Annamari Dancha
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | "Spartak" (Uzhhorod) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Annamari Dancha (née Annamari Chundak;
Career
Annamari Chundak made her
At the
At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she was 21st in the qualifying run of the parallel giant slalom and 21st in the parallel slalom, not advancing in either event.[3][4]
In January 2015, she married and took a two-year pause in competing.[5]
Before the
In February 2019, she ranked 6th in the parallel giant slalom event at the World Championships which was the best ever result for Ukraine at snowboarding competitions of the highest level. But the next day, she surprised everybody by winning a silver medal in parallel slalom, which was the first-ever medal for Ukraine at international snowboard competitions of the highest level. She was just 15th in the qualifying round after finishing 21st on the blue course and 8th on the red course. In the first round, she won against #2 of the qualification Cheyenne Loch from Germany. Later on, Dancha won against Polish Aleksandra Król and 2018 Winter Olympics bronze medalist German Ramona Theresia Hofmeister. In the final, she lost to Julie Zogg from Switzerland, thus winning the silver medal.[7] Interesting fact that these athletes met each other in the final for the second time. Nine years ago, Dancha (Chundak back then) won against Zogg in the final of the parallel giant slalom at the Junior World Championships.
As of January 2022, her best World Cup finish was 5th in the parallel giant slalom on January 11, 2020, in Swiss Scuol.
In 2022, Dancha was nominated for her fourth Winter Games in Beijing.[8]
Career results
Winter Olympics
| Year | Place | PGS | PSL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Vancouver, Canada |
16 | — |
| 2014 |  Sochi, Russia |
21 | 21 |
| 2018 | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
28 | — |
| 2022 |  Beijing, China |
26 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Place | PGS | PSL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Arosa, Switzerland |
51 | 46 |
| 2009 | Gangwon, South Korea |
25 | 15 |
| 2011 |  La Molina, Spain |
17 | 15 |
| 2013 | Stoneham, Canada |
25 | 31 |
| 2017 | Sierra Nevada, Spain |
32 | 17 |
| 2019 |  Utah, United States |
6 | 2 |
| 2021 |  Rogla, Slovenia |
26 | 19 |
World Cup
Rankings
| Season | PAR | PGS | PSL | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 67 | - | - | 144 |
| 2007–08 | 43 | - | - | 111 |
| 2008–09 | 37 | - | - | 108 |
| 2009–10 | 32 | - | - | 77 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | - | - | - |
| 2011–12 | 28 | - | - | - |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 28 | 17 | - |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 28 | 33 | - |
| 2014–15 | missed | |||
| 2015–16 | missed | |||
| 2016–17 | 36 | 34 | 32 | - |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | - |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 26 | 29 | - |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | - |
| 2020–21 | 27 | 29 | 23 | - |
European Cup
Podiums
| Season | Place | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 |  Isola 2000, France |
PGS | 1 |
| 2009–10 |  Vrátna, Slovakia |
PGS | 3 |
 Kasberg, Austria |
PGS | 3 | |
 Kyiv, Ukraine |
PSL | 1 | |
| Kyiv, Ukraine |
PSL | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
PSL | 1 |
| 2012–13 |  Ratschings, Italy |
PSL | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
PSL | 1 |
| Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
PSL | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Bukovel, Ukraine |
PGS | 1 |
Nor-Am Cup
Podiums
| Season | Place | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Blue Mountain, Canada |
PSL | 3 |
Personal life
She studied at the Uzhhorod National University. She is married and has a daughter.[9] She speaks English and Hungarian.
References
- ^ a b FIS Profile
- ^ Ukrainian Dancha won the first ever World snowboard medal for Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Лучшая сноубордистка Украины Аннамари Чундак вышла замуж".
- ^ "Олімпіада-2018. Хто є хто в збірній України".
- ^ Video of the 2018 WCH final run Dancha vs. Zogg
- ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian snowboarder: I started trainings four mounths after delivery". ua-football.com. February 6, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
