Vladyslav Heraskevych
Vladyslav Heraskevych (born January 12, 1999, in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian skeleton racer who has competed since 2015. He is the first ever Ukrainian skeleton racer.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1999 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Sport | Skeleton |
Career
Vladyslav is trained by his father Mykhailo Heraskevych. He began competing in 2014. Previously he tried boxing.
In February 2016 she participated at 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, where he finished 8th.[1] Month before he was 17th at Junior World Championships in Winterberg, Germany. Next year he achieved 10th place at Junior Worlds in Sigulda, Latvia.
On February 24, 2017, he became first ever Ukrainian athlete to compete in skeleton at World Championships.[2] He finished 24th at 2017 World Championships in Königssee, Germany.
On November 10, 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 January 15, 2018, it was announced that Ukraine received one quota spot for men's skeleton competition which was the first ever for Ukraine in this sport.[3] At the Olympics he finished 12th (in the final fourth run he was even 7th) what was regarded in Ukraine as an enormous success.[4][5] After such a success Ukrainian Public TV company UA:First started to broadcast Skeleton World Cup for the first time in the history of Ukrainian television.[6]
Next World Cup season Vladyslav started very well by finishing 9th in Sigulda, Latvia. But he wasn't successful at the European Championships where he failed to qualify for second run. At the 2019 World Championships he finished 14th.
Personal life
Vladyslav is student of faculty of physics at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[7]
Career results
Winter Olympics
| Year | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea | 12 |
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References
- "Владислав Гераскевич - в еліті світового скелетону". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "Український скелетоніст вперше виступив на чемпіонаті світу". korrespondent.net. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- "Гераскевич став першим скелетоністом, який представить Україну на Олімпіаді". Ukrinform. Retrieved January 15, 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
- "Гераскевич в базі даних abit-poisk.org.ua". abit-poisk.org.ua. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
