Anhelina Pavlivna Brykina (Ukrainian: Ангеліна Павлівна Брикіна; born 8 August 2004) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier specializing in aerials. She represented Ukraine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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| Full name | Ангеліна Павлівна Брикіна | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 2004 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Aerials | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBrykina represented Ukraine at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a silver medal in the mixed team aerials, along with Oleksandr Okipniuk and Dmytro Kotovskyi.[1][2] She also reached the finals of the aerials event, finishing in ninth place.[3][4]
In January 2026, she was selected to represent Ukraine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[5][6]
Personal life
editBrykina's father, Pavlo Brykin, served in the 58th Motorized Brigade during the Russo-Ukrainian war.[7] He was killed in action on 6 August 2022, during a battle with a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group near the village of Blahodatne.[8] For her 2026 Olympic aerials qualifying run, Brykina wrote the phrase "Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" on her skis.[7]
Results
editOlympic Winter Games
edit| Year | Age | Aerials |
|---|---|---|
 2026 Milano Cortina |
21 | 13 |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | Aerials | Mixed Team Aerials |
|---|---|---|---|
 2023 Bakuriani |
18 | 15 | – |
 2025 Engadin |
20 | 9 | 2 |
References
edit- ↑ "Ukrainian ski acrobatics team wins debut silver at 2025 World Championships in Switzerland". rubryka.com. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Україна вперше в історії виграла "срібло" змішаних командних змагань ЧС-2025 з лижної акробатики". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ukrainian Brykina reached the final of the World Championships in aerials for the first time in her career". unn.ua. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ангеліна Брикіна виступила у дебютному фіналі чемпіонату світу з лижної акробатики: результат". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Bordovskyi, Serhii (21 January 2026). "Ukraine names its cross-country and skiing team for the 2026 Winter Olympics". glavnoe.in.ua. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Окіпнюк, Котовський та Брикіна – у складі збірної України з лижної акробатики на Олімпіаду-2026". sportarena.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- 1 2 Ivaneko, Denys (18 February 2026). "Українська спортсменка, батько якої загинув на війні, залишила важливий меседж на ОІ-2026" (in Ukrainian). champion.com.ua. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ ""Тату, ти казав, що в мене вийде". Фристайлістка, дочка загиблого бійця Ангеліна Брикіна про медаль на чемпіонаті світу". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
External links
edit- Anhelina Brykina at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Anhelina Brykina at Milano Cortina 2026
- Anhelina Brykina at Olympics.com
- Anhelina Brykina at Olympedia
- Anhelina Brykina at InterSportStats
- Anhelina Brykina on Instagram
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