Ivan Kovbasnyuk

Ivan Kovbasnyuk
Personal information
Full nameIvan Kovbasnyuk
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
Updated on 3 January 2026

Ivan Kovbasnyuk (born 18 May 1993) is a Ukrainian alpine skier. He represented Ukraine at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Skiing career

Kovbasnyuk began skiing at the age of three. His mother, who worked as an alpine skiing coach, introduced him to the sport.

As of December 2025, his best individual performance at the World Championships was 30th in slalom at the 2021 Championships.[2] As of December 2025, he participated three times at World Cup: twice (2015, 2017) in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, and once (2018) in super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, where he finished 61st. His best World Cup result was 58th in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, on 25 October 2015.[3]

In 2022, Kovbasnyuk was nominated for his second Winter Games in Beijing.[4] He finished 14th in the combined event.

He participated at the 2013 and 2017 Winter Universiade (but did not start in any event in 2017). His best finish was 34th in downhill in 2013.

Personal life

After the 2023 World Cup, Kovbasnyuk had to join the military service against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Results

Winter Olympics results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
2018 24 DNF1 57 DNF 49 DNF2
2022 28 DNF1 32 33 14

World Championships results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team
Combined
Team
Event
2013 19 DNF1 73 65 N/a
2015 21 37 55 N/a
2017 23 47 DNF1 48 N/a
2019 25 DNF1 52 48 54 DNF2 N/a
2021 27 30 60 DNF DNF2 N/a
2023 29 DNF1 42 43 DNF2 N/a
2025 31 DNF1 DNF 54 N/a 26

World Cup

Results per discipline

Discipline WC starts WC Podium WC Top 5 WC Top 15 WC Top 30 Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Giant slalom 2 0 0 0 0 25 October 2015 Sölden, Austria 58th
Super-G 1 0 0 0 0 14 December 2018 Val Gardena, Italy 61st
Downhill 0 0 0 0 0
Combined 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0
  • Standings through 3 January 2026.

European Cup

Results per discipline

Discipline EC starts EC Podium EC Top 5 EC Top 15 EC Top 30 Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Giant slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Super-G 18 0 0 0 0 21 January 2025 Reiteralm, Austria 54th
Downhill 26 0 0 0 0 13 January 2023 Sella Nevea, Italy 58th
Combined 2 0 0 0 0 11 December 2015 Sölden, Austria 60th
Total 46 0 0 0 0
  • Standings through 2 January 2026.

Personal life

He graduated from Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk.

References

  1. ^ "Ivan Kovbasnyuk became Ukrainian champion in alpine skiing". uzhgorod.net.ua. February 17, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "One ranking within the top-30. Which results the Ukrainian national team achieved at the World Championships". Suspilne. February 24, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Results Run 1" (PDF). FIS. October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ ""Ich muss aufs Schlachtfeld": Ukrainischer Ski-Star zieht direkt nach WM in den Krieg". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.