Ruslan Perekhoda

Ruslan Yuriyovych Perekhoda (Ukrainian: Руслан Юрійович Перехода, born 18 July 1987) is a cross-country skier from Ukraine. He represented Ukraine at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Ruslan Perekhoda
Full nameRuslan Perekhoda
Born (1987-07-18) 18 July 1987
Staryi Saltiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
World Cup career
Seasons2011-
Updated on January 20, 2022.

Career

Perekhoda started his career at major competitions in March 2007 when he competed at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio. His World Cup debut took place on November 25, 2011, in Kuusamo, Finland, where he was 84th in sprint competition. As of January 2022, his best World Cup achievement was 26th rank in sprint free style in Sochi on February 1, 2013. His best team performance (together with Vitaliy Shtun, Myroslav Bilosyuk, and Oleksiy Shvidkiy) was 19th in relay on November 25, 2012, in Gällivare.

Olympic debut occurred at the 2014 Winter Games in Russian Sochi. There Perekhoda was 50th in sprint and 20th in team sprint (together with Oleksii Krasovskyi) competitions.[1][2] He did not qualify to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

In 2022, Ruslan Perekhoda was nominated for his second Winter Games in Beijing.[3]

Perekhoda participated at five World Championships: in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021. His best personal performance was 49th in sprint in 2017. He also took part in four Universiades (2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015), with his best personal result being 16th in 30 km free style mass start in 2015.

Career results

Winter Olympics
YearHostFreestyleSkiathlonClassicalRelaySprintTeam sprint
2014 Sochi, Russia5020

World Championships
YearEventFreestyleSkiathlonClassicalRelaySprintTeam sprint
2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy67175619
2015 Falun, Sweden73175619
2017 Kontiolahti, Finland77164917
2019 Seefeld, Austria5914
2021 Oberstdorf, Germany79DNF6321

Rankings
SeasonOverallDistanceSprint
2012–13158—100

References
  1. "В спринте свободным стилем лыжникам сборной Украины не поддалась трасса". АиФ Украина. February 11, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. "Photo: Ruslan Perekhoda at the 2014 Winter Olympics". Unian. February 10, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. "Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing". Suspilne. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

Ruslan Perekhoda at the International Ski Federation


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