Ukraine participated at the 2006 Winter Paralympics held in Turin, Italy, held between 10 and 19 March 2006. The country's participation in the Games marked its third appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1998 Games.
The Ukrainian team consisted of 12 athletes who all competed in two sports. Ukraine was ranked third in the overall medal table with 25 medals including seven gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals. Olena Iurkovska won six medals including four gold medals.
Background Ukraine competed as a part of the Soviet Union until 1998. While the nation competed as an independent entity for the first time in the 1994 Winter Olympics, it made its Winter Paralympics debut only in 1998. After the nation made its debut in the Winter Paralympics in 1998, this edition of the Games marked the nation's third appearance at the Winter Paralympic Games. The National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine is organizing body for the Winter Paralympics in Ukraine. The 2006 Winter Paralympics took place in Turin, Italy, between 10 and 19 March 2006. The event saw a participation of 474 Para athletes (375 men and 99 women) from 38 countries in 58 medal events across five sports.
Medalists
Ukraine was ranked third in the overall medal table with 25 medals including seven gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals. Olena Iurkovska won six medals including four gold medals. Other multiple medal winners included Iurii Kostiuk, Vitaliy Lukyanenko, Oleh Munts, Iuliia Batenkova, Lyudmyla Pavlenko, and Svitlana Tryfonova. Following her medal exploits in the competition, Iurkovska was awarded the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award at the end of the event.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Olena Iurkovska Biathlon Women's 10 km, sitting 11 March Vitaliy Lukyanenko Biathlon Men's 12.5 km, visually impaired 11 March Olena Iurkovska Cross-country skiing Women's short distance, sitting 12 March Olena Iurkovska Biathlon Women's 7.5 km, sitting 14 March Olena Iurkovska Cross-country skiing Women's middle distance, sitting 15 March Iurii Kostiuk Cross-country skiing Men's long distance, sitting 18 March Oleh Munts Cross-country skiing Men's long distance, visually impaired 19 March Lyudmyla Pavlenko Biathlon Women's 10 km, sitting 11 March Tetyana Smyrnova Biathlon Women's 12.5 km, visually impaired 11 March Iuliia Batenkova Biathlon Women's 12.5 km, standing 11 March Iurii Kostiuk Cross-country skiing Men's short distance, sitting 12 March Svitlana Tryfonova Biathlon Women's 7.5 km, sitting 14 March Iurii Kostiuk Biathlon Men's 7.5 km, sitting 14 March Vitaliy Lukyanenko Biathlon Men's 7.5 km, visually impaired 14 March Iuliia Batenkova Cross-country skiing Women's middle distance, standing 15 March Olena Iurkovska Cross-country skiing Women's long distance, sitting 18 March Svitlana Tryfonova Biathlon Women's 10 km, sitting 11 March Lyudmyla Pavlenko Cross-country skiing Women's short distance, sitting 12 March Iuliia Batenkova Cross-country skiing Women's short distance, standing 12 March Lyudmyla Pavlenko Biathlon Women's 7.5 km, sitting 14 March Sergiy Khyzhnyak Biathlon Men's 7.5 km, sitting 14 March Iurii Kostiuk Cross-country skiing Men's middle distance, sitting 15 March Iuliia BatenkovaOlena IurkovskaLyudmyla Pavlenko Cross-country skiing Women's 3 × 2.5 km relay 17 March Vitaliy LukyanenkoVladyslav MorozovOleh Munts Cross-country skiing Men's 1 × 3.75 km + 2 × 5 km relay 17 March Iuliia Batenkova Cross-country skiing Women's long distance, standing 19 March
Competitors The Ukrainian delegation consisted of 12 athletes who all competed in two sports.
SportMenWomenAthletesBiathlon6612Cross-country skiing6612Total6612
Biathlon
Biathlon competitions were held between 11 and 14 March. Six men and six women represented Ukraine in the Biathlon competition. The biathlon event typically consists of skiing over a course multiple times depending on the race distance. Between the skiing stages, athletes try and hit five targets located at a distance of at the shooting range. For each missed target, a one-minute time penalty is added. A disability factor is applied if people with different kinds of disability participate in a single event.
The Ukrainian team won three gold, six silver, and three bronze medals in the biathlon events. Olena Iurkovska won two gold medals in the women's 7.5 km and 10 km sitting events. Vitaliy Lukyanenko won the other gold medal in the 12.5 km category.
Men AthleteEventClassTimeMissesFinal TimeRankOleh MuntsMen's 7.5 kmVisually impaired29:27.985725:02.78 Vitaliy Lukyanenko21:56.8100221:56.8 Iurii KostiukSitting28:22.891225:49.5 Sergiy Khyzhnyak25:51.2100025:51.2 Vladyslav Morozov27:35.8100128:35.810Oleh MuntsMen's 12.5 kmVisually impaired45:32.185341:42.34 Vitaliy Lukyanenko36:54.9100238:54.9 Iurii KostiukSitting49:47.591449:18.6 4Oleksandr Vasyutynsky50:08.1947 54:07.7 10Sergiy Khyzhnyak46:27.3100854:27.3 12Vladyslav Morozov45:54.9100449:54.96
Women AthleteEventClassTimeMissesFinal TimeRankTetyana SmyrnovaWomen's 7.5 kmVisually impaired27:03.8100229:03.84 Lyudmyla PavlenkoSitting33:14.598432:34.6Olena Iurkovska28:03.4100028:03.4Svitlana Tryfonova32:28.494030:31.5 Iuliia BatenkovaStanding31:07.196529:52.4 9Iryna Kyrychenko36:45.084330:52.2 10 Lyudmyla PavlenkoWomen's 10 kmSitting38:11.098542:25.1 Olena Iurkovska35:09.1100641:09.1 Svitlana Tryfonova42:05.094746:33.5 Tetyana SmyrnovaWomen's 12.5 kmVisually impaired49:30.5100352:30.5 Iuliia BatenkovaStanding48:47.496450:50.3Iryna Kyrychenko59:29.384111:00:58.211
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing competitions were held between 12 and 19 March. Six men and six women represented Ukraine in the cross-country skiing competition. The cross-country event typically consists of skiing over a specific race distance. A disability factor is applied if people with different kinds of disability participate in a single event.
The Ukrainian team won four gold, three silver, and six bronze medals in the cross-country skiing events. Olena Iurkovska won two gold medals in the women's short and middle distance events. Iurii Kostiuk and Oleh Munts won gold in different categories in the men's long distance events.
Men AthleteEventClassTimeFinal TimeRank Vitaliy LukyanenkoMen's short distance Visually impaired12:31.910012:31.9 7Iurii KostiukSitting17:12.39115:39.4 Oleksandr Vasyutynsky18:02.59416:57.6 12Vladyslav Morozov16:29.610016:29.67 Oleh MuntsMen's middle distance Visually impaired31:39.58727:32.5 5Iurii KostiukSitting29:52.29127:10.9 Oleksandr Vasyutynsky30:09.79428:21.1 10Sergiy Khyzhnyak28:32.810028:32.8 13Vladyslav Morozov28:29.710028:29.7 11 Oleh MuntsMen's long distance Visually impaired1:05:26.38756:55.9 Iurii KostiukSitting45:57.89141:49.6 Oleksandr Vasyutynsky49:12.19446:14.9 17Sergiy Khyzhnyak44:44.210044:44.2 13Oleh MuntsVitaliy LukyanenkoVladyslav Morozov Men's relayCombinedcolspan="2" 40:06.90
Women AthleteEventClassTimeFinal TimeRankTetyana SmyrnovaWomen's short distanceVisually impaired17:19.910017:19.912 Lyudmyla PavlenkoSitting9:04.9988:54.0Olena Iurkovska8:27.91008:27.9Svitlana Tryfonova9:59.2949:23.2 5 Iuliia BatenkovaStanding16:25.09615:45.6 Tetyana SmyrnovaWomen's middle distanceVisually impaired37:13.410037:13.410 Lyudmyla PavlenkoSitting17:49.59817:28.1 4Olena Iurkovska16:39.710016:39.7Svitlana Tryfonova18:48.19417:40.4 5 Iuliia BatenkovaStanding37:55.79134:30.8 Iryna Kyrychenko43:04.98737:28.8 7Tetyana SmyrnovaWomen's long distanceVisually impaired59:38.110059:38.111 Lyudmyla PavlenkoSitting33:22.29832:42.2 4Olena Iurkovska31:50.910031:50.9Svitlana Tryfonova35:33.39433:25.3 6 Iuliia BatenkovaStanding1:00:48.39155:20.0 Iryna Kyrychenko1:06:34.08757:54.85Iuliia BatenkovaLyudmyla PavlenkoOlena IurkovskaWomen's relayCombinedcolspan="2" 24:54.50
See also 2006 Winter Paralympics Ukraine at the 2006 Winter Olympics
References
External links Torino 2006 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee