Olena Shkhumova

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

Olena Shkhumova

Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	24 November 1993 Lviv, Ukraine
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Luge
Event(s)	Women's singles

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	Sochi, Russia	31	11
2018	Pyeongchang, South Korea	21	13

World Championships

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

European Championships

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

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".

External links

• FIL profile