Vladislav Bykanov ( he, ולדיסלב ביקנוב, uk, Владислав Биканов) (born 19 November 1989) is an Israeli Olympic
short track speed skater
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...
. He won the gold medal in the 3,000m at the 2015 and 2018 European Championships. He competed for
Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes. Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.
Competitors
Alpine skiing
According to the q ...
. He also competed for
Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports.
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of Israeli competitors participating at the Games per s ...
in
Short Track Speed Skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...
in
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
, South Korea. He competed for
Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Early and personal life
Bykanov was born in
Lviv
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,
Ukraine
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, and is Jewish. He moved to Israel in 1994 and has lived there ever since. Bykanov lives in the northern Israeli city of
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona ( he, קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה, ''lit.'' Town of the Eight) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, includi ...
, and in
Heerenveen
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, the Netherlands.
[Jenn Virskus]
"Fresh off a gold in Europe, Israeli speed skater reveals his 'biggest dream'"
/ref> He studied Economics and Management at Open University of Israel
The Open University of Israel ( he, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (CH ...
.[Short Track Speed Skating , Athlete Profile: Vladislav BYKANOV - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games]
/ref> His nickname is Vlad.
Skating career
His coach is Jeroen Otter. Bykanov started skating when he was eight years old, in Northern Israel
The Northern District ( he, מחוז הצפון, ''Mekhoz HaTzafon''; ar, منطقة الشمال, ''Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl'') is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km2, which incre ...
. In 2007, Bykanov broke an ankle and missed three months. In 2011 he again broke an ankle and missed four months. In 2015 he had hip surgery and was out for eight months; in 2016 he had another hip operation.
Bykanov qualified to compete for Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes. Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.
Competitors
Alpine skiing
According to the q ...
in Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
, Russia, in all three individual races. By doing so, he became the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating. He was Israel's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. He came in 19th in the 500m, 24th in the 1,000m, and 25th in the 1,500m.
He had his best showing in the 500m in a World Championship in the 2014 World Championship in Montreal, coming in 13th. Bykanov had his other best World Championship showings in the 2016 World Championship in Seoul, coming in 13th in the 1,000m, 15th in the 1,500m, and 15th overall.
Bykanov became the first Israeli short track skater to finish in the top three at the European Championships when he won the gold medal in the 3,000m super final in 2015 in Dordrecht
Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...
, Netherlands, with a time of 5 minutes 2.882 seconds, ahead of Thibaut Fauconnet
Thibaut Fauconnet (born 23 April 1985) is a French short track speed skater. He represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British C ...
of France.["Israeli Vladislav Bykanov became European Short Track Champion,"]
kanal24.az. At the 2017 European Championships, he won a bronze medal in the 1,500m.[Allon Sinai]
">"Israeli skater Bykanov wins European bronze,"
''The Jerusalem Post''.
At the January 2018 European Championships in Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
, Germany, Bykanov won the gold medal in the 3,000m, the silver medal in the Overall competition, and the bronze medal in the 1,500m."Bykanov hits top form; Vladislav Bykanov continued his preparations for the Winter Olympics in South Korea by winning two medals at the European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Germany."
/ref> He also came in 5th in the 500m, and 21st in the 1,000m.
Bykanov competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports.
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of Israeli competitors participating at the Games per s ...
in Short Track Speed Skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...
in Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
, South Korea.
He will compete for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Personal records
References
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1989 births
Living people
Israeli male short track speed skaters
Olympic short track speed skaters of Israel
Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople
Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Ukrainian male speed skaters
People from Kiryat Shmona
Sportspeople from Lviv
Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
Open University of Israel alumni