Olha Polyuk
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| Born | September 15, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||
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| Indiv. podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Olha Yuryivna Polyuk (Ukrainian: Ольга Юріївна Полюк; born September 15, 1987, in Khmelnytskyi) is a Ukrainian retired freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. She competed at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Career
Polyuk started her international career on February 11, 2006, when she debuted at the European Cup and finished 4th in Minsk. The next day, she achieved the podium at the European Cup in Minsk, finishing 2nd. She competed at two Junior World Championships (in 2006 and 2007), winning bronze medals at both of them.
Polyuk made her World Cup debut on February 25, 2007, in Apex, Canada, where she finished 13th. Her first World Cup podium came during the 2021–22 season on December 10, 2021, in Ruka, Finland. It was also the first World Cup event when two Ukrainian female athletes finished in Top-3 (Anastasiya Novosad was the winner).[1] Her last World Cup start was on 19 March 2023 in Almaty where she finished 15th.
She competed at nine World Championships between 2007 and 2023. As after the 2023 event, her best World Championships result was 7th in 2019.
Polyuk competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. She placed 20th in the qualifying round of the aerials, failing to advance to the final.[2]
Then she also competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. She placed 15th in the qualifying round of the aerials, failing to advance to the final again.[3]
Polyuk was the only Ukrainian in the women's aerials event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She finished 16th.[4]
In 2022, Olha Polyuk was nominated for her fourth Winter Games in Beijing.[5] Her performance was quite poor and she finished 22nd.
Career results
Winter Olympics
| Year | Place | Aerials | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | 20 | N/a |
| 2014 | Sochi, Russia | 15 | |
| 2018 | Pyeongchang, South Korea | 16 | |
| 2022 | Beijing, China | 22 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Place | Aerials | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | 17 | N/a |
| 2009 | Inawashiro, Japan | 17 | |
| 2011 | Deer Valley, United States | 8 | |
| 2013 | Voss, Norway | 16 | |
| 2015 | Kreischberg, Austria | 15 | |
| 2017 | Sierra Nevada, Spain | 15 | |
| 2019 | Utah, United States | 7 | — |
| 2021 | Shymbulak, Kazakhstan | 10 | — |
| 2023 | Bakuriani, Georgia | 9 | — |
World Cup
Individual podiums
| Season | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Ruka, Finland | 3 |
Individual rankings
| Season | Aerials | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 20 | 88 |
| 2007–08 | 20 | 62 |
| 2008–09 | 13 | 36 |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 59 |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 35 |
| 2011–12 | 10 | 32 |
| 2012–13 | 13 | 69 |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 118 |
| 2014–15 | 11 | 40 |
| 2015–16 | 17 | 78 |
| 2016–17 | 15 | 77 |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 82 |
| 2018–19 | 8 | 39 |
| 2019–20 | missed | |
| 2020–21 | 22 | N/a |
| 2021–22 | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | 9 | |
European Cup
Individual podiums
| Season | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Minsk, Belarus | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Bukovel, Ukraine | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Ruka, Finland | 3 |
| Bukovel, Ukraine | 2 | |
| Bukovel, Ukraine | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Bukovel, Ukraine | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Ruka, Finland | 2 |
| Ruka, Finland | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Ruka, Finland | 2 |
| Ruka, Finland | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Airolo, Switzerland | 2 |
| Airolo, Switzerland | 2 |
Team podiums
| Season | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Airolo, Switzerland | 3 |
Nor-Am Cup
Individual podiums
| Season | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Mont Garibel, Canada | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Utah, United States | 1 |
| Utah, United States | 2 |
References
- ^ "For the first time, two Ukrainian female freestyle skiers won medals at the World Cup stage". Suspilne. December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Freestyle skier from Rivne Olha Polyuk will represent Ukraine at the Winter Games in Sochi". sfera-tv.com.ua. February 7, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Olha Polyuk from Khmelnytskyi took part at the 2018 Olympics". ye.ua. February 15, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.