Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Ukraine at the
2022 Winter Paralympics

Flag of Ukraine

IPC code| UKR
NPC| National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine
Website| www.paralympic.org.ua
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors| 20 (and 9 sighted guides) (12 men and 8 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Maksym Yarovyi
Flag bearer (closing)| Vitaliy Lukyanenko[1]
Medals
Ranked 2nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)
Unified Team (1992)

Ukraine competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[2][3] In total, 20 athletes competed in two sports.[4][5] Ukraine finished in second place in the medal table which was their best result at the Winter Paralympics since competing under the Ukrainian flag at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan.[6]

On 24 February 2022, on the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons described transporting the Ukrainian team to Beijing as being an enormous challenge.[2][7] On 2 March 2022, Parsons confirmed that travel plans were made and that the team would compete at the Games.[4][5]

Ukrainian athletes won a total of seven medals (including three gold) on the first day of competition, momentarily grabbing the first place in the medal standings.[8]

## Medalists

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Further information: 2022 Winter Paralympics medal table

The following Ukrainian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych
Grygorii Vovchynskyi
Vasyl Kravchuk
Anatolii Kovalevskyi
Guide: Oleksandr Mukshyn | Cross-country skiing | Open 4 × 2.5 kilometre relay | 13 March
Gold | Oleksandra Kononova | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10km, standing | 12 March
Gold | Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko | Biathlon | Women's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired | 11 March
Gold | Oleksandr Kazik
Guide: Serhii Kucheriavyi | Biathlon | Men's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired | 11 March
Gold | Liudmyla Liashenko | Biathlon | Women's 12.5 kilometers, standing | 11 March
Gold | Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Guide: Borys Babar | Biathlon | Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired | 8 March
Gold | Iryna Bui | Biathlon | Women's 10 kilometres, standing | 8 March
Gold | Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko | Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 kilometre classical, visually impaired | 7 March
Gold | Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko | Biathlon | Women's 6 kilometres, visually impaired | 5 March
Gold | Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Guide: Borys Babar | Biathlon | Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired | 5 March
Gold | Grygorii Vovchynskyi | Biathlon | Men's 6 kilometres, standing | 5 March
Silver | Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Guide: Borys Babar | Biathlon | Men's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired | 11 March
Silver | Taras Rad | Biathlon | Men's 12.5 kilometers, sitting | 11 March
Silver | Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko | Cross-country skiing | Women's sprint, visually impaired | 9 March
Silver | Anatolii Kovalevskyi
Guide: Oleksandr Mukshyn | Biathlon | Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired | 8 March
Silver | Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko | Biathlon | Women's 10 kilometres, visually impaired | 8 March
Silver | Grygorii Vovchynskyi | Biathlon | Men's 10 kilometres, standing | 8 March
Silver | Oleksandra Kononova | Biathlon | Women's 10 kilometres, standing | 8 March
Silver | Liudmyla Liashenko | Biathlon | Women's 6 kilometres, standing | 5 March
Silver | Oleksandr Kazik
Guide: Serhii Kucheriavyi | Biathlon | Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired | 5 March
Silver | Taras Rad | Biathlon | Men's 6 kilometres, sitting | 5 March
Bronze | Iryna Bui | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10km, standing | 12 March
Bronze | Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych | Cross-country skiing | Men's 12.5km, visually impaired | 12 March
Bronze | Grygorii Vovchynskyi | Biathlon | Men's 12.5 kilometers, standing | 11 March
Bronze | Grygorii Vovchynskyi | Cross-country skiing | Men's sprint, standing | 9 March
Bronze | Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych | Biathlon | Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired | 8 March
Bronze | Liudmyla Liashenko | Biathlon | Women's 10 kilometres, standing | 8 March
Bronze | Taras Rad | Biathlon | Men's 10 kilometres, sitting | 8 March
Bronze | Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych | Biathlon | Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired | 5 March
| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Biathlon | 8  | 9  | 5  | 22
Cross-country skiing | 3  | 1  | 3  | 7
Total | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29

Medals by gender

Gender |  |  |  | Total
Male  | 4  | 6  | 1  | 16
Female  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 12
Mixed  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Total | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Biathlon | 5 | 4 | 9
Cross-country skiing | 7 | 4 | 11
Total | 12 | 8 | 20

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Ukraine competed in biathlon.[9]

Anastasiia Laletina did not compete in the middle-distance race after her father was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Ukraine competed in cross-country skiing.[11]

## See also

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* Ukraine at the Paralympics
* Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (13 March 2022). "Parsons hails athletes as "champions for peace" as Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics ends". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. ^ a b Palmer, Dan (24 February 2022). "Ukraine facing "mammoth challenge" to reach Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics after Russian invasion, IPC President says". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
3. ^ "Про затвердження складу національної збірної команди України для участі у ХІІІ зимових Паралімпійських іграх 2022 року в м. Пекін (Китайська Народна Республіка)" [On approval of the composition of the national team of Ukraine to participate in the XIII Paralympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing (People's Republic of China)]. Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 2 February 2022.
4. ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (2 March 2022). "Ukraine's full 20-athlete team travels for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
5. ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (2 March 2022). "Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate as neutrals under IPC flag at Beijing 2022 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
6. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 March 2022). "Ukraine Paralympic Committee sign deal with South Korea to offer help to war-torn country after Winter Paralympics success". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
7. ^ "IPC calls for peace ahead of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". Paralympic.org. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
8. ^ Belam, Martin (5 March 2022). "Winter Paralympics 2022: GB win first medal as Ukraine soar on day one". The Guardian.
9. ^ "Biathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
10. ^ Lloyd, Owen (10 March 2022). "Ukrainian biathlete withdrawn from Beijing 2022 race after father captured by Russia". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
11. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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