View source for Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

{{Infobox country at games
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| NPC               = UKR
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| country           = Ukraine
| year              = 2022
| games             = Winter Paralympics
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| flagcaption       = [[Flag of Ukraine]]
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| NPCname           = [[National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine]]
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| website           = {{URL|www.paralympic.org.ua}}
| location          = Beijing, China
| start_date        = {{Start date|2022|3|4|df=y}}
| end_date          = {{End date|2022|3|13|df=y}}
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| competitors       = 20 (and 9 [[sighted guide]]s)
| competitors_men   = 12
| competitors_women = 8
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| flagbearer_open   = [[Maksym Yarovyi]]
| flagbearer_close  = [[Vitaliy Lukyanenko]]<ref name="parsons_hails_athletes_as_champions_for_peace_as_beijing_2022">{{Cite news|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=13 March 2022|title=Parsons hails athletes as "champions for peace" as Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics ends|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120514/parsons-closing-ceremony-beijing-2022|access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>
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| gold              = 11
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[[Ukraine]] competed at the [[2022 Winter Paralympics]] in [[Beijing]], China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.<ref name="ukraine_facing_mammoth_challenge_to_reach_beijing_2022">{{Cite news|last=Palmer|first=Dan|date=24 February 2022|title=Ukraine facing "mammoth challenge" to reach Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics after Russian invasion, IPC President says|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119709/ukraine-beijing-2022-winter-paralympics|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2 February 2022|title=Про затвердження складу національної збірної команди України для участі у ХІІІ зимових Паралімпійських іграх 2022 року в м. Пекін (Китайська Народна Республіка)|trans-title=On approval of the composition of the national team of Ukraine to participate in the XIII Paralympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing (People's Republic of China)|url=https://mms.gov.ua/npas/pro-zatverdzhennya-skladu-nacionalnoyi-zbirnoyi-komandi-ukrayini-dlya-uchasti-u-hiii-zimovih-paralimpijskih-igrah-2022-roku-v-m-pekin-kitajska-narodna-respublika|lang=uk|website=Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ukraine)}}</ref> In total, 20 athletes competed in two sports.<ref name="ukraines_full_20_athlete_team_travels_for_beijing_2022">{{Cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Owen|date=2 March 2022|title=Ukraine's full 20-athlete team travels for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119952/ukraine-send-delegation-to-beijing-2022|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="russian_belarusian_athletes_to_participate_as_neutrals_under_ipc_flag_beijing_2022">{{Cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Owen|date=2 March 2022|title=Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate as neutrals under IPC flag at Beijing 2022 Paralympics|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119956/ipc-decision-russia-belarus-beijing-2022|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> Ukraine finished in second place in the medal table which was their best result at the Winter Paralympics since [[Ukraine at the Paralympics|competing under the Ukrainian flag]] at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan.<ref name="ukraine_paralympic_committee_sign_deal_with_south_korea_2022">{{Cite news|last=Brennan|first=Eliott|date=13 March 2022|title=Ukraine Paralympic Committee sign deal with South Korea to offer help to war-torn country after Winter Paralympics success|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120513/korean-sports-asscoaition-ukraine-mou|access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>
On 24 February 2022, on the first day of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC) President [[Andrew Parsons (sports administrator)|Andrew Parsons]] described transporting the Ukrainian team to Beijing as being an enormous challenge.<ref name="ukraine_facing_mammoth_challenge_to_reach_beijing_2022"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2022|title=IPC calls for peace ahead of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/ipc-calls-peace-ahead-beijing-2022-paralympic-winter-games|access-date=24 February 2022|website=Paralympic.org}}</ref> On 2 March 2022, Parsons confirmed that travel plans were made and that the team would compete at the Games.<ref name="ukraines_full_20_athlete_team_travels_for_beijing_2022"/><ref name="russian_belarusian_athletes_to_participate_as_neutrals_under_ipc_flag_beijing_2022"/>
Ukrainian athletes won a total of seven medals (including three gold) on the first day of competition, momentarily grabbing the first place in the medal standings.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/05/winter-paralympics-2022-gb-win-first-medal-as-ukraine-soar-on-day-one |title=Winter Paralympics 2022: GB win first medal as Ukraine soar on day one |work=The Guardian |first=Martin |last=Belam |date=5 March 2022 }}</ref>
==Medalists==
{{further|2022 Winter Paralympics medal table}}
The following Ukrainian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are '''bolded'''.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; float:left"
|-
! Medal
! Name
! Sport
! Event
! Date
|-
| {{gold medal}} || [[Dmytro Suiarko]]<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Oleksandr Nikonovych]]}}<br>[[Grygorii Vovchynskyi]]<br>[[Vasyl Kravchuk]]<br>[[Anatolii Kovalevskyi]]<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Oleksandr Mukshyn]]}} || [[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Open 4 × 2.5 kilometre relay|Open 4 × 2.5 kilometre relay]] || {{dts|13 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Oleksandra|Kononova}} || [[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 10 kilometre|Women's 10km, standing]] || {{dts|12 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Oksana|Shyshkova}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Andriy Marchenko]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 12.5 kilometres|Women's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired]] || {{dts|11 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Oleksandr|Kazik}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Serhii Kucheriavyi]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 12.5 kilometres|Men's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired]] || {{dts|11 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Liudmyla|Liashenko}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 12.5 kilometres|Women's 12.5 kilometers, standing]] || {{dts|11 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Vitaliy|Lukyanenko}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Borys Babar]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 10 kilometres|Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Iryna|Bui}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 10 kilometres|Women's 10 kilometres, standing]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Oksana|Shyshkova}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Andriy Marchenko]]}} || [[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 15 kilometre classical|Women's 15 kilometre classical, visually impaired]] || {{dts|7 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Oksana|Shyshkova}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Andriy Marchenko]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 6 kilometres|Women's 6 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|5 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Vitaliy|Lukyanenko}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Borys Babar]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 6 kilometres|Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|5 March}}
|-
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Grygorii|Vovchynskyi}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 6 kilometres|Men's 6 kilometres, standing]] || {{dts|5 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Vitaliy|Lukyanenko}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Borys Babar]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 12.5 kilometres|Men's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired]] || {{dts|11 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Taras|Rad}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 12.5 kilometres|Men's 12.5 kilometers, sitting]] || {{dts|11 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Oksana|Shyshkova}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Andriy Marchenko]]}} || [[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 1.5 km sprint|Women's sprint, visually impaired]] || {{dts|9 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Anatolii|Kovalevskyi}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Oleksandr Mukshyn]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 10 kilometres|Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Oksana|Shyshkova}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Andriy Marchenko]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 10 kilometres|Women's 10 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Grygorii|Vovchynskyi}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 10 kilometres|Men's 10 kilometres, standing]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Oleksandra|Kononova}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 10 kilometres|Women's 10 kilometres, standing]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Liudmyla|Liashenko}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 6 kilometres|Women's 6 kilometres, standing]] || {{dts|5 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Oleksandr|Kazik}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Serhii Kucheriavyi]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 6 kilometres|Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|5 March}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Taras|Rad}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 6 kilometres|Men's 6 kilometres, sitting]] || {{dts|5 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Iryna|Bui}} || [[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 10 kilometre|Women's 10km, standing]] || {{dts|12 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Dmytro|Suiarko}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Oleksandr Nikonovych]]}} || [[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 12.5 kilometre|Men's 12.5km, visually impaired]] || {{dts|12 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Grygorii|Vovchynskyi}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 12.5 kilometres|Men's 12.5 kilometers, standing]] || {{dts|11 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Grygorii|Vovchynskyi}} || [[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 1.5 km sprint|Men's sprint, standing]] || {{dts|9 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Dmytro|Suiarko}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Oleksandr Nikonovych]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 10 kilometres|Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Liudmyla|Liashenko}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Women's 10 kilometres|Women's 10 kilometres, standing]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Taras|Rad}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 10 kilometres|Men's 10 kilometres, sitting]] || {{dts|8 March}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Dmytro|Suiarko}}<br>{{small|[[Sighted guide|Guide]]: [[Oleksandr Nikonovych]]}} || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]] || [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's 6 kilometres|Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired]] || {{dts|5 March}}
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; float:right"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!colspan=5|'''Medals by sport'''
|-align=center
|'''Sport'''
| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | {{gold1}}
| bgcolor=#dce5e5 | {{silver2}}
| bgcolor=#ffdab9 | {{bronze3}}
|'''Total'''
|-align=center
|[[#Biathlon|Biathlon]]
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |8
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |9
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |5
|'''22'''
|-align=center
|[[Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]]
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |3
|'''7'''
|-align=center
!'''Total'''
! style="background:gold;" |'''11'''
! style="background:silver;" |'''10'''
! style="background:#c96;" |'''8'''
!'''29'''
|}
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; float:right"
|-bgcolor=EFEFEF
!colspan=5|'''Medals by gender'''
|-align=center
|'''Gender'''
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|{{gold1}}
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|{{silver2}}
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|{{bronze3}}
|'''Total'''
|-align=center
|Male
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|4
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|6
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|'''16'''
|-align=center
|Female
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|6
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|4
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|'''12'''
|-align=center
|Mixed
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|'''1'''
|-align=center
!'''Total'''
! style="background:gold" |'''11'''
! style="background:silver" |'''10'''
! style="background:#c96" |'''8'''
!'''29'''
|}
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==Competitors==
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
! width=150|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
|align=left|[[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]]
||5||4||9
|-
|align=left|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]]
||7||4||11
|-
!Total||12||8||20
|}
==Biathlon==
{{Main|Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics}}
Ukraine competed in biathlon.<ref name="biathlon_results_book_winter_paralympics_2022">{{Cite web |title=Biathlon Results Book |url=https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/BTH/PWG2022_BTH_B99_BTH-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315045051/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/BTH/PWG2022_BTH_B99_BTH-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=2022 Winter Paralympics}}</ref>
[[Anastasiia Laletina]] did not compete in the middle-distance race after her father was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref name="ukrainian_biathlete_withdrawn_from_beijing_2022">{{Cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Owen|date=10 March 2022|title=Ukrainian biathlete withdrawn from Beijing 2022 race after father captured by Russia|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120329/laletina-father-captured-beijing-2022|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref>
==Cross-country skiing==
{{Main|Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics}}
Ukraine competed in cross-country skiing.<ref name="cross_country_skiing_results_book_winter_paralympics_2022">{{Cite web |title=Cross-country Skiing Results Book |url=https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/CCS/PWG2022_CCS_B99_CCS-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313113902/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/CCS/PWG2022_CCS_B99_CCS-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=2022 Winter Paralympics}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Ukraine at the Paralympics]]
*[[Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics]]
==References==
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[[Category:Ukraine at the Paralympics|2022]]
[[Category:2022 in Ukrainian sport|Winter Paralympics]]