The new coaches and composition of the Ukrainian biathlon team have been identified

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The federation decided to make drastic changes after disastrous performances in 2023/24.

The Ukrainian Biathlon Federation announced the composition of the teams for next year. Nadezhda Belova will be the head coach of the men’s team. Aleksey Kravchenko, Dmitry Ivasenko, Artyukh Alexander will work with him in the team.

Belova replaces Yuri Sanitra in the position. Until 2019, she worked with the Polish women’s national team.

Nikolai Zots remains head coach of the women’s team. With him in the team Sergey Zots, Oleg Merkushin, Alexey Petrenko, Roman Leybyuk.

Composition of national teams:
Male:
  • Dmitry Pidruchny

  • Anton Dudchenko

  • Vitaly Mandzin

  • Taras Lesyuk

  • Denis Nasiko

  • Artem Tishchenko

  • Bogdan Tsymbal

  • Ruslan Tkalenko

  • Stepan Kinash

  • Bogdan Borkovsky

  • Sergey Suprun

Woman:
  • Julia Jima

  • Kristina Dmitrenko

  • Anastasia Merkushina

  • Irina Petrenko

  • Anna Krivonos

  • Alexandra Merkushina

  • Lyubov Kipyachenkova

  • Elena Ogorodnaya

  • Yulia Ogorodnaya

  • Nadezhda Belkina

  • Lily Steblina

  • Ksenia Prikhodko

  • Tatiana Tarasyuk

It should be noted that Olympic champion Elena Belosyuk, as well as Daria Blashko, were not included in the women’s team. The men’s team is without Artem Prima, who will decide his future in the near future.

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