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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (age 26) |
| 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 Ukrainianskeleton racer who has competed since 2014. He is the first-ever Ukrainian skeleton racer.
His father, Mykhailo Heraskevych, trains Heraskevych. He began competing in 2014. Previously, he triedboxing.
In February 2016, he participated at2016 Winter Youth Olympics inLillehammer,Norway, where he finished 8th.[1] A month earlier, he was 17th at the Junior World Championships inWinterberg,Germany. The following year, he achieved 10th place at the Junior Worlds inSigulda,Latvia.
On 24 February 2017, he became the first-ever Ukrainian athlete to compete in skeleton atWorld Championships.[2] He finished 24th at2017 World Championships inKönigssee,Germany.
On 10 November 2017, he debuted inSkeleton World Cup and was 27th inLake 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 thatUkraine received one quota spot for the men's skeleton competition which was the first ever for Ukraine in this sport.[3] At theOlympics, 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 companyUA:First started to broadcastSkeleton World Cup for the first time in the history of Ukrainian television.[6]
In the nextWorld Cup season, Heraskevych started very well by finishing 9th inSigulda,Latvia. But, he wasn't successful at theEuropean Championships, where he failed to qualify for the second run. At the2019 World Championships, he finished 14th.
Before the Olympic2021–22 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 LatvianSigulda.
In 2022, Heraskevych was nominated for his secondWinter Games inBeijing.[7] At the Games, he displayed a sign stating "No War in Ukraine" (in reference to the2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis), a possible violation of Rule 50 of theOlympic Charter that bans all political displays and demonstrations.[8] TheInternational 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, the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started. Heraskevych helped deliver food and supplies to the Ukrainian people.[10]
Heraskevych graduated from the faculty of physics at theTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[11]
| Year | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang,South Korea | 12 |
| 2022 |  Beijing,China | 18 |
| Year | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Königssee,Germany | 24 |
| 2019 |  Whistler,Canada | 14 |
| 2020 | Altenberg,Germany | 14 |
| 2021 | Altenberg,Germany | 13 |
| Year | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Innsbruck,Austria | 15 |
| 2019 | Innsbruck,Austria | 15 |
| 2020 |  Sigulda,Latvia | 11 |
| 2021 | Winterberg,Germany | 11 |
| 2022 |  St. Moritz,Switzerland | 10 |
| Season | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 24 | 404 |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 944 |
| 2019–20 | 13 | 896 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 880 |
| 2021–22 | 16 | 816 |
| 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 |
