Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics |
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| IOC code | UKR |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Ukraine |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 |
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| Competitors | 33 (17 men and 16 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer |
Olena Pidhrushna (opening) Oleksandr Abramenko (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Ukraine competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 33 competitors in 9 sports. Oleksandr Abramenko won the only medal for the country, a gold in men's aerials freestyle skiing, earning Ukraine the 21st place in the overall medal table.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Ukraine has qualified at least one male and one female athlete for alpine skiing.
Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Ukraine has qualified a team of 5 men and 6 women.Olena Pidhrushna was selected for the team, but did not take part in the races.
Four skiers will represent Ukraine in cross-country skiing.
Ukraine qualified an ice dancing team, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They additionally qualified one male and one female figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. The team was announced on December 19, 2017.
Three skiers will represent Ukraine in freestyle skiing.
Based on the results from the World during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Ukraine qualified 5 sleds.
One skier will represent Ukraine in Nordic combined.
Based on the world rankings, Ukraine qualified 1 sled.
One athlete will represent Ukraine in snowboarding.
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