Konotop resident Viktoriia Olekh became a bronze medalist at FIS cross-country skiing competitions in Finland
Among women, Viktoriia Olekh won bronze, Anastasiia Ivanchenko finished 10th, Anastasiia Nikon – 20th, and Anastasiia Savinska – 25th.
Among men, Dmytro Drahun placed 5th, Dmytro Romanchenko – 18th, Oleksandr Rudenko – 30th, and Oleh Mishchenko – 31st.
“We arrived in Finland on November 7 and will stay here until December 6. There are 11 athletes at the national training camp, 8 of whom took part in the FIS start. On November 25–27, the first stage of the World Cup will take place in Ruka, for which we are currently actively preparing. The team is grateful to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as the State Center of Olympic Preparation, for funding the training camp in Finland and the opportunity to train in excellent snow conditions,” comments the senior coach of the Ukrainian national cross-country skiing team, Lada Nesterenko.