Also not included in the women’s team was Elena Bilosyuk, who ended the last season ahead of schedule.
Presidium Ukrainian Biathlon Federation approved the composition of national teams for the 2024/25 season.
The 36-year-old did not make the men’s team Artem Prima, who is contemplating ending his sports career. Not included in the women’s team Daria Blashko, which will focus on solving health problems. Also missing from the list is Elena Bilosyuk, who ended last season early due to knee surgery.
- Line-ups of the Ukrainian biathlon teams for the 2024/25 season
Women: Yulia Jima, Kristina Dmitrenko, Elena Gorodnaya, Yulia Gorodnaya, Lyubov Kipyachenkova, Anastasia Merkushina, Alexandra Merkushina, Anna Krivonos, Nadezhda Belkina, Irina Petrenko, Liliya Steblina, Ksenia Prikhodko, Tatyana Tarasyuk.
Men: Dmitry Pidruchny, Anton Dudchenko, Vitaly Mandzyn, Taras Lesyuk, Bogdan Tsymbal, Artem Tishchenko, Denis Nasyko, Ruslan Tkalenko, Bogdan Borkovsky, Stepan Kinash, Sergey Suprun.
At the end of the 2023/24 season, the Ukrainian women’s team moved up one place and took ninth place in the Nations Cup. The blue-and-yellows will be able to field five athletes, just like last season.
At the end of the 2023/24 season, the Ukrainian men’s team took 11th place in the Nations Cup and lost one quota for the World Cup. In the 2024/25 season, the blue-yellows will be able to field a maximum of four athletes.
Source: Sportarena
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