Ivan Kovbasnyuk (born 18 May 1993) is a Ukrainian alpine skier. He represented Ukraine at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Ivan Kovbasnyuk
Personal information
Full nameIvan Kovbasnyuk
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 33)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
Updated on 3 January 2026

Skiing career

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Kovbasnyuk began skiing at the age of three. His mother, who worked as an alpine skiing coach, introduced him to the sport.

As of December 2025, his best individual performance at the World Championships was 30th in slalom at the 2021 Championships.[2] As of December 2025, he participated three times at World Cup: twice (2015, 2017) in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, and once (2018) in super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, where he finished 61st. His best World Cup result was 58th in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, on 25 October 2015.[3]

In 2022, Kovbasnyuk was nominated for his second Winter Games in Beijing.[4] He finished 14th in the combined event.

He participated at the 2013 and 2017 Winter Universiade (but did not start in any event in 2017). His best finish was 34th in downhill in 2013.

Personal life

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After the 2023 World Cup, Kovbasnyuk had to join the military service against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Results

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Winter Olympics results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
201824DNF157DNF49DNF2
202228DNF132 3314

World Championships results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team
Combined
Team
Event
201319DNF17365N/a
2015213755N/a
20172347DNF148N/a
201925DNF1524854DNF2N/a
2021273060DNFDNF2N/a
202329DNF14243DNF2N/a
202531DNF1DNF54N/a26

World Cup

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Results per discipline

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Discipline WC starts WC Podium WC Top 5 WC Top 15 WC Top 30 Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom00000
Giant slalom2000025 October 2015Austria Sölden, Austria58th
Super-G1000014 December 2018Italy Val Gardena, Italy61st
Downhill00000
Combined00000
Total30000
  • Standings through 3 January 2026.

European Cup

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Results per discipline

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Discipline EC starts EC Podium EC Top 5 EC Top 15 EC Top 30 Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom00000
Giant slalom00000
Super-G18000021 January 2025Austria Reiteralm, Austria54th
Downhill26000013 January 2023Italy Sella Nevea, Italy58th
Combined2000011 December 2015Austria Sölden, Austria60th
Total460000
  • Standings through 2 January 2026.

Personal life

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References

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  1. "Ivan Kovbasnyuk became Ukrainian champion in alpine skiing". uzhgorod.net.ua. February 17, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. "One ranking within the top-30. Which results the Ukrainian national team achieved at the World Championships". Suspilne. February 24, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. "Official Results Run 1" (PDF). FIS. October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ""Ich muss aufs Schlachtfeld": Ukrainischer Ski-Star zieht direkt nach WM in den Krieg". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
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