Olena Shkhumova

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Olena Shkhumova
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Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 28)
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

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

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[]

Year Event Singles Relay
2014 Russia Sochi, Russia 31 11
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea 21 13

World Championships[]

Year Event Singles Relay Singles Sprint
2015 Latvia Sigulda, Latvia 37
2016 Germany Königssee, Germany 35 36
2017 Austria Innsbruck, Austria 22 13

European Championships[]

Year Event Singles Relay
2014 Latvia Sigulda, Latvia 7
2016 Germany Altenberg, Germany 24

Luge World Cup[]

Rankings[]

Season Singles Doubles Sprint
2011–12 34
2012–13 50
2013–14 31
2014–15 38
2015–16 29
2016–17 24 18
2017–18 35

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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