Dmytro Kotovskyi

Dmytro Volodymyrovych Kotovskyi (Ukrainian: Дмитро Володимирович Котовський; born 8 November 2001) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[1] He competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Dmytro Kotovskyi
Full nameДмитро Володимирович Котовський
Born (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001
Rivne, Ukraine
World Cup career
Individual wins2
Indiv. podiums4
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BakurianiMixed team aerials
Updated on 19 February 2022.

Career

Kotovskyi's debut in international competitions occurred on December 1, 2017, at the European Cup stage in Ruka, Finland, where he was 32nd. He made his World Cup debut on February 23, 2019, in Minsk, Belarus. He placed 24th. As of January 2022, his best World Cup finish was 4th on January 12, 2022, in Deer Valley, United States.[2]

Kotovskyi competed at two Junior World Championships. In 2018, he finished 20th, while in 2019 he narrowly missed the podium by finishing 4th.[3]

His World Championships debut was at the 2021 Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was then 6th in the individual competition, finishing best among Ukrainians and 5th in the mixed team event.[4]

In 2022, Dmytro Kotovskyi was nominated for his first Winter Games in Beijing.[5] He finished 15th in men's competition. He was unable to compete in the mixed team event due to positive COVID-19 tests.[6]

Kotovskyi's first World Cup podium came on 21 January 2022 when he finished 3rd in Le Relais, Canada.[7] The next day he improved this result and clinched silver.

Personal life

Kotoskyi is student of the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.[8]

Career results
Kotovskyi competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics
YearPlaceAerialsTeam event
2022China Beijing, China15—

World Championships
YearPlaceAerialsTeam event
2021Kazakhstan Shymbulak, Kazakhstan65

Individual podiums
SeasonPlaceRank
2022–23Canada Le Relais, Canada3
Canada Le Relais, Canada2
United States Deer Valley, United States1
Switzerland Engadin, Switzerland1

Team podiums
SeasonPlaceRank
2021–22Finland Ruka, Finland3
Finland Ruka, Finland3

Individual rankings
SeasonAerialsOverall
2018–1943237
2019–2044246
2020–2122—
2021–229—

Individual podiums
SeasonPlaceRank
2019–20Ukraine Bukovel, Ukraine1
2020–21Finland Ruka, Finland3
2021–22Italy Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy1
2022–23Finland Ruka, Finland2

References
  1. "Two freestyle skiers from Rivne received Olympic quotas". rivne.rayon.in.ua. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. "Ukrainian freestyle skier lost to three Chinese at the World Cup". radiotrek.rv.ua. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. "Congratulations for Kotovskyi on his 4th place at the Junior World Championships". Ski Federation of Ukraine on Facebook. April 5, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. "19-year-old Dmytro Kotovskyi finished 6th at the World Freestyle Skiing Championships". Suspilne. March 10, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. Олімпіада-2022: Командні змагання з фристайлу, до яких не допустили Україну, завершилися сенсацією, Espreso TV, 10 February 2022 (in Ukrainian).
  7. Україна завоювала дві медалі на етапі Кубка світу з лижної акробатики, glavcom.ua, 22 January 2023 (in Ukrainian).
  8. "Admission lists 2019". abit-poisk.org.ua. September 1, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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