Oleksandr Okipniuk
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Окіпнюк Олександр Олександрович |
| Born | 4 September 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Skiing |
| World Cup career | |
| Indiv. podiums | 1 |
| Indiv. wins | 1 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 4 January 2026 | |
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Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Okipniuk (Ukrainian: Окіпнюк Олександр Олександрович; born 4 September 1998) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. He competed at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Okipniuk took up freestyle skiing in his hometown Berehove, and his mother was his first trainer.[1]
Okipniuk's debut at international competitions occurred on February 11, 2012, at the European Cup stage in Bukovel, Ukraine, where he was 19th. Aged just 14, he made his World Cup debut one year later, on February 23, 2013, also in Bukovel. He placed 27th. Between 2013, after his World Cup debut, and 2018, he participated at the World Cup competitions only one more time, predominantly taking part in European Cup events. One of the reasons was the back injury he suffered in 2015. He went to Kisvárda, Hungary, to undergo medical treatment. He resumed his training at the end of 2016.[2] Okipniuk competed at five Junior World Championships. He achieved his best result in 2018, finishing 12th in Minsk, Belarus.
He has been a permanent member of the Ukrainian national team since the 2018–19 season. As of December 2025, he has clinched one World Cup victory.[3]
Okipniuk's World Championships debut was at the 2021 Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was then 12th in the individual competition.[4] At the next two World Championships, he won a bronze and a silver respectively in the mixed team event.[5]
In 2022, Oleksandr Okipniuk was nominated for his first Winter Games in Beijing.[6] He finished 9th. Ukraine had qualified for the mixed team event but was not allowed by the Chinese authorities to compete due to positive COVID-19 tests by Kotovskyi, Okipniuk, and Novosad.[7]
Personal life
Okipniuk is student of the sports faculty at the Kamyanets-Podilsky Ivan Ohienko National University.[8]
Career results
Winter Olympics
| Year | Place | Aerials | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Beijing, China | 9 | — |
| 2026 |  Milano Cortina | 10 | 6 |
World Championships
| Year | Place | Aerials | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Shymbulak, Kazakhstan | 12 | — |
| 2023 |  Bakuriani, Georgia | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | .svg.png){kind=small} Engadin, Switzerland | 5 | 2 |
World Cup
Individual podiums
| Season | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 |  Ruka, Finland | 1 |
Individual rankings
| Season | Aerials | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | 46 | 301 |
| 2013–14 | missed | |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 179 |
| 2015–16 | missed | |
| 2016–17 | missed | |
| 2017–18 | missed | |
| 2018–19 | 40 | 216 |
| 2019–20 | 36 | 215 |
| 2020–21 | 24 | N/a |
| 2021–22 | 19 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | |
| 2023–24 | 38 | |
| 2024–25 | 23 | |
| 2025–26 | 18 | |
European Cup
Individual podiums
| Season | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 |  Bukovel, Ukraine | 1 |
| Bukovel, Ukraine | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Ruka, Finland | 1 |
References
- ↑ "He was written off but he came back after an injury. Who is Okipniuk, a freestyle skier?". Suspilne. March 4, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ "He was written off but he came back after an injury. Who is Okipniuk, a freestyle skier?". Suspilne. March 4, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Закарпатець Олександр Окіпнюк виграв етап Кубка світу з лижної акробатики в Руці (ФОТО), zakarpattya.net.ua, 7 December 2025 (in Ukrainian).
- ↑ "Ukrainian national team announced its squad for the World Championships in aerials". unn.com.ua. March 9, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Україна вперше в історії виграла "срібло" змішаних командних змагань ЧС-2025 з лижної акробатики, Suspilne, 27 March 2025 (in Ukrainian).
- ↑ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Олімпіада-2022: Командні змагання з фристайлу, до яких не допустили Україну, завершилися сенсацією, Espreso TV, 10 February 2022 (in Ukrainian).
- ↑ "Oleksandr Okipniuk is finalist of the Aerials World Cup". Kamyanets-Podilsky Ivan Ohienko National University. February 17, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
External links
- Oleksandr Okipniuk at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Oleksandr Okipniuk at Olympics.com
- Oleksandr Okipniuk at Olympedia
- Oleksandr Okipniuk at InterSportStats
- Oleksandr Okipniuk on Instagram