Olena Shkhumova

Olena Shkhumova (born 24 November 1993 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Olena Shkhumova
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993
Lviv, Ukraine
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sport
CountryUkraine
Sport Luge
Event(s)Women's singles

Career

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

Olena graduated from Lviv State University of Physical Culture.

Career results

Winter Olympics
YearEventSinglesRelay
2014 Sochi, Russia3111
2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea2113

World Championships
YearEventSinglesRelaySingles Sprint
2015 Sigulda, Latvia37
2016 Königssee, Germany3536
2017 Innsbruck, Austria2213

European Championships
YearEventSinglesRelay
2014 Sigulda, Latvia7
2016 Altenberg, Germany24

Luge World Cup

Rankings
SeasonSinglesDoubles Sprint
2011–1234
2012–1350
2013–1431
2014–1538
2015–1629
2016–172418
2017–1835

References
  1. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  3. "П'ятеро санкарів з Галичини вибороли ліцензії на Олімпіаду-2018".
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