Olha Ihorivna Knysh ( uk, Ольга Ігорівна Книш; born 6 October 1995) is a former female

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

from

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. She represented

at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

. She participated thrice at

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

but she didn't manage to qualify for the second run in any race.

Sporting career

Knysh began skiing in September 1998 in Lviv, Ukraine. She also tried tennis, judo and artistic gymnastics but decided to focus on alpine skiing at the age of 14. Knysh was coached by former Olympian Yuliya Shepilenko who represented Ukraine at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

. She represented Ukraine at the

2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival The 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Liberec, Czech Republic, between 13 and 18 February 2011. Sports Participant nations Azerbaijan, Israel, Malta, Portugal and San Marino (the remaining nations of the European Olympi ...

and

2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival The 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was an international multi-sport event held between 17 and 22 February 2013, in Braşov, Romania, with some of the events also held in Râșnov, Predeal and Fundata. It was the 11th edition of the ...

with her best result being 35th in giant slalom in 2013. She started at three

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

between 2015 and 2019. Her best finish was 49th in slalom in 2017. In 2018, Knysh qualified to represent Ukraine at the

where she competed in three races and achieved her best result being 43rd in super-G. Knysh finished her professional sporting career in February 2020. She started to work as ski instructor and fitness coach after retiring from competitive sport.

Career results

Winter Olympics

World Championships

Personal life

Knysh graduated from the

Lviv State University of Physical Culture Lviv State University of Physical Culture ( uk, Львівський державний університет фізичної культури) is a university specializing in sports education and located in Lviv, Ukraine. History Lviv State ...

.Львівська гірськолижниця Ольга Книш змагатиметься на ЧС-2015 у США
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References

External links

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Knysh's Facebook profile

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knysh, Olha 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Lviv Ukrainian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian women