Viktoriya Olekh

Viktoriya Viktorivna Olekh (, born 2 October 1993 ) is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed internationally since 2011. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's 10 kilometre classical, Women's 30 kilometre freestyle, Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon, Women's sprint, and Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay.

Career Olekh started her international career in 2011 when she participated at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Liberec, Czech Republic where her best result was 36th in 7.5 km classical race. After that she participated at three FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships between 2011 and 2013 (with her best personal result being 54th in 10 km skiathlon in Turkish Erzerum in 2012). Olekh also took part in three Universiades (2013, 2015, and 2017), with her best individual finish being 28th in 5 km freestyle pursuit and best team result being 5th in 3x5 km relay (together with Tarasenko and Nasyko) both in 2017.

She debuted at World Cup on January 23, 2021, in Finnish Lahti where she finished 49th in skiathlon. As of January 2022, Olekh's best World Cup individual finish was 47th in a 10 km freestyle pursuit in Ruka, Finland, on November 28, 2021, and best World Cup team finish was 11th in a 4x5 km relay in Lahti, Finland, on January 24, 2021 (together with Antsybor, Kaminska, and Kovalova).

In 2022, Viktoriya Olekh was nominated for her first Winter Games in Beijing.

She participated at two FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. As of January 2022, her best individual finish was 46th in 30 km classical race in 2021.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2022 28 76 60 58 69 18 —

World Championships Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2019 25 70 47 46 74 17 — 2021 27 73 56 — 67 13 — 2023 29 52 48 — 57 — 18

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSki 2021 27 113 83 — — 2023 29 162 128 —