Anhelina Brykina

Anhelina Brykina
Personal information
Full nameАнгеліна Павлівна Брикіна
Born (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
Event
Aerials
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
2025 Engadin Mixed team aerials
World Junior Championships
2024 Chiesa in Valmalenco Aerials

Anhelina Pavlivna Brykina (Ukrainian: Ангеліна Павлівна Брикіна; born 8 August 2004) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier specializing in aerials. She represented Ukraine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Brykina represented Ukraine at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a silver medal in the mixed team aerials, along with Oleksandr Okipniuk and Dmytro Kotovskyi.[1][2] She also reached the finals of the aerials event, finishing in ninth place.[3][4]

In January 2026, she was selected to represent Ukraine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[5][6]

Personal life

Brykina's father, Pavlo Brykin, served in the 58th Motorized Brigade during the Russo-Ukrainian war.[7] He was killed in action on 6 August 2022, during a battle with a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group near the village of Blahodatne.[8] For her 2026 Olympic aerials qualifying run, Brykina wrote the phrase "Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" on her skis.[7]

Results

Olympic Winter Games

 Year   Age   Aerials 
2026 Milano Cortina 21 13

World Championships

 Year   Age   Aerials   Mixed Team Aerials 
2023 Bakuriani 18 15
2025 Engadin 20 9 2

References

  1. ^ "Ukrainian ski acrobatics team wins debut silver at 2025 World Championships in Switzerland". rubryka.com. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Україна вперше в історії виграла "срібло" змішаних командних змагань ЧС-2025 з лижної акробатики". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Ukrainian Brykina reached the final of the World Championships in aerials for the first time in her career". unn.ua. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Ангеліна Брикіна виступила у дебютному фіналі чемпіонату світу з лижної акробатики: результат". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ^ Bordovskyi, Serhii (21 January 2026). "Ukraine names its cross-country and skiing team for the 2026 Winter Olympics". glavnoe.in.ua. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Окіпнюк, Котовський та Брикіна – у складі збірної України з лижної акробатики на Олімпіаду-2026". sportarena.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b Ivaneko, Denys (18 February 2026). "Українська спортсменка, батько якої загинув на війні, залишила важливий меседж на ОІ-2026" (in Ukrainian). champion.com.ua. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  8. ^ ""Тату, ти казав, що в мене вийде". Фристайлістка, дочка загиблого бійця Ангеліна Брикіна про медаль на чемпіонаті світу". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.


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