The Most Famous
SKIERS from Ukraine
This page contains a list of the greatest Ukrainian Skiers. The pantheon dataset contains 817 Skiers, 3 of which were born in Ukraine. This makes Ukraine the birth place of the 24th most number of Skiers behind Estonia, and United Kingdom.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Skiers of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Skiers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Valentyna Shevchenko (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 46.93, Valentyna Shevchenko is the most famous Ukrainian Skier. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Valentyna Yevhenivna Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Валентина Євгенівна Шевченко) (born 2 October 1975 in Nosivka Raion) is a Ukrainian former cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between the 1993–94 season and the 2016–17 season.
2. Oleksandr Batyuk (b. 1960)
With an HPI of 46.83, Oleksandr Batyuk is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Skier. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Oleksandr Mykhailovych Batyuk (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Миха́йлович Батю́к; born 14 January 1960) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Dynamo in Chernihiv. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He is a member of the Ski Federation of Ukraine and the only Olympian of the federation who received medal at Olympics. Batyuk also won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1982 (tied with Norway) and a silver in 1987. His best individual finish was sixth twice in the World Cup (1984, 1986). He was born in Chernihiv, Soviet Union.
3. Oleksandr Abramenko (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 42.48, Oleksandr Abramenko is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Skier. Her biography has been translated into 27 different languages.
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Abramenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Абраменко; born 4 May 1988) is a Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. He is the 2015–16 Aerials World Cup winner. He competed at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, winning the Olympic gold medal in the men's aerials event at Pyeongchang. Abramenko is also 2019 World Championships and 2022 Winter Olympics silver medalist.
4. Alla Tsuper (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 39.14, Alla Tsuper is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Skier. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Alla Petrovna Tsuper (Belarusian: Ала Пятроўна Цупeр; Ukrainian: Алла Петрівна Цупер; Russian: Алла Петровна Цупер; born 16 April 1979) is a Ukrainian (until 2000) and Belarusian (since 2000) aerial skier.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Ukrainian skiers born between 1960 and 1988. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Ukrainian skiers include Valentyna Shevchenko, Oleksandr Batyuk, and Oleksandr Abramenko. As of April 2024, 1 new Ukrainian skiers have been added to Pantheon including Oleksandr Batyuk.
Living Ukrainian Skiers
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Valentyna Shevchenko
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Oleksandr Batyuk
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Oleksandr Abramenko
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Alla Tsuper
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.14
