Ukraine competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014.
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDmytro KuzminGuide: Sergii DoroshSlalom visually impaired1:06.64151:06.17102:12.8110Giant slalom visually impaired1:38.85161:36.12133:14.9713
Snowboarding
Para-snowboarding is making its debut at the Winter Paralympics and it will be placed under the Alpine skiing program during the 2014 Games.
Men AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Race 3TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIvan OsharovSnowboard crossDSQ1:12.87201:10.35212:23.2224
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventsFinalReal TimeCalculated TimeMissed ShotsResultRankOleksandr Korniiko7.5km, sitting24:37.324:37.31+024:37.31712.5km, sitting40:34.240:34.20+0+0+240:34.21515km, sitting47:17.049:17.01+1+0+049:17.013Anatolii KovalevskyiGuide: Oleksandr Mukshyn7.5km, visually impaired21:47.721:21.50+021:21.5612.5km, visually impairedDNF15km, visually impaired38:03.938:18.20+1+0+038:18.2Vitaliy LukyanenkoGuide: Borys Babar7.5km, visually impaired20:18.820:18.80+020:18.812.5km, visually impaired31:04.031:04.00+0+0+031:04.015km, visually impaired37:21.638:21.60+1+0+038:21.6Vladyslav Maystrenko7.5km, standing23:51.823:08.82+223:08.81612.5km, standing34:33.433:31.21+2+0+133:31.21415km, standing43:30.145:11.82+0+0+145:11.814Ihor Reptyukh7.5km, standing20:49.820:12.31+020:12.31112.5km, standing34:16.633:14.92+1+2+333:14.91215km, standing38:20.240:11.21+1+1+040:11.29Iaroslav ReshetynskiyGuide: Dmytro Khurtyk7.5km, visually impaired22:55.222:55.20+122:55.21112.5km, visually impaired33:21.933:21.90+0+0+033:21.9615km, visually impaired41:19.541:19.50+0+0+041:19.57Dmytro ShulgaGuide: Artur Gergardt7.5km, visually impaired24:48.424:18.61+124:18.61312.5km, visually impaired36:27.735:43.90+0+0+035:43.9715km, visually impaired44:09.144:16.10+0+1+044:16.111Vitalii Sytnyk7.5km, standing22:21.621:27.90+121:27.91512.5km, standing34:39.433:16.20+0+0+233:16.21315km, standing43:33.641:49.10+0+0+041:49.113Mykhaylo Tkachenko7.5km, sitting23:58.323:58.30+123:58.31212.5km, sitting38:48.438:48.40+1+0+138:48.41015km, sitting46:23.649:23.60+1+2+049:23.615Iurii UtkinGuide: Vitaliy Kazakov7.5km, visually impaired21:14.621:14.60+021:14.6412.5km, visually impaired32:04.532:04.50+0+0+032:04.5415km, visually impaired39:11.039:11.00+0+0+039:11.05Grygorii Vovchynskyi7.5km, standing20:14.819:38.40+119:38.4812.5km, standing32:24.631:26.31+0+1+131:26.3715km, standing38:51.037:41.10+0+0+037:41.1Maksym Yarovyi7.5km, sitting24:38.921:11.90+021:11.912.5km, sitting43:42.637:35.40+1+2+337:35.4715km, sitting51:06.248:56.90+1+4+048:56.912
Women AthleteEventsFinalReal TimeCalculated TimeMissed ShotsResultRankIuliia Batenkova6km, standing20:05.919:17.71+019:17.710km, standing33:23.932:03.70+0+1+132:03.7512.5km, standing42:11.142:29.91+1+0+042:29.96Iryna Bui6km, standing22:52.322:11.11+222:11.11110km, standing33:48.332:47.50+0+0+032:47.5712.5km, standing43:57.743:38.60+0+1+043:38.69Olena Iurkovska6km, sitting19:39.619:39.60+019:39.610km, sitting34:49.234:49.22+1+0+034:49.2412.5km, sitting41:30.841:30.80+0+0+041:30.8Oleksandra Kononova6km, standing20:11.319:35.02+019:35.0510km, standing31:30.430:33.70+0+1+030:33.712.5km, standing40:43.940:30.60+0+1+040:30.6Liudmyla Liashenko6km, standing20:54.920:17.30+020:17.3710km, standing31:59.231:01.60+0+0+031:01.6412.5km, standing42:45.342:28.30+1+0+042:28.35Lyudmyla Pavlenko6km, sitting21:34.820:17.10+220:17.1710km, sitting36:34.334:22.60+0+2+034:22.612.5km, sitting44:35.543:55.01+1+0+043:55.06Olga PrylutskaGuide: Volodymyr Mogylnyi6km, visually impaired DNF10km, visually impaired44:01.644:01.60+2+2+244:01.6412.5km, visually impaired44:21.946:21.90+1+0+146:21.95Oksana ShyshkovaGuide: Lada Nesterenko6km, visually impaired21:14.520:49.00+020:49.010km, visually impaired35:44.335:01.41+2+0+135:01.412.5km, visually impaired38:35.137:48.80+0+0+037:48.8
Cross-country skiing
Men AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalReal TimeResultRankResultRankReal TimeResultRankOleksandr Korniiko1km sprint classic, sitting2:25.99 2:25.99 18did not qualify10km free, sittingcolspan=5 35:23.535:23.520Anatolii KovalevskyiGuide: Oleksandr Mukshyn10km free, visually impairedcolspan=5 26:21.725:50.112Vladyslav Maystrenko1km sprint classic, standing4:06.863:59.4514did not qualify10km free, standingcolspan=5 28:51.527:59.626Ihor Reptyukh1km sprint classic, standing3:59.183:52.0111Q4:20.26did not advance10km free, standingcolspan=5 26:01.425:14.6520km, standingcolspan=5 1:01:38.456:05.56Iaroslav ReshetynskiyGuide: Dmytro Khurtyk10km free, visually impairedcolspan=5 26:15.326:15.31020km, visually impairedcolspan=5 59:27.659:27.69Dmytro ShulgaGuide: Artur Gergardt1km sprint classic, visually impaired3:50.803:46.186Q4:21.03did not advanceVitalii Sytnyk10km free, standingcolspan=5 27:54.126:47.11920km, standingcolspan=5 1:05:01.758:31.59Mykhaylo Tkachenko1km sprint classic, sitting2:15.922:15.926Q2:37.35did not advance10km free, sittingcolspan=5 35:22.635:22.61915km, sittingcolspan=5 44:58.844:58.810Iurii UtkinGuide: Vitaliy Kazakov10km free, visually impairedcolspan=5 26:45.826:45.81120km, visually impairedcolspan=5 59:06.159:06.17Grygorii Vovchynskyi1km sprint classic, standing3:52.903:45.919Q4:12.74did not advance10km free, standingcolspan=5 26:50.426:02.116Maksym Yarovyi1km sprint classic, sitting2:28.362:07.592Q2:27.52Q2:31.62:31.610km free, sittingcolspan=5 36:10.331:06.515km, sittingcolspan=5 49:00.542:08.84
Women AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalReal TimeResultRankResultRankReal TimeResultRankIuliia Batenkova1km sprint classic, standing4:51.284:39.633Q4:46.81Q4:31.44:31.45km, standingcolspan=5 14:18.813:44.415km, standingcolspan=5 55:25.749:53.1Iryna Bui1km sprint classic, standing5:28.195:18.3413did not qualify5km, standingcolspan=5 16:02.215:33.311Olena Iurkovska1km sprint classic, sitting2:44.822:44.8211Q3:05.45did not advance5km, sittingcolspan=5 18:23.818:23.814Oleksandra Kononova1km sprint classic, standing4:41.314:32.871Q4:45.72Q4:47.14:47.155km, standingcolspan=5 14:12.513:46.915km, standingcolspan=5 59:08.553:49.16Liudmyla Liashenko1km sprint classic, standing4:50.314:41.604Q4:52.04did not advance5km, standingcolspan=5 14:29.014:02.9515km, standingcolspan=5 1:04:18.058:30.89Kateryna Pavlenko15km, standingcolspan=5 1:14:10.71:07:30.110Lyudmyla Pavlenko1km sprint classic, sitting3:06.232:55.0617did not qualify5km, sittingcolspan=5 17:30.016:27.012km, sittingcolspan=5 41:23.338:54.3Olga PrylutskaGuide: Volodymyr Mogylny5km, visually impairedcolspan=5 16:22.516:22.59Oksana ShyshkovaGuide: Lada Nesterenko1km sprint classic, visually impaired4:43.584:37.914Q4:57.72Q4:24.64:24.65km, visually impairedcolspan=5 14:00.313:43.54
Relay AthletesEventFinalTimeRankOlena IurkovskaVitaliy LukyanenkoGuide: Ihor ReptyukhIurii UtkinGuide: Vitaliy Kazakov4 x 2.5km open relay25:17.9 Iuliia BatenkovaGuide: Lada NesterenkoOleksandra KononovaAnatolii KovalevskyiGuide: Oleksandr MukshynOleksandr MukshynGuide: Oksana Shyshkova4 x 2.5km mixed relay28:09.14
Concerns and controversies
Prior to the Games, the Ukrainian territory of Crimea was seized by the Russian military in the wake of the Ukrainian revolution. The Ukraine team still participated in the Games, but Valeriy Sushkevich, head of the country's National Paralympic Committee, warned that "if there is an escalation of the conflict, intervention on the territory of our country, God forbid the worst, we would not be able to stay here. We would go." Similarly to the Olympics, political protests and statements among athletes were forbidden during Paralympic events, although two major, symbolic protests by the Ukrainian team occurred during the Games. During the opening ceremonies, all but one of the country's 31 athletes declined to participate in the parade of nations. The country was represented solely by Nordic skier and flagbearer Mykailo Tkachenko, whose entrance was greeted with an ovation from the audience. Some Ukrainian medalists were seen covering their medal with their hand during ceremonies as another form of silent protest; Sushkevich stated that the covering was "a demonstration that aggression and the high ideals of Paralympic sports are incompatible."
See also Ukraine at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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