title: Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics
text: # Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics
  
  Ukraine competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 33 competitors in 9 sports. Oleksandr Abramenko won the only medal for the country, a gold in men's aerials freestyle skiing, earning Ukraine the 21st place in the overall medal table.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Oleksandr Abramenko | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | 18 February |
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Biathlon | 5 | 6 | 11 |
  | Cross-country | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | Figure skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | Freestyle skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | Luge | 4 | 2 | 6 |
  | Nordic combined | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | 17 | 16 | 33 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  Ukraine has qualified at least one male and one female athlete for alpine skiing.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ivan Kovbasnyuk | Men's combined | 1:24.21 | 57 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  | Ivan Kovbasnyuk | Men's downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:48.57 | 49 |
  | Ivan Kovbasnyuk | Men's giant slalom | 1:20.41 | 70 | 1:17.26 | 51 | 2:37.67 | 57 |
  | Ivan Kovbasnyuk | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  | Ivan Kovbasnyuk | Men's super-G | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Olha Knysh | Women's giant slalom | 1:20.51 | 53 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  | Olha Knysh | Women's slalom | 59.07 | 50 | 58.93 | 46 | 1:58.00 | 45 |
  | Olha Knysh | Women's super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:30.60 | 43 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Ukraine has qualified a team of 5 men and 6 women. Olena Pidhrushna was selected for the team, but did not take part in the races.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Sprint | 24:27.5 | 0 (0+0) | 21 |
  | Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Pursuit | 36:53.2 | 4 (1+0+2+1) | 34 |
  | Artem Pryma | Sprint | 25:14.9 | 2 (1+1) | 40 |
  | Artem Pryma | Pursuit | 37:16.3 | 6 (1+1+2+2) | 38 |
  | Artem Pryma | Individual | 52:36.5 | 4 (1+2+0+1) | 46 |
  | Serhiy Semenov | Sprint | 25:24.9 | 1 (0+1) | 46 |
  | Serhiy Semenov | Pursuit | 38:23.7 | 5 (1+0+2+2) | 49 |
  | Serhiy Semenov | Individual | 52:57.9 | 3 (1+0+1+1) | 53 |
  | Vladimir Semakov | Sprint | 26:31.7 | 3 (1+2) | 78 |
  | Vladimir Semakov | Individual | 51:32.1 | 1 (0+1+0+0) | 31 |
  | Artem Tyshchenko | Individual | 51:15.2 | 0 (0+0+0+0) | 29 |
  | Dmytro Pidruchnyi Artem Pryma Vladimir Semakov Serhiy Semenov | Team relay | 1:20:17.3 | 11 (0+11) | 9 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Yuliia Dzhima | Individual | 44:33.9 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | 20 |
  | Anastasiya Merkushyna | Sprint | 23:32.3 | 3 (2+1) | 55 |
  | Anastasiya Merkushyna | Pursuit | 35:30.4 | 5 (0+2+2+1) | 46 |
  | Anastasiya Merkushyna | Individual | 48:42.0 | 6 (1+1+3+1) | 70 |
  | Valentyna Semerenko | Sprint | 23:20.9 | 3 (2+1) | 46 |
  | Valentyna Semerenko | Pursuit | DNS | DNS | DNS |
  | Valentyna Semerenko | Individual | 44:53.9 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | 25 |
  | Valentyna Semerenko | Mass start | 37:39.9 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | 19 |
  | Vita Semerenko | Sprint | 22:00.7 | 1 (0+1) | 14 |
  | Vita Semerenko | Pursuit | 32:54.4 | 4 (2+1+1+0) | 18 |
  | Vita Semerenko | Individual | 48:03.8 | 5 (0+3+1+1) | 63 |
  | Vita Semerenko | Mass start | 38:25.3 | 3 (0+0+3+0) | 24 |
  | Iryna Varvynets | Sprint | 24:48.1 | 5 (1+4) | 73 |
  | Iryna Varvynets Vita Semerenko Yuliia Dzhima Anastasiya Merkushyna | Team relay | 1:13:44.8 | 10 (2+10) | 11 |
  
  ### Mixed
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iryna Varvynets Yuliia Dzhima Dmytro Pidruchnyi Artem Pryma | Team relay | 1:09:46.4 | 5 (0+5) | 7 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  Four skiers will represent Ukraine in cross-country skiing.
  
  ### Distance
  
  | Athlete | Event | Classical | Classical | Freestyle | Freestyle | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank |
  | Oleksii Krasovskyi | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 39:05.3 | +5:21.4 | 84 |
  | Oleksii Krasovskyi | Men's 30 km skiathlon | 44:36.7 | 59 | LAP | LAP | LAP | LAP | LAP |
  | Oleksii Krasovskyi | Men's 50 km classical | — | — | — | — | 2:25:36.4 | +17:14.3 | 50 |
  | Andrii Orlyk | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 39:11.3 | +5:27.4 | 86 |
  | Maryna Antsybor | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 28:18.7 | +3:18.2 | 46 |
  | Maryna Antsybor | Women's 15 km skiathlon | 24:09.3 | 55 | 21:36.5 | 52 | 46:18.2 | +5:33.3 | 53 |
  | Tetyana Antypenko | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 28:38.2 | +3:37.7 | 52 |
  | Tetyana Antypenko | Women's 15 km skiathlon | 23:32.3 | 45 | 21:24.0 | 49 | 45:31.2 | +4:46.3 | 45 |
  | Tetyana Antypenko | Women's 30 km classical | — | — | — | — | 1:38:17.3 | +15:59.7 | 38 |
  
  ### Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Oleksii Krasovskyi | Men's sprint | 3:33.40 | 70 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Andrii Orlyk | Men's sprint | 3:39.18 | 79 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Oleksii Krasovskyi Andrii Orlyk | Men's team sprint | — | — | — | — | 17:32.50 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Maryna Antsybor | Women's sprint | 3:40.17 | 56 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Tetyana Antypenko | Women's sprint | 3:38.56 | 54 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Maryna Antsybor Tetyana Antypenko | Women's team sprint | — | — | — | — | 17:44.04 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  Ukraine qualified an ice dancing team, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They additionally qualified one male and one female figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. The team was announced on December 19, 2017.
  
  | Athlete | Event | SP / SD | SP / SD | FS / FD | FS / FD | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Yaroslav Paniot | Men's singles | 46.58 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Anna Khnychenkova | Ladies' singles | 47.59 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | Ice dancing | 57.97 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  Three skiers will represent Ukraine in freestyle skiing.
  
  ### Aerials
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Jump 3 |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Oleksandr Abramenko | Men's aerials | 123.01 | 9 | 123.08 | 4 Q | 125.67 | 3 Q | 125.79 | 4 Q | 128.51 | |
  | Olga Polyuk | Women's aerials | 82.21 | 10 | 55.50 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Moguls
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 3 |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank |
  | Tetiana Petrova | Women's moguls | 36.69 | 39.54 | 46.19 | 29 | 37.62 | 17.46 | 23.07 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Luge
  
  Based on the results from the World during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Ukraine qualified 5 sleds.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Anton Dukach | Men's singles | 48.888 | 27 | 48.307 | 21 | 48.303 | 24 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 2:25.498 | 23 |
  | Andriy Mandziy | Men's singles | 1:02.935 | 40 | 48.473 | 25 | 47.981 | 19 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 2:39.389 | 40 |
  | Oleksandr Obolonchyk Roman Zakharkiv | Men's doubles | 48.316 | 20 | 47.401 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1:35.717 | 20 |
  | Olena Shkhumova | Women's singles | 46.950 | 19 | 46.844 | 19 | 47.751 | 26 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 2:21.545 | 21 |
  | Olena Stetskiv | Women's singles | 50.599 | 30 | 48.303 | 29 | 47.929 | 28 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 2:26.831 | 28 |
  
  ### Mixed team relay
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Olena Shkhumova Anton Dukach Oleksandr Obolonchyk Roman Zakharkiv | Team relay | 51.503 | 13 | 49.135 | 9 | 50.365 | 13 | 2:31.003 | 13 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  One skier will represent Ukraine in Nordic combined.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Viktor Pasichnyk | Normal hill/10 km | 89.5 | 84.0 | 36 | 24:40.1 | 13 | 27:46.1 | 30 |
  | Viktor Pasichnyk | Large hill/10 km | 126.0 | 108.2 | 21 | 24:36.6 | 33 | 26:39.6 | 23 |
  
  ## Skeleton
  
  Ukraine qualified 1 sled, making its Olympic debut in the sport of skeleton.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Vladyslav Heraskevych | Men's | 51.26 | 14 | 51.16 | 15 | 51.21 | 17 | 50.85 | 7 | 3:24.47 | 12 |
  
  ## Snowboarding
  
  One athlete will represent Ukraine in snowboarding.
  
  ### Parallel
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
  | Annamari Dancha | Women's giant slalom | 1:46.64 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  