Liudmyla Liashenko

Ukraine

Nordic Skiing

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

LW8

Further personal information

Residence

Kharkiv, UKR

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

Russian, Ukrainian

Higher education

Coaching, Sport Studies - Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Education: Ukraine

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began the sport in 2012 in Yevpatoria, Ukraine.

Why this sport?

She tried roller skating during rehabilitation, and was noticed by coach Sergiy Petrishchev who encouraged her to try skiing.

Club / Team

Invasport: Kharkiv, UKR

Name of coach

Andriy Nesterenko [cross-country skiing], UKR; Dmytro Artyomin [biathlon], UKR

General interest

Nicknames

Liuda (podrobnosti.ua, 27 Jan 2012)

Hobbies

Reading books, listening to music, playing table tennis and squash, photography, snowboarding. (Athlete, 17 Dec 2021; paralympic.org, 14 Dec 2021)

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning her first medal at an international competition, which was bronze in biathlon sprint in Oberried, Germany, in 2014. (Athlete, 22 Dec 2017)

Awards and honours

In 2021 she received the Woman of the Third Millennium award in Ukraine. The award is given to the woman who best displays personal achievements in science, art, sports and other spheres of public life. (paralympic.org.ua, 27 May 2021)

In recognition of her achievements at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, she received the Order of Princess Olga [third class] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 29 Mar 2018)

She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in biathlon and Master of Sport of International Class in cross-country skiing in Ukraine. (paralympic.org.ua, 22 Feb 2022)

Other sports

She competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2014 and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Mar 2018)

Ambitions

To win a gold medal at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 17 Dec 2021)

Impairment

She was born with a developmental condition that affected all four of her limbs. She underwent two operations but was unable to restore full functionality to her left arm. (paralympic.org.ua, 27 May 2021)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Solleftea (Solleftea, Sweden)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Sprint - Classic Standing	Final	2013-02-25	12
Women's Short Distance Standing	Final	2013-02-28	11
Women's Middle Distance Standing	Final	2013-03-01	6
Women's Long Distance Standing	Final	2013-03-03	10

Paralympic Winter Games 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 6 km Standing	Final Round	2014-03-08	7
Women's 15 km Standing	Final Round	2014-03-10	9
Women's 10 km Standing	Final Round	2014-03-11	4
Women's 1 km Sprint Standing	Semifinal	2014-03-12	7
Women's 12.5 km Standing	Final Round	2014-03-14	5
Women's 5 km Standing	Final Round	2014-03-16	5

2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Cable (Cable, United States of America)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Short Distance Standing	Race 1	2015-01-24	2
Women's Long Distance - Free Style Standing	Race 1	2015-01-25	2
Women's Middle Distance Standing	Race 1	2015-01-27	2
Women's Sprint - Classic Standing	Race 1	2015-01-28	3
Women's Long Distance Standing	Race 1	2015-01-30	2
Women's Middle Distance - Classic Standing	Race 1	2015-01-31	2
Mixed Relay	Final	2015-02-01	2

2017 IPC Nordic skiing World Championships Finsterau, GER (Finsterau, Germany)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Middle Distance Standing	Final	2017-02-11	2
Women's Sprint - Free Style Standing	Final	2017-02-12	1
Women's Long Distance Standing	Final	2017-02-14	1
Mixed Relay	Final	2017-02-15	1
Women's Long Distance - Classic Standing	Final	2017-02-16	3
Women's Sprint Standing	Final	2017-02-18	1
Women's Middle Distance - Free Style Standing	Final	2017-02-19	2

Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 6km Standing	Final	2018-03-10	3
Women's 15km Free Standing	Final	2018-03-12	3
Women's 10km Standing	Final	2018-03-13	3
Women's 1.5km Sprint Classic Standing	Final	2018-03-14	5
Women's 12.5km Standing	Final	2018-03-16	10
Women's 7.5km Classic Standing	Final	2018-03-17	6
4x2.5km Mixed Relay	Final	2018-03-18	1

Prince George 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships (Prince George, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Middle Distance Standing	Final	2019-02-16	1
Women's Middle Distance - Free Style Standing	Final	2019-02-17	2
Women's Sprint - Free Style Standing	Final	2019-02-18	2
Women's Sprint Standing	Final	2019-02-20	1
Women's Long Distance Standing	Final	2019-02-21	1
Mixed Relay	Final	2019-02-23	1
Women's Long Distance - Classic Standing	Final	2019-02-24	3