Olena Smaha

Olena Smaha
Smaha in 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000
Lviv, Ukraine
Sport
CountryUkraine
Sport Luge
Event
Women's singles

Olena Smaha (born 13 January 2000 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1]

During the singles luge at the 2026 Olympics, Smaha wrote "remembrance is not a violation" on her glove to protest the disqualification of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych.[2] The Internationa Olympic Committee barred Heraskevych from competing due to his helmet, which paid tribute to athletes killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Career results

Winter Olympics

Year Event Singles Relay
2026 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 20 —

World Championships

Year Event Singles Mixed
Singles		 Singles sprint
2021 Königssee, Germany DNF N/a 30
2025 Whistler, Canada 29 16 N/a

European Championships

Year Event Singles Relay
2020 Lillehammer, Norway DNQ —
2021 Sigulda, Latvia DNQ —
2022 St. Moritz, Switzerland 20 —
2025 Winterberg, Germany 19 —
2026 Oberhof, Germany 17 —

Luge World Cup

Rankings

Season Singles Singles
Sprint		 Overall
2018–19 48 — N/a
2019–20 28 — N/a
2020–21 29 — 31
2021–22 29 — 30
2022–23 43 — 43
2023–24 Missed the season
2024–25 27 N/a
2025–26 TBD N/a

References

  1. ^ "Olena SMAHA". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ Davies, Luke (11 February 2026). "Olympic Star Olena Smaha Risks IOC Punishment After Showing Message on Hand". SPORTbible. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ Ingle, Sean (10 February 2026). "Ukraine racer defies IOC ban by wearing 'helmet of memory' as anger grows". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2026.


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