Storm Odessa
13	D	Artem Portnoi	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 21)	HC Storm Odessa
7	D	Hlib Varava (A)	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(2002-04-19)19 April 2002 (aged 22)	HC Storm Odessa
5	F	Tymofii Savytskyi	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2003-05-31)31 May 2003 (aged 21)	Sokil Kyiv
12	F	Serhii Stetsiura	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(2004-07-18)18 July 2004 (aged 20)	HC Storm Odessa
22	F	Mykyta Sydorenko	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(2004-09-13)13 September 2004 (aged 20)	HC Storm Odessa
18	F	Artem Tselohorodtsev	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(2001-11-09)9 November 2001 (aged 23)	HK Kremenchuk
16	D	Oleksandr Zaruba	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(2005-05-19)19 May 2005 (aged 19)	Forus/Sandnes

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage					Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ukraine men's team	Men's tournament	Slovakia L 2-4	Poland W 8-2	Japan L 4-7	United States L 1-5	4 Q	Czech Republic W 4-3 OT	Slovakia L 1-3	United States W 5-3

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2025 Winter World University Games

Ivan Malovannyi and Hlib Mostovenko competed at their second Winter World University Games.

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Elimination		Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Points	Position	Position	Rank
Ivan Malovannyi	Men's	32.54	15 Q	14	7	Did not advance
Hlib Mostovenko		53.32	26	8	13	Did not advance

Parallel

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Total time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Mykhailo Kabaliuk	Men's parallel giant slalom	1:13.27	16 Q	Pink W	Krashniak L DSQ	Did not advance
Men's parallel slalom	1:16.87	10 Q	Dorfmann L +1.02	Did not advance
Oleksandr Popadych	Men's parallel giant slalom	1:12.51	14 Q	Burgstaller L +2.37	Did not advance
	Men's parallel slalom	1:18.39	14 Q	Zamfirov W	Bilous L +1.49	Did not advance
Nestor Bilous	Men's parallel giant slalom	1:15.42	19	Did not advance
	Men's parallel slalom	1:17.65	11 Q	Geon-ho W	Popadych W	Dorfmann L +1.23	Krashniak L DSQ	4
Sviatoslav Bazhan	Men's parallel giant slalom	1:18.80	24	Did not advance
	Men's parallel slalom	1:21.55	19	Did not advance
Eleonora Pavliuk	Women's parallel giant slalom	1:16.21	7 Q	Kaciczak L +5.24	Did not advance
	Women's parallel slalom	1:21.10	5 Q	Piwowarczyk W	Kainz L DSQ	Did not advance

References

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10. Ukraine's entries at the 2023 Winter World University Games

External links

• Ukrainian entries at the 2025 Winter World University Games