Olena Stetskiv Explained

Olena Stetskiv
Nationality:Ukrainian
Birth Date:1994 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Lviv, Ukraine
Weight:75kg (165lb)
Country:Ukraine
Sport: Luge
Event:Women's singles

Olena Andriivna Stetskiv (Ukrainian: Олена Андріївна Стецків, born 15 June 1994) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career

Stetskiv competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where she was 9th in the singles competition and 7th in the team relay (together with Dukach, Buryy, and Lehedza).[1] Next season she debuted in World Cup competitions.

As of February 2022, Stetskiv's best Luge World Cup finish was 12th during the 2018–19 in Altenberg, Germany.[2]

Stetskiv competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. In the women's singles, she placed 26th.[3] [4]

She represented Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[5] She finished 28th in women's singles.

In 2022, Olena Stetskiv was nominated for her third Winter Games in Beijing.[6]

Personal life

Stetskiv graduated from Lviv State University of Physical Culture. Her hobbies are music and football.

Career results

World Championships

Year Event Singles Relay Singles Sprint
34
34
30
27

European Championships

Year Event Singles Relay
16 5
22
8
16 7
8
6
5

Luge World Cup

Rankings

Season Singles Singles Sprint
54
32
27
28
23
34
22
23
27
26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The third day of the Olympics and Ukraine is still without medals. January 17, 2012. TSN. February 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: FIL-luge Biography.
  3. Web site: Sports Reference Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001127/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/olena-stetskiv-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
  4. Web site: Sochi2014.com profile . March 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319035144/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-olena-stetskiv . March 19, 2014 .
  5. Web site: Українська саночниця Шхумова виступить на ОІ у Пхьончхані.
  6. Web site: Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published. January 21, 2022. Suspilne. January 28, 2022.