Ukraine competed at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, United States, from 12 to 22 January 2023.
On 12 July 2022, it was announced that the Ukraine men's national ice hockey team was selected to compete at the Games.Six months to the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, Official website of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 28 December 2022.Ukraine national team became a participant of the 2023 Universiade, XSPORT, 12 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). It will mark the return of the Ukraine team after the ten-year pause when the team last competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade. Ukraine will not compete in curling.
The national ice hockey team went on a tour in Canada before the Universiade.Ukraine's national student ice hockey team will go on a tour in Canada, tribuna.com, 26 December 2022 (in Ukrainian). On 30 December, the Ukrainian team lost 2–0 to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
On 28 December 2022, the Committee on the Physical Training and Sports of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine announced that the Ukrainian team was expected to be represented by 61 athletes competing in 8 sports: biathlon, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, ice hockey, and short track speed skating.Information post by the Committee on the Physical Training and Sports of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Snowboarding Men's parallel giant slalom Biathlon Men's pursuit Biathlon Single mixed relay Nordic combined Men's team sprint normal hill/2 x 4 x 1.5 km Snowboarding Women's parallel slalom Snowboarding Men's parallel slalom
Medals by sportSport TotalSnowboarding 1023Biathlon 0112Nordic combined 0011
Competitors The team included three Olympians (Anastasiya Shepilenko, Dmytro Mazurchuk, and Ivan Shmuratko). SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 1 3 4Biathlon 4 3 7Cross-country skiing 5 4 9Figure skating 2 2 4Ice hockey 21 — 21Nordic combined 3 — 3Short track speed skating 2 2 4Snowboarding 4 2 6 Total 42 16 58
Alpine skiing
It was announced on 3 January 2022 that Ukraine would be represented by 1 male and 3 female alpine skiers.Ukraine alpine skiing team at the 2023 Winter World University GamesAlpine Skiing Results Book
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoman TsybelenkoMen's super-Gcolspan=4 1:05.8042Men's сombined1:02.914450.95341:53.8634Men's giant slalom1:10.72611:06.85342:17.5736Men's slalom59.9052colspan=4 Anastasiya ShepilenkoWomen's super-Gcolspan=4 53.6111Women's combined50.73453.34161:44.0712Women's giant slalom1:05.99141:03.0222:09.019Women's slalomcolspan=2 colspan=4 Kateryna ShepilenkoWomen's super-Gcolspan=4 56.6229Women's combined55.932858.05241:53.9824Women's giant slalomcolspan=2 colspan=4 Anastasiia MatsolaWomen's giant slalom1:18.74621:16.50462:35.2447Women's slalom1:21.05381:18.26322:39.3133
Biathlon
It was announced on 2 January 2022 that Ukraine would be represented by 5 male and 3 female biathletes.Ukraine biathlon team at the 2023 Winter World University Games But later Vitalii Mandzyn was forced to withdraw from the competitions due to pneumonia.Мандзин не зможе виступити на Універсіаді. Відома причина, sport.ua, 7 January 2023 (in Ukrainian). Ukraine was represented by four male and three female athletes who won two medals.Biathlon Results Book
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankDmytro HrushchakShort individual47:12.26 (2+2+0+2)15Sprint28:38.72 (0+2)7Pursuit36:26.31 (0+0+0+1)Mass start42:51.35 (1+2+0+2)14Stepan KinashShort individual44:43.52 (1+0+0+1)5Sprintcolspan="3" Mass start41:49.63 (2+0+1+0)9Vladyslav ChykharShort individual48:43.86 (1+3+1+1)21Sprint29:07.51 (1+0)11Pursuit38:39.23 (0+1+1+1)10Roman BorovykShort individual48:03.67 (1+2+1+3)20Sprint29:20.23 (1+2)14Pursuit38:47.64 (0+1+3+0)12Mass start44:39.06 (1+1+1+3)21
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankYuliia HorodnaIndividual45.52.33 (1+1+0+1)5Sprint25:25.81 (1+0)8Pursuit34:28.43 (1+0+0+2)6Mass start42:33.83 (1+0+0+2)7Liliia SteblynaIndividual51.45.510 (3+3+3+1)34Sprint26:17.83 (2+1)13Pursuit35:34.64 (1+0+2+1)14Mass start41:44.72 (0+0+1+1)4Olena HorodnaIndividual49.59.75 (0+1+1+3)30Sprint26:45.62 (1+1)22Pursuit36:48.73 (0+2+0+1)20
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankYuliia HorodnaStepan KinashSingle mixed relay38:07.21+11
Cross-country skiing
Ukraine was represented by 9 athletes.Cross-country skiing entry list
Distance Men AthleteEventFinal resultTimeDeficitRankRuslan Denysenko10 km classical26:06.6 +1:29.61910 km pursuit25:07.4 +2:22.51830 km mass start1:13:24.4 +35.611Dmytro Romanchenko10 km classical27:32.3 +2:55.35510 km pursuit29:07.0 +6:22.15130 km mass start1:21:52.2 +9:03.439Oleh Mishchenko10 km classical28:27.2 +3:50.26430 km mass start1:28:43.9 +15:55.14710 km pursuit29:31.4 +6:46.555Maksym Bondar10 km classical28:23.7 +3:46.76210 km pursuit30:18.9 +7:34.06030 km mass start1:20:34.1 +7:45.336Oleksii Kyryk10 km classical32:06.4 +7:29.47810 km pursuit35:15.6 +12:30.772Ruslan DenysenkoDmytro RomanchenkoOleh MishchenkoMaksym Bondar4×7.5 km relay1:24:30.5 +7:29.011
Women AthleteEventFinal resultTimeDeficitRankAnastasiia Nikon5 km classical15:05.3 +1:44.5385 km pursuit15:10.3 +2:42.53715 km mass start44:40.4 +5:02.039Anastasiia Ivanchenko10 km classical15:29.9 +2:09.1485 km pursuit15:16.0 +2:48.23915 km mass start42:42.6 +3:04.227Anastasiia Savinska10 km classical15:24.9 +2:04.1465 km pursuit16:25.8 +3:58.04715 km mass start46:38.0 +6:59.644Yelizaveta Nopriienko10 km classical16:00.6 +2:39.8535 km pursuit16:34.8 +4:07.05015 km mass start44:01.9 +4:23.536Anastasiia NikonYelizaveta NopriienkoAnastasiia Ivanchenko3×5 km relay47:48.6 +3:59.011
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDmytro RomanchenkoMen's sprint2:40.5456colspan=6 Maksym Bondar2:42.4562colspan=6 Ruslan Denysenko2:42.5763colspan=6 Oleh Mishchenko2:43.1364colspan=6 Oleksii Kyryk2:46.2467colspan=6 Anastasiia IvanchenkoWomen's sprint3:13.9349colspan=6 Anastasiia Nikon3:14.8750colspan=6 Anastasiia Savinska3:20.9657colspan=6 Yelizaveta Nopriienko3:25.0563colspan=6
Relay Athlete Event Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Maksym BondarAnastasiya Nikon Mixed team sprint 21:49.31 14 colspan="2" Dmytro RomanchenkoAnastasiya Ivanchenko 22:53.28 15 colspan="2"
Figure skating
Ivan Shmuratko was scheduled to compete in the men's singles competition but he had to withdraw due to problems with his foot."Роблю все, щоб повернутися в стрій". Фігурист Іван Шмуратко знявся з Універсіади-2023 і пояснив причину, Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Ukraine was thus represented in women's singles and ice dancing by one entry.Figure Skating Results Book
AthleteEventTotal Points Rank Points Rank Points RankIvan ShmuratkoMen's singlescolspan=6 Anastasia HozhvaWomen's singles57.509 Q95.999153.498Mariia HolubtsovaKyryl BielobrovIce dance62.88595.975158.855
Ice hockey
Team rosterUkraine's entries at the 2023 Winter World University Games Head coach: Vadym Shakhraychuk
No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam6D Sokil Kyiv7F Energija/GV Elektrėnai10F (C) Sokil Kyiv21D Dnipro Kherson23F Dnipro Kherson3D Corpus Christi IceRays4D (A) Dnipro Kherson11F (A) Brooks Bandits15F Manhattanville College19F HK Kremenchuk8F Wiener EV16D Sokil Kyiv18F Dnipro Kherson22D Springfield Junior Pics24F Energija/GV Elektrėnai9F HK Kremenchuk12D Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks13F MŠK Púchov U2014F HC Sparta Praha U201GK Dauphin Kings20GK HC Kharkiv Berserks
Summary, Official website of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 28 December 2022. TeamEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUkraine men's teamMen's tournamentL 1-6L 2-3 OTW 12-2L 2-4W 3-13colspan="3"
Nordic combined
Dmytro Mazurchuk and Vitalii Hrebeniuk won the first-ever medal for Ukraine in the sport at the Winter Universiades.Україна здобула другу медаль Універсіади-2023: перша в історії у лижному двоборстві, Suspilne (in Ukrainian).
MenNordic Combined Results Book AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotalDistancePointsRankTimeRankTime/PointsRankDmytro MazurchukMen's normal hill/10 km89.5102.0624:15.5326:41.55Vitalii Hrebeniuk88.5103.2524:33.5626:55.56Oleksandr Shumbarets70.062.41625:20.11230:25.114Dmytro MazurchukMen's mass start 10 km/normal hillResults of the men's mass start 10 km/normal hill competition88.0110.4526:37.21080.47Vitalii Hrebeniuk82.0103.2625:57.2783.26Oleksandr Shumbarets74.586.11128:50.21622.815Dmytro MazurchukVitalii HrebeniukMen's team sprint normal hill/2 x 4 x 1.5 kmResults of the men's team sprint competition211.1325:00.2425:33.2
Short track speed skating
Ukraine was represented by 4 athletes.Competitors in short track speed skating at the 2023 Winter World University Games
Men AthleteEventPrel. HeatHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYaroslav Morozov500 m59.0465colspan=8 1000 m1:32.7283 q1:56.3095colspan=6 1500 mcolspan=4 2:27.9465colspan=4 Rostyslav Leontenko500 m42.7763 q43.6444colspan=6 1000 m1:47.9925colspan=8 1500 mcolspan=4 2:33.8195colspan=4
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTetiana Zarvanska500 m49.3315colspan=6 1000 m1:37.7165colspan=6 1500 mcolspan=2 2:57.1475colspan=4 Viktoriia Chervenko500 m50.1495colspan=6 1000 m1:45.2335colspan=6 1500 mcolspan=2 2:58.9825colspan=4
Mixed AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankViktoriia ChervenkoTetiana ZarvanskaRostyslav LeontenkoYaroslav MorozovMixed team relay3:11.7324colspan=4
Snowboarding
Mykhailo Kharuk became the first Ukrainian Universiade champion in snowboarding.Сноубордист Михайло Харук здобув для України перше "золото" на Універсіаді, Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). In total, Ukraine won three medals in snowboarding.Medallists in snowboarding at the 2023 Winter World University Games
Snowboard cross AthleteEventSeeding 1Seeding 2EliminationSemifinalFinalTimeRankPositionPointsPositionPositionPositionRankIvan MalovannyiMen's56.9110 Q1011colspan=3 Hlib Mostovenko1:00.14153colspan=5
Parallel AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankMykhailo KharukMen's parallel giant slalom59.89Qualification results (Men's PGS)1 Q MajerczykW ChoW HongW PinkWMen's parallel slalom1:06.25Qualification results (Men's PSL)1 Q SkoffW PocinekW BurgstallerL +0.39 ShinoharaWVasyl KasheliukMen's parallel giant slalom1:01.736 Q FarberW PinkL +0.53colspan=3 Men's parallel slalom1:09.186 Q YogoW ShinoharaL +0.43colspan=3 Nadiia HapatynWomen's parallel giant slalom1:04.413 Q KanazawaL +0.26colspan=4 Women's parallel slalom1:12.915 Q KleesattelW HauserW KainzL +0.17 FavaWVita BodnarukWomen's parallel giant slalom1:04.98Qualification results (Women's PGS)9 Q HauserW MurataW FavaL +1.19 BätschiL +0.794Women's parallel slalom1:14.89Qualification results (Women's PSL)7 Q JangW BätschiL +1.17colspan=3
References
External links Ukrainian medallists at the 2023 Winter World University Games