Ukraine at the 2026 Winter Olympics
| Ukraine at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | UKR |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Ukraine |
| Website | www |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 46 (25 men and 21 women) in 11 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Vladyslav Heraskevych & Yelyzaveta Sydyorko |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Dmytro Kotovskyi & Anhelina Brykina |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Czechoslovakia (1924–1936) Poland (1924–1936) Romania (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1956–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Ukraine competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
This is the country's ninth appearance at the Olympic Winter Games. The Ukraine National Olympic team consisted of 46 athletes, which is one more than the number of participants at the last Winter Olympics. Heraskevych and Sydyorko were confirmed by the International Olympic Committee as flagbearers of the Ukraine National Olympic team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1] Meanwhile, Dmytro Kotovskyi and Anhelina Brykina were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[2][3]
Out of 46 participants, 13 have experience of competing at the Winter Youth Olympics, while 8 sportspeople compete in the sports that have never been part of the Youth Games and 5 other athletes where born before they would have been eligible for any Youth Games.
For the first time since 2010, Ukraine failed to secure a single Winter Olympic medal.[4][5]
Competitors
The following is the list of competitors participating in the Games by sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Luge | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Short-track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 21 | 46 |
Alpine skiing
Ukraine qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dmytro Shepiuk | Men's downhill | N/a | 2:00.11 | 33 | |||
| Men's super-G | 1:33.16 | 36 | |||||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:22.99 | 43 | 1:17.37 | 39 | 2:40.36 | 40 | |
| Men's slalom | 1:05.62 | 33 | 1:06.29 | 32 | 2:11.91 | 32 | |
| Anastasiya Shepilenko | Women's downhill | N/a | 1:47.70 | 32 | |||
| Women's super-G | DNF | ||||||
| Women's giant slalom | 1:08.97 | 44 | 1:15.09 | 39 | 2:24.06 | 39 | |
| Women's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Biathlon
Ukraine qualified five female and five male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[7][8]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Dudchenko | Individual | 57:21.7 | 1 (0+1+0+0) | 35 |
| Taras Lesiuk | 1:00:31.5 | 4 (1+2+0+1) | 65 | |
| Vitalii Mandzyn | 56:55.0 | 4 (0+1+1+2) | 28 | |
| Dmytro Pidruchnyi | 56:10.4 | 3 (0+3+0+0) | 18 | |
| Bohdan Borkovskyi | Sprint | 26:06.0 | 2 (1+1) | 63 |
| Anton Dudchenko | 27:37.6 | 3 (2+1) | 88 | |
| Vitalii Mandzyn | 24:40.5 | 1 (0+1) | 24 | |
| Dmytro Pidruchnyi | 24:47.9 | 2 (1+1) | 27 | |
| Vitalii Mandzyn | Pursuit | 33:56.0 | 3 (1+1+1+0) | 16 |
| Dmytro Pidruchnyi | 34:13.2 | 2 (1+0+0+1) | 20 | |
| Vitalii Mandzyn | Mass start | 41:47.8 | 5 (0+0+2+3) | 10 |
| Dmytro Pidruchnyi | 42:31.7 | 5 (2+0+2+1) | 17 | |
| Dmytro Pidruchnyi Bohdan Borkovskyi Vitalii Mandzyn Taras Lesiuk |
Team relay | 1:25:07.4 | 14 (2+12) | 16 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryna Chalyk | Individual | 47:14.8 | 3 (1+1+1+0) | 61 |
| Khrystyna Dmytrenko | 44:06.1 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | 18 | |
| Yuliia Dzhima | 46:31.3 | 3 (0+0+0+3) | 53 | |
| Oleksandra Merkushyna | 44:03.9 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | 17 | |
| Khrystyna Dmytrenko | Sprint | 23:04.6 | 1 (1+0) | 54 |
| Yuliia Dzhima | 22:15.4 | 0 (0+0) | 24 | |
| Olena Horodna | 24:11.3 | 2 (0+2) | 76 | |
| Oleksandra Merkushyna | 22:51.8 | 1 (0+1) | 42 | |
| Khrystyna Dmytrenko | Pursuit | 34:33.9 | 3 (1+0+0+2) | 45 |
| Yuliia Dzhima | 34:21.4 | 3 (0+1+1+1) | 43 | |
| Oleksandra Merkushyna | 34:45.4 | 5 (0+2+2+1) | 48 | |
| Oleksandra Merkushyna Yuliia Dzhima Khrystyna Dmytrenko Daryna Chalyk |
Team relay | 1:13:42.2 | 9 (0+9) | 9 |
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmytro Pidruchnyi Vitalii Mandzyn Olena Horodna Oleksandra Merkushyna |
Relay | 1:06:52.1 | 0+8 | 8 |
Cross-country skiing
Ukraine qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[9] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Ukraine qualified a further three female and one male athlete.[9]
- Distance
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Dmytro Drahun | Skiathlon | 27:11.1 | 61 | 26:01.1 | 55 | 53:43.0 | +7:32.0 | 59 |
| Oleksandr Lisohor | 26:22.9 | 54 | 25:49.9 | 53 | 52:45.2 | +6:34.2 | 53 | |
| Dmytro Drahun | 10 kilometre freestyle | N/a | 24:20.3 | +3:44.1 | 72 | |||
| Oleksandr Lisohor | 23:27.8 | +2:51.6 | 61 | |||||
| Dmytro Drahun | 50 kilometre classical | N/a | 2:33:29.1 | +26:44.3 | 43 | |||
| Oleksandr Lisohor | 2:27:02.6 | +20:17.8 | 40 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Anastasiia Nikon | Skiathlon | 34:36.3 | 61 | LAP | 61 | |||
| Sofiia Shkatula | 36:00.5 | 67 | 67 | |||||
| Daryna Myhal | 35:07.5 | 65 | 63 | |||||
| Yelizaveta Nopriienko | LAP | 70 | ||||||
| Anastasiia Nikon | 10 kilometre freestyle | N/a | 26:54.3 | +4:05.1 | 67 | |||
| Sofiia Shkatula | 26:58.2 | +4:09.0 | 69 | |||||
| Daryna Myhal | 26:51.2 | +4:02.0 | 65 | |||||
| Yelizaveta Nopriienko | 27:56.4 | +5:07.2 | 76 | |||||
| Anastasiia Nikon Daryna Myhal Sofiia Shkatula Yelizaveta Nopriienko |
4 × 7.5 kilometre relay | N/a | LAP | 16 | ||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Dmytro Drahun | Men's sprint | 3:30.74 | 60 | Did not advance | 60 | |||||
| Oleksandr Lisohor | 3:36.57 | 70 | Did not advance | 70 | ||||||
| Anastasiia Nikon | Women's sprint | 4:07.37 | 59 | Did not advance | 59 | |||||
| Daryna Myhal | 4:27.57 | 81 | Did not advance | 81 | ||||||
| Yelizaveta Nopriienko | 4:26.22 | 79 | Did not advance | 79 | ||||||
| Sofiia Shkatula | 4:10.35 | 64 | Did not advance | 64 | ||||||
| Dmytro Drahun Oleksandr Lisohor |
Men's team sprint | 6:20.13 | 23 | N/a | Did not advance | 23 | ||||
| Anastasiia Nikon Sofiia Shkatula |
Women's team sprint | 7:32.35 | 20 | N/a | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
Figure skating
Ukraine earned one quota in men's singles at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China.[10][11]
| Athlete | Event | SP/SD | FP/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kyrylo Marsak | Men's singles | 86.89 | 11 Q | 137.28 | 23 | 224.17 | 19 |
Freestyle skiing
- Aerials
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final 1 | Final 2 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Best | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Best | ||||||||||
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yan Havriuk | Aerials | 84.07 | 18 | 53.84 | 17 | 84.07 | 21 | Did not advance | 21 | ||||||
| Dmytro Kotovskyi | 95.16 | 14 | 80.97 | 13 | 95.16 | 17 | Did not advance | 17 | |||||||
| Maksym Kuznietsov | 68.88 | 23 | 64.60 | 15 | 68.88 | 23 | Did not advance | 23 | |||||||
| Oleksandr Okipniuk | 112.67 | 6 Q | Bye | 101.00 | 9 | 92.31 | 9 | 101.00 | 10 | Did not advance | 10 | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final 1 | Final 2 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Best | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Best | ||||||||||
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Anhelina Brykina | Aerials | 79.84 | 13 | 75.50 | 6 | 75.50 | 13 | Did not advance | 13 | ||||||
| Nelli Popovych | 43.46 | 25 | 64.22 | 13 | 64.22 | 19 | Did not advance | 19 | |||||||
| Diana Yablonska | 55.44 | 21 | 69.89 | 11 | 69.89 | 18 | Did not advance | 18 | |||||||
| Oksana Yatsiuk | 62.68 | 16 | 60.03 | 15 | 62.68 | 20 | Did not advance | 20 | |||||||
- Mixed team
Total points in each round is shown in bold.
| Athlete | Event | Final 1 | Final 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Anhelina Brykina Oleksandr Okipniuk Dmytro Kotovskyi |
Aerials | 90.58 76.92 87.17 254.67 |
6 | Did not advance | 6 |
- Park & Pipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Kateryna Kotsar | Women's big air | 79.75 | 75.75 | DNI | 155.50 | 11 Q | 82.00 | 72.00 | 74.00 | 156.00 | 10 |
| Women's slopestyle | 36.03 | 50.78 | N/a | 50.78 | 14 | Did not advance | 14 | ||||
Luge
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anton Dukach | Singles | 53.748 | 13 | 53.712 | 11 | 54.188 | 22 Q | 53.556 | 10 | 3:35.204 | 16 |
| Andriy Mandziy | 53.815 | 16 | 53.725 | 12 | 53.633 | 14 Q | 53.601 | 13 | 3:34.774 | 12 | |
| Bohdan Babura Danyil Martsinovskyi |
Doubles | 54.158 | 17 | 53.957 | 16 | N/a | 1:48.115 | 16 | |||
| Ihor Hoi Nazarii Kachmar |
53.843 | 14 | 53.739 | 14 | 1:47.582 | 14 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Olena Smaha | Singles | 53.619 | 17 | 54.027 | 19 | 53.678 | 16 Q | 54.364 | 20 | 3:35.688 | 20 |
| Yulianna Tunytska | 53.713 | 18 | 53.626 | 18 | 53.884 | 18 Q | 53.600 | 17 | 3:34.823 | 18 | |
| Oleksandra Mokh Olena Stetskiv |
Doubles | 54.174 | 6 | 54.231 | 8 | N/a | 1:48.405 | 7 | |||
- Mixed team relay
| Athlete | Event | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Men's singles | Women's doubles | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yulianna Tunytska Ihor Hoi / Nazarii Kachmar Andriy Mandziy Oleksandra Mokh / Olena Stetskiv |
Team relay | 56.392 | 6 | 57.025 | 8 | 55.498 | 6 | 57.259 | 7 | 3:46.174 | 6 |
Nordic combined
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dmytro Mazurchuk | Individual normal hill/10 km | 88.0 | 97.0 | 32 | 32:35.9 | 18 | 34:57.9 | 27 |
| Individual large hill/10 km | 112.0 | 91.7 | 34 | 26:45.8 | 27 | 30:38.8 | 30 | |
| Oleksandr Shumbarets | Individual normal hill/10 km | 89.5 | 98.6 | 31 | 33:58.1 | 29 | 36:14.1 | 30 |
| Individual large hill/10 km | 114.5 | 104.0 | 30 | 27:49.3 | 31 | 30:53.3 | 31 | |
| Oleksandr Shumbarets Dmytro Mazurchuk |
Team sprint | 103.0 93.0 |
66.4 63.4 129.8 |
14 | 22:04.0 23:05.2 45:09.2 |
12 | 47:45.2 | 12 |
Short-track speed skating
Ukraine qualified two short-track speed skaters (one per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Oleh Handei | 500 m | 49.020 | 2 Q | 41.164 | 4 | Did not advance | 15 | ||
| 1500 m | N/a | 2:58.831 | 4 ADV | 2:18.408 | 4 FB | 2:37.184 | 16 | ||
| Yelyzaveta Sydorko | Women's 500 m | 43.337 NR | 4 | Did not advance | 21 | ||||
Skeleton
International Olympic Committee disqualified Vladyslav Heraskevych for continuing to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russian invasion of Ukraine. He participated in all training runs wearing that helmet. Heraskevych's accreditation for the Winter Olympics was initially withdrawn by the IOC but later overturned.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vladyslav Heraskevych | Men's | Disqualified | |||||||||
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final round | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Vitaliy Kalinichenko | Men's normal hill | 94.5 | 104.5 | 47 | Did not advance | 47 | |||
| Men's large hill | 120.5 | 103.4 | 44 | Did not advance | 44 | ||||
| Yevhen Marusiak | Men's normal hill | 99.0 | 113.6 | 42 | Did not advance | 42 | |||
| Men's large hill | 124.5 | 108.6 | 41 | Did not advance | 41 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Final round | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Vitaliy Kalinichenko Yevhen Marusiak |
Super team large hill | 242.5 | 208.1 | 14 | Did not advance | 14 | ||||||
Snowboarding
- Alpine
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Annamari Dancha | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:39.39 | 29 | Did not advance | 29 | |||
See also
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