Olena Shkhumova Explained

Olena Shkhumova
Native Name:	Олена Замирівна Шхумова
Full Name:	Olena Zamyrivna Shkhumova
Nationality:	Ukrainian
Birth Date:	1993 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Lviv, Ukraine
Weight:	87kg (192lb)
Event:	Women's singles

Olena Zamyrivna Shkhumova (Ukrainian: Олена Замирівна Шхумова, born 24 November 1993 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career

Shkhumova's first World Cup season was in 2011–12. She wasn't leader of the national team but she succeeded to qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics along with Olena Stetskiv. In the women's singles she placed last - 31st. She was also a part of the Ukrainian relay team, which finished 11th.^{[1] [2]}

In 2016–17 season she improved her performances and became leader of Ukrainian team. At 2017 World Championships she was 22nd. As of January 2018, Shkhumova's best Luge World Cup finish was 20th in 2016–17 in Park City, United States.

On December 27, 2017, Olena Shkhumova qualified for 2018 Winter Olympics.^[3] She was 21st in singles race and 13th in team relay.

Personal life

Olena graduated from Lviv State University of Physical Culture.

Career results

Winter Olympics

Year	Event	Singles	Relay
			11
			13

European Championships

Year	Event	Singles	Relay
			7
		24

Luge World Cup

Rankings

Season	Singles	Doubles Sprint
	34
	50
	31
	38
	29
	24	18
	35

Notes and References

1. Olena Shkhumova . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/olena-shkhumova-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18.
2. Web site: Olena SHKHUMOVA . Sochi2014.com . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319035133/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-olena-shkhumova . March 19, 2014.
3. Web site: П’ятеро санкарів з Галичини вибороли ліцензії на Олімпіаду-2018 . Five sledders from Galicia won licenses for the 2018 Olympics . zik.ua . uk.