Olga Polyuk

Olha Yuryivna Polyuk (Ukrainian: Ольга Юріївна Полюк; born September 15, 1987, in Khmelnytskyi) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. She competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Olga Polyuk
Born (1987-09-15) September 15, 1987
Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR
World Cup career
Indiv. podiums1
Medal record
Women's Freestyle skiing
Representing  Ukraine
Junior World Championships
2006 Krasnoe OzeroAerials
2007 AiroloAerials
Updated on January 26, 2022.

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 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 winner).[1]

She competed at eight World Championships. As of January 2022, her best World Championships result is 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 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]

Career results

Winter Olympics
YearPlaceAerialsTeam event
2010 Vancouver, Canada20N/A
2014 Sochi, Russia15N/A
2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea16N/A
2022 Beijing, China

World Championships
YearPlaceAerialsTeam event
2007 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy17N/A
2009 Inawashiro, Japan17N/A
2011 Deer Valley, United States8N/A
2013 Voss, Norway16N/A
2015 Kreischberg, Austria15N/A
2017 Sierra Nevada, Spain15N/A
2019 Utah, United States7—
2021 Shymbulak, Kazakhstan10—

Individual podiums
SeasonPlaceRank
2021–22 Ruka, Finland3

Individual rankings
SeasonAerialsOverall
2006–072088
2007–082062
2008–091336
2009–102159
2010–111035
2011–121032
2012–131369
2013–1424118
2014–151140
2015–161778
2016–171577
2017–181982
2018–19839
2019–20missed
2020–2122N/A

Individual podiums
SeasonPlaceRank
2005–06 Minsk, Belarus2
2009–10 Bukovel, Ukraine2
2010–11 Ruka, Finland3
Bukovel, Ukraine2
Bukovel, Ukraine1
2011–12 Bukovel, Ukraine2
2012–13 Ruka, Finland2
Ruka, Finland3
2015–16 Ruka, Finland2
Ruka, Finland3
2016–17 Airolo, Switzerland2
Airolo, Switzerland2

Team podiums
SeasonPlaceRank
2016–17 Airolo, Switzerland3

Individual podiums
SeasonPlaceRank
2008–09 Mont Garibel, Canada1
2018–19 Utah, United States1
Utah, United States2

References
  1. "For the first time, two Ukrainian female freestyle skiers won medals at the World Cup stage". Suspilne. December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "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.
  4. "Olha Polyuk from Khmelnytskyi took part at the 2018 Olympics". ye.ua. February 15, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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