Team Ukraine for the Winter Olympics 2010

The 21st Winter Olympics, has been started on February 12, 2010, in Vancouver, Canada. More information could be find on http://www.vancouver2010.com. And of course Ukrainian sportsmen take part in this multi-sport contest. Team Ukraine for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver consists of 47 athletes (+ 6 in reserve):

 

Biathlon:

Men - Andriy Deryzemlya, Sergiy Sednev, Sergiy Semyonov, Oleaxnder Bilanenko and Vyacheslav Derkach Women - Oksana Khvostenko, Lilia Vayhina-Efremova, Vita Semerenko, Valentyna Semerenko, Olena Pidhrushna and Ludmyla Pysarenko

Figure skating:
Pairs: Tetiana Volosozhar - Stanislav Morozov, Kateryna Kostenko - Roman Talan;
Dancers: Anna Zadorozhniuk - Serhiy Verbillo
Single skating: Anton Kovalevskyi

Cross-country Skiing:
Men - Roman Leybyuk, Oleksandr Puzko
Women - Valentyna Shevchenko, Maryna Antsybor, Vita Yakymchuk, Kateryna Hryhorenko, Tetiana Zavaliy, Lada Nesterenko

Ski jumping:
Vitaly Shumbarets, Volodymyr Boshchuk, Olexandr Lazarevych

Nordic combined:
Volodymyr Trachuk

Luge:
Single: Women - Natalia Yakushenko, Liliya Ludan
Pair: Andriy Kis - Yuriy Hayduk, Taras Senkiv - Roman Zakharkiv

Freestyle:
Women - Olha Volkova, Nadiya Didenko, Olha Polyuk
Men - Olexander Abramenko, Enver Ablaev, Stanislav Kravchuk

Alpine skiing:
Women: Bohdana Matsotska, Anastasiya Scryabina
Men: Rostyslav Feshchuk

Snowboarding:
Annamari Chundak
Iosyp Penyak

In reserve:
Alla Beknazarova (figure skating), Maryna Halaydzhyan (Luge), Volodymyr Zuev (figure skating), Sergiy Lifirenko (short track),  Roman Prima (biathlon), Inna Suprun (biathlon)




The Ukrainian diaspora in Canada is about 800 thousand Ukrainians, so I hope for the warm support of our Olympic Team. Lets wish the success and medals;)

Ukraine Olympic uniform 2010.

Ukraine Olympic uniform 2010.

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