Viktoriya Olekh

Viktoriya Olekh
Olekh on February 26, 2019, in Seefeld
Country Ukraine
Full nameViktoriya Viktorivna Olekh
Born (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 31)
Konotop, Ukraine
Ski clubArmed Forces of Ukraine
World Cup career
Seasons2 – (2021, 2023–present)
Indiv. starts13
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts4
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (113th in 2021)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 27 March 2023.

Viktoriya Viktorivna Olekh (Ukrainian: Вікторія Віторівна Олех, born 2 October 1993[1]) is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed internationally since 2011. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's 10 kilometre classical, Women's 30 kilometre freestyle, Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon, Women's sprint, and Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay.[2]

Career

Olekh started her international career in 2011 when she participated at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Liberec, Czech Republic where her best result was 36th in 7.5 km classical race. After that she participated at three FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships between 2011 and 2013 (with her best personal result being 54th in 10 km skiathlon in Turkish Erzerum in 2012). Olekh also took part in three Universiades (2013, 2015, and 2017), with her best individual finish being 28th in 5 km freestyle pursuit and best team result being 5th in 3x5 km relay (together with Tarasenko and Nasyko) both in 2017.[3]

She debuted at World Cup on January 23, 2021, in Finnish Lahti where she finished 49th in skiathlon. As of January 2022, Olekh's best World Cup individual finish was 47th in a 10 km freestyle pursuit in Ruka, Finland, on November 28, 2021, and best World Cup team finish was 11th in a 4x5 km relay in Lahti, Finland, on January 24, 2021 (together with Antsybor, Kaminska, and Kovalova).

In 2022, Viktoriya Olekh was nominated for her first Winter Games in Beijing.[4]

She participated at two FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[5] As of January 2022, her best individual finish was 46th in 30 km classical race in 2021.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2022 28 76 60 58 69 18 —

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2019 25 70 47 46 74 17 —
2021 27 73 56 — 67 13 —
2023 29 52 48 — 57 — 18

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski
2021 27 113 83 NC — —
2023 29 162 128 NC — —

References

  1. ^ "National teams in winter sports" (PDF). Ski Federation of Ukraine. April 28, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Viktoriia OLEKH". olympics.com.
  3. ^ "Universiade: Ukrainian women's cross country team finished fifth, and men's team — sixth". champion.com.ua. February 6, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing". Suspilne. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ukrainian national team for the 2021 Nordic World Ski Championships was announced". Suspilne. February 24, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "OLEKH Viktoriia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2022.