Ukraine at the 2025 Winter World University Games
Ukraine at the 2025 Winter World University Games | |
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IOC code | UKR |
NOC | Sports Students Union of Ukraine |
Website | studsport |
in Turin, Italy 13 January 2025 – 23 January 2025 | |
Competitors | 52 in 7 sports |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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Winter Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Ukraine competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, from 13 to 23 January 2025. The team won 12 medals and finished 10th.[1] This marked the best result since the 2011 Winter Universiade, when Ukraine won 15 medals including 6 golds and finished 3rd. Ukraine debuted in curling and won its first Universiade medals in freestyle skiing.
Competitors
[edit]At the Games, 52 Ukrainian athletes took part.[2][3][4] Ukrainians did not compete in cross-country skiing, para alpine skiing, para cross-country skiing, short track speed skating, ski mountaineering, and ski orienteering. The team included one Olympian (Anastasiya Shepilenko).
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Biathlon | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Curling | 5 | — | 5 |
Figure skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Freestyle skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Ice hockey | 21 | — | 21 |
Snowboarding | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Total | 43 | 9 | 52 |
Medalists
[edit]Alpine skiing
[edit]Anastasiya Shepilenko competed at her second Winter World University Games.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Dmytro Shepiuk | Combined | 1:01.95 | 40 | 43.51 | 35 | 1:45.46 | 35 |
Super-G | — | 1:00.75 | 32 | ||||
Giant slalom | 1:06.90 | 60 | 1:08.23 | 58 | 2:15.13 | 55 | |
Slalom | DNF1 | ||||||
Oleksandr Patsahan | Combined | 1:06.03 | 51 | DSQ | |||
Super-G | — | 1:06.81 | 44 | ||||
Giant slalom | 1:10.06 | 78 | 1:10.99 | 68 | 2:21.05 | 68 | |
Slalom | DNF1 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Anastasiya Shepilenko | Combined | 1:02.76 | =11 | 51.62 | 5 | 1:54.38 | 7 |
Super-G | — | 1:02.73 | =7 | ||||
Giant slalom | 1:05.27 | 12 | 1:04.14 | 8 | 2:09.41 | 8 |
Biathlon
[edit]Being fifth-largest team at the Games, Ukraine became the most successful one in biathlon.[5] Stepan Kinash, Vladyslav Chykhar, Roman Borovyk, and Liliia Steblyna competed at their second Winter World University Games.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Bohdan Borkovskyi | Short individual | 38:40.9 | 3 (0+0+1+2) | ![]() |
Sprint | 23:39.7 | 1 (0+1) | ![]() | |
Pursuit | 37:48.9 | 4 (0+2+1+1) | ![]() | |
Serhii Suprun | Short individual | 39:31.1 | 2 (0+1+0+1) | 4 |
Sprint | 23:59.6 | 0 (0+0) | 6 | |
Pursuit | 38:17.8 | 4 (0+0+2+2) | ![]() | |
Vladyslav Chykhar | Short individual | 39:58.9 | 3 (1+1+0+1) | 5 |
Sprint | 25:50.6 | 2 (1+1) | 26 | |
Pursuit | DNS | |||
Roman Borovyk | Short individual | 41:52.3 | 5 (1+2+1+1) | 16 |
Sprint | 24:19.4 | 1 (1+0) | 10 | |
Pursuit | 41:05.4 | 6 (1+2+3+0) | 14 | |
Mass start | 44:47.7 | 7 (1+1+3+2) | 11 | |
Stepan Kinash | Short individual | 42:21.1 | 4 (0+1+1+2) | 20 |
Sprint | DNS | |||
Mass start | 45:22.2 | 4 (0+1+0+3) | 14 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Daryna Chalyk | Short individual | 39:04.2 | 4 (1+0+2+1) | ![]() |
Sprint | 24:15.4 | 5 (3+2) | 9 | |
Pursuit | 38:38.3 | 5 (0+1+3+1) | ![]() | |
Mass start | 41:46.6 | 3 (1+1+1+0) | ![]() | |
Oleksandra Merkushyna | Short individual | DNS | ||
Sprint | 23:45.9 | 3 (1+2) | 5 | |
Pursuit | 38:59.0 | 4 (1+1+0+2) | 4 | |
Mass start | 42:25.5 | 2 (1+0+0+1) | ![]() | |
Liliia Steblyna | Short individual | 40:29.2 | 6 (2+2+1+1) | 10 |
Sprint | 25:45.0 | 7 (4+3) | 23 | |
Pursuit | 42:06.7 | 7 (1+2+2+2) | 15 | |
Mass start | 45:44.4 | 8 (1+3+1+3) | 15 | |
Kseniia Prykhodko | Short individual | DNS | ||
Sprint | DNS |
- Mixed
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Oleksandra Merkushyna Serhii Suprun |
Single mixed relay | 39:52.5 | 0+8 | ![]() |
Curling
[edit]Ukraine debuted in the sport at Winter World University Games.[6][7] In the round robin, Ukraine finished 8th out of 10 team ahead of Great Britain and China.
- Summary
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Eduard Nikolov Yaroslav Shchur Artem Suhak Vladyslav Koval Artem Hasynets |
Men's tournament | ![]() L 4–7 |
![]() L 6–8 |
![]() W 6–5 |
![]() L 1–7 |
![]() L 6–8 |
![]() W 7–5 |
![]() L 4–6 |
![]() L 1–7 |
![]() W 6–3 |
8 | Did not advance |
Figure skating
[edit]Anastasia Hozhva competed at her second Winter World University Games.
Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kyrylo Marsak | Men's singles | 55.58 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
Anastasia Hozhva | Women's singles | 43.52 | 19 Q | 90.85 | 16 | 134.37 | 19 |
Mariia Pinchuk Mykyta Pogorielov |
Ice dance | 61.39 | 4 | 94.13 | 4 | 155.52 | 4 |
Freestyle skiing
[edit]Ukraine won its first ever medals in freestyle skiing at the Winter Universiades.[8]
- Slopestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
Oleh Boiko | Men's | 68.75 | 68.75 | 8 Q | 60.00 | 60.00 | 8 | ||
Danylo Stepaniuk | 53.25 | 53.25 | 11 Q | 36.25 | 36.25 | 11 | |||
Mariia Aniichyn | Women's | 85.25 | 85.25 | 3 Q | 79.00 | 79.00 | 5 | ||
Anastasiia Melnyk | 52.50 | 52.50 | 8 | Did not advance |
- Big Air
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
Oleh Boiko | Men's | 80.75 | 80.75 | 5 Q | 86.00 | 86.00 | ![]() | ||
Danylo Stepaniuk | 40.00 | 40.00 | 12 Q | 82.00 | 82.00 | 4 | |||
Mariia Aniichyn | Women's | 75.50 | 75.50 | 2 Q | 89.25 | 89.25 | ![]() | ||
Anastasiia Melnyk | 65.50 | 65.50 | 7 | Did not advance |
Ice hockey
[edit]Denys Borodai, Artem Hrebenyk, Hlib Kryvoshapkin, Artem Tselohorodtsev, and Hlib Varava played at their second Winter World University Games. Ukraine won its first medal in ice hockey since 2001.[9]
- Team roster[10]
Head coach: Artem Gnidenko
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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21 | F | Yevhenii Abadzhian | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 8 July 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() |
15 | D | Rasim Abdullaiev | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 29 August 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
19 | F | Hlib Krivoshapkin (C) | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 10 May 2000 (aged 24) | ![]() |
23 | F | Denys Borodai (A) | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 10 July 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
6 | F | Vladyslav Braha | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 4 September 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() |
4 | D | Oleksandr Filimonov | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 November 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
3 | D | Artem Hrebenyk | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 June 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
25 | GK | Zakhar Kasatonov | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 7 July 2005 (aged 19) | ![]() |
11 | D | Dmytro Kobylnyk | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 5 July 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
8 | D | Nikita Kruhliakov | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 9 November 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() |
10 | F | Illia Kryklia | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 1 October 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() |
24 | F | Andrii Kryvonozhkin | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 28 February 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() |
20 | GK | Danylo Makarenko | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 3 April 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() |
9 | F | Serhii Poimanov | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 21 May 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
13 | D | Artem Portnoi | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 5 March 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() |
7 | D | Hlib Varava (A) | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 19 April 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
5 | F | Tymofii Savytskyi | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 31 May 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() |
12 | F | Serhii Stetsiura | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 18 July 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() |
22 | F | Mykyta Sydorenko | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 13 September 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() |
18 | F | Artem Tselohorodtsev | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 9 November 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() |
16 | D | Oleksandr Zaruba | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 19 May 2005 (aged 19) | ![]() |
- Summary
Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Final / BM | |||||
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
Ukraine men's team | Men's tournament | ![]() L 2-4 |
![]() W 8-2 |
![]() L 4-7 |
![]() L 1-5 |
4 Q | ![]() W 4-3 OT |
![]() L 1-3 |
![]() W 5-3 |
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References
[edit]- ^ У Турині завершилася ХХХІІ Всесвітня зимова Універсіада-2025. Збірна України в медальному заліку замкнула ТОП-10, Lviv State University of Physical Culture, 24 January 2025 (in Ukrainian, with photos).
- ^ "Біатлон і кьорлінг: склад студентської збірної України на Всесвітній зимовій Універсіаді в Турині" (in Ukrainian). 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Склад збірної України на Всесвітній зимовій Універсіаді: хокей і сноубординг" (in Ukrainian). 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Фігурне катання, гірськолижний спорт і фристайл: склад збірної України на Всесвітній зимовій Універсіаді" (in Ukrainian). 11 January 2025.
- ^ Україна виграла медальний залік Універсіади-2025 у біатлоні з найбільшим доробком за 18 років, Suspilne, 22 January 2025 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Road to Turin 2025 (video), Ukrainian Curling Federation on Facebook (in English).
- ^ Ukraine's curling team, Ukrainian Curling Federation on Facebook, 16 January 2025 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Універсіада-2025: Україна здобула два "срібла" у фристайлі, rbc.ua, 19 January 2025 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Збірна України з хокею повертається з Універсіади-2025 з «бронзою», Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, 23 January 2025 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Ukraine's entries at the 2023 Winter World University Games