Ivan Kovbasnyuk

Ivan Kovbasnyuk (born 18 May 1993) is a Ukrainian alpine skier. He represented Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Ivan Kovbasnyuk
Full nameIvan Kovbasnyuk
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Yasinia, Rakhiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Updated on 22 January 2022.

Skiing career

Kovbasnyuk began skiing at the age of three. His mother, who worked as an alpine skiing coach, introduced him to the sport.

As of January 2022, his best performance at the World Championships was 30th in slalom at the 2021 Championships.[2]

He participated three times at World Cup: twice (2015, 2017) in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, and once (2018) in super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, where he finished 61st. His best World Cup result was 58th in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, on 25 October 2015.[3]

In 2022, Kovbasnyuk was nominated for his second Winter Games in Beijing.[4]

He participated at the 2013 and 2017 Winter Universiade. His best finish was 34th in downhill in 2013.

Personal life

After the 2023 World Cup, Kovbasnyuk had to join the military service against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Results

Winter Olympics results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
201824DNF157DNF49DNF2—
202228DNF1—32 3314—

World Championships results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
201319DNF17365———
2015213755————
20172347DNF148———
201925DNF1524854DNF2—
2021273060DNF—DNF2—

Results per discipline
Discipline WC starts WC Podium WC Top 5 WC Top 15 WC Top 30 Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom00000
Giant slalom2000025 October 2015Austria Sölden, Austria58th
Super-G1000014 December 2018Italy Val Gardena, Italy61st
Downhill00000
Combined00000
Total30000
  • Standings through 27 January 2022.

Results per discipline
Discipline EC starts EC Podium EC Top 5 EC Top 15 EC Top 30 Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom00000
Giant slalom00000
Super-G9000020 December 2015Austria Sölden, Austria72nd
Downhill13000014 January 2022Italy Tarvisio, Italy59th
Combined2000011 December 2015Austria Sölden, Austria60th
Total240000
  • Standings through 27 January 2022.

Personal life

He graduated from Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk.

References
  1. "Ivan Kovbasnyuk became Ukrainian champion in alpine skiing". uzhgorod.net.ua. February 17, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. "One ranking within the top-30. Which results the Ukrainian national team achieved at the World Championships". Suspilne. February 24, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. "Official Results Run 1" (PDF). FIS. October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ""Ich muss aufs Schlachtfeld": Ukrainischer Ski-Star zieht direkt nach WM in den Krieg". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
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