Vladyslav Heraskevych
Personal information | |
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Born | Kyiv, Ukraine | 12 January 1999
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Sport | |
Country | Ukraine |
Sport | Skeleton |
Vladyslav Mykhailovych Heraskevych (Ukrainian: Владислав Михайлович Гераскевич; born 12 January 1999) is a Ukrainian skeleton racer who has competed since 2014. He is the first-ever Ukrainian skeleton racer.
Career
His father, Mykhailo Heraskevych, trains Heraskevych. He began competing in 2014. Previously, he tried boxing.
In February 2016, he participated at 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, where he finished 8th.[1] A month earlier, he was 17th at the Junior World Championships in Winterberg, Germany. The following year, he achieved 10th place at the Junior Worlds in Sigulda, Latvia.
On 24 February 2017, he became the first-ever Ukrainian athlete to compete in skeleton at World Championships.[2] He finished 24th at 2017 World Championships in Königssee, Germany.
On 10 November 2017, he debuted in Skeleton World Cup and was 27th in Lake Placid, United States. That season he participated in 7 of 8 races and ranked 24th in World Cup classification.
On 15 January 2018, it was announced that
In the next World Cup season, Heraskevych started very well by finishing 9th in Sigulda, Latvia. But, he wasn't successful at the European Championships, where he failed to qualify for the second run. At the 2019 World Championships, he finished 14th.
Before the Olympic 2021–22 season, Heraskevych showed relatively stable results, reaching twice Top-10 and qualifying for all second runs in the races he took part in. On 31 December 2022, Heraskevych achieved his new World Cup best finish by ranking 6th in Latvian Sigulda.
In 2022, Heraskevych was nominated for his second
Four days after the end of the Olympic Games, the
Personal life
Heraskevych graduated from the faculty of physics at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[11]
Career results
Winter Olympics
Year | Event | Rank |
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2018 | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
12 |
2022 | Beijing, China |
18 |
World Championships
Year | Event | Rank |
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2017 | Königssee, Germany | 24 |
2019 | Whistler, Canada | 14 |
2020 | Altenberg, Germany | 14 |
2021 | Altenberg, Germany | 13 |
European Championships
Year | Event | Rank |
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2018 | Innsbruck, Austria | 15 |
2019 | Innsbruck, Austria | 15 |
2020 | Sigulda, Latvia | 11 |
2021 | Winterberg, Germany | 11 |
2022 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | 10 |
Skeleton World Cup
Rankings
Season | Rank | Points |
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2017–18 | 24 | 404 |
2018–19 | 9 | 944 |
2019–20 | 13 | 896 |
2020–21 | 13 | 880 |
2021–22 | 16 | 816 |
Results
Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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2017–18 | 24th | 404 | LPL 27 |
PAC 13 |
WHI 18 |
WIN 31 |
IGL 27 |
ALT — |
STM 26 |
KON 15 |
2018–19 | 9th | 944 | SIG 9 |
WIN 17 |
ALT 14 |
IGL 22 |
STM 12 |
LPL 12 |
CAL 12 |
CAL 9 |
2019–20 | 13th | 896 | LPL 12 |
LPL 18 |
WIN 16 |
LAP 8 |
INS 17 |
KON 11 |
STM 16 |
SIG 14 |
2020–21 | 13th | 896 | SIG 12 |
SIG 9 |
INS 14 |
INS 11 |
WIN 11 |
STM 11 |
KON — |
INS 18 |
2021–22 | 16th | 816 | INS 22 |
INS 21 |
ALT 10 |
WIN 19 |
ALT 12 |
SIG 6 |
WIN 25 |
STM 11 |
References
- ^ "Владислав Гераскевич - в еліті світового скелетону". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Український скелетоніст вперше виступив на чемпіонаті світу". korrespondent.net. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Гераскевич став першим скелетоністом, який представить Україну на Олімпіаді". Ukrinform. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Debut in skeleton: Heraskevych is 12th
- ^ Report from news about Heraskevych's success at the Olympics (Youtube video in Ukrainian)
- ^ UA:First's statement regarding Skeleton World Cup broadcast
- ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian athlete risks Winter Olympics rebuke after anti-war protest". The Guardian. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- Forbes. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian bobsledder helps deliver food, supplies", CBS News, 26 March 2022
- ^ "Гераскевич в базі даних abit-poisk.org.ua". abit-poisk.org.ua. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
External links
- Vladyslav Heraskevych at IBSF
- Vladyslav Heraskevych at Olympics.com
- Vladyslav Heraskevych at Olympedia
- Vladyslav Heraskevych on Facebook
- Vladyslav Heraskevych on Instagram