Ruslan Perekhoda

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

Career Perekhoda started his career at major competitions in March 2007 when he competed at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio, Italy. 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 freestyle 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. 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.

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 Year Host Freestyle Skiathlon Classical Relay Sprint Team sprint 2014 Sochi, Russia 50 202022 Beijing, China64784617

World Championships Year Event Freestyle Skiathlon Classical Relay Sprint Team sprint 2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy 67 17 56 19 2015 Falun, Sweden 73 17 56 19 2017 Kontiolahti, Finland 77 16 49 17 2019 Seefeld, Austria 59 14 2021 Oberstdorf, Germany 79 DNF 63 21

World Cup Rankings Season Overall Distance Sprint 2012–13 158 — 100