Ihor Olehovych Stakhiv (Ukrainian: Ігор Олегович Стахів, born 30 July 1999 in Lviv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian luger.

Ihor Stakhiv
Stakhiv in 2018
Personal information
Native nameІгор Олегович Стахів
Full nameIhor Olehovych Stakhiv
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 24)
Lviv, Ukraine
Sport
Country Ukraine
Sport Luge
EventMen's doubles (previously singles)

Career

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Stakhiv started his sporting career as a singles rider. At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, he finished 13th in the boys' singles competition.[1][failed verification] He was also 7th in team relay (together with Smaha, Lysetskyy, and Levkovych).

Stakhiv's first World Cup season was the 2016-17 season when he competed in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He finished 33rd in his first and only singles race at the World Cup.

Later, he switched to doubles and was teamed with Andrii Lysetskyi. Their first World Cup race was during the 2018-19 season in Igls, Austria, where they finished 20th. As of February 2022, Stakhiv's best World Cup finish was 10th in the 2019-20 season in Winterberg, Germany.

In 2022, Ihor Stakhiv was nominated for his first Winter Games in Beijing.[2]

Personal life

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Dukach studied physical culture and sports at the Lviv State University of Physical Culture.[3]

Career results

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Winter Olympics

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Year Event Doubles Relay
2022   Beijing, China 15 11

World Championships

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Year Event Doubles Relay Doubles Sprint
2019   Winterberg, Germany 19 9 18
2021   Königssee, Germany 19 7 21

European Championships

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Year Event Doubles Relay
2019   Oberhof, Germany 11 7
2020   Lillehammer, Norway 14 8
2021   Sigulda, Latvia 16 6
2022   St. Moritz, Switzerland 17 5

Luge World Cup

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Rankings

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Season Singles Doubles Doubles Sprint
2016–17 61
2018–19 20
2019–20 18
2020–21 16 19
2021–22 20

References

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  1. ^ "Ihor Stakhiv: "I am glad that I managed to successfully accomplish both races"". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "2016 Enrollment".
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