Olena Zamyrivna Shkhumova (Ukrainian: Олена Замирівна Шхумова, born 24 November 1993 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
 Shkhumova in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Олена Замирівна Шхумова |
| Full name | Olena Zamyrivna Shkhumova |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | 24 November 1993 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Sport |  Luge |
| Event | Women's singles |
Career edit
Shkhumova's first World Cup season was in 2011–12. She wasn't leader of the national team but she succeeded to qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics along with Olena Stetskiv. In the women's singles she placed last - 31st. She was also a part of the Ukrainian relay team, which finished 11th.[1][2]
In 2016–17 season she improved her performances and became leader of Ukrainian team. At 2017 World Championships she was 22nd. As of January 2018, Shkhumova's best Luge World Cup finish was 20th in 2016–17 in Park City, United States.
On December 27, 2017, Olena Shkhumova qualified for 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] She was 21st in singles race and 13th in team relay.
Personal life edit
Olena graduated from Lviv State University of Physical Culture.
Career results edit
Winter Olympics edit
| Year | Event | Singles | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Sochi, Russia |
31 | 11 |
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea |
21 | 13 |
World Championships edit
| Year | Event | Singles | Relay | Singles Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Sigulda, Latvia |
37 | ||
| 2016 |  Königssee, Germany |
35 | 36 | |
| 2017 |  Innsbruck, Austria |
22 | 13 |
European Championships edit
| Year | Event | Singles | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sigulda, Latvia |
7 | |
| 2016 | Altenberg, Germany |
24 |
Luge World Cup edit
Rankings edit
| Season | Singles | Doubles Sprint |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 34 | |
| 2012–13 | 50 | |
| 2013–14 | 31 | |
| 2014–15 | 38 | |
| 2015–16 | 29 | |
| 2016–17 | 24 | 18 |
| 2017–18 | 35 |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olena Shkhumova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Olena SHKHUMOVA". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
- ^ "П'ятеро санкарів з Галичини вибороли ліцензії на Олімпіаду-2018" [Five sledders from Galicia won licenses for the 2018 Olympics]. zik.ua (in Ukrainian).
External links edit
- Olena Shkhumova at the International Luge Federation
- Olena Shkhumova at Olympics.com
- Olena Shkhumova at Olympic.org (archived)
- Olena Shkhumova at Olympedia