Vladyslav Heraskevych
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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 |
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
[edit]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 Ukraine received one quota spot for the 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) in 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]
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 Winter Games in Beijing.[7] At the Games, he displayed a sign stating "No War in Ukraine" (in reference to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis), a possible violation of Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter that bans all political displays and demonstrations.[8] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stated that Heraskevych would not face repercussions for the sign, calling it a "general call for peace".[9]
Four days after the end of the Olympic Games, the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started. Heraskevych helped deliver food and supplies to the Ukrainian people. [10]
Personal life
[edit]Heraskevych graduated from the faculty of physics at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[11]
Career results
[edit]Winter Olympics
[edit]| Year | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea |
12 |
| 2022 |  Beijing, China |
18 |
World Championships
[edit]| Year | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Königssee, Germany |
24 |
| 2019 |  Whistler, Canada |
14 |
| 2020 | Altenberg, Germany |
14 |
| 2021 | Altenberg, Germany |
13 |
European Championships
[edit]| Year | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Innsbruck, Austria |
15 |
| 2019 | Innsbruck, Austria |
15 |
| 2020 |  Sigulda, Latvia |
11 |
| 2021 | Winterberg, Germany |
11 |
| 2022 |  St. Moritz, Switzerland |
10 |
Skeleton World Cup
[edit]Rankings
[edit]| Season | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 24 | 404 |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 944 |
| 2019–20 | 13 | 896 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 880 |
| 2021–22 | 16 | 816 |
Results
[edit]| Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Porterfield, Carlie (11 February 2022). "IOC Will Not Punish Ukrainian Olympian Over 'No War In Ukraine' Sign". 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
[edit]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kyiv
- Ukrainian male skeleton racers
- Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic skeleton racers for Ukraine
- Skeleton racers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni
- Pro-Ukrainian people of the Russian invasion of Ukraine