Lidiia HUNKO
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Bobsleigh |
Women's Monobob | 20 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 21 | Women's Monobob | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 3:08.10 |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women's Monobob |
| 2021/22 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | 35 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women's Monobob |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 3rd, 2 x 5th, 1 x 6th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 14th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 3 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 2:02.23 |
| 5 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Sigulda, LAT | 1:50.96 |
| 5 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 2:04.38 |
| 6 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Lillehammer, NOR | 1:52.98 |
| 8 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Lillehammer, NOR | 1:53.91 |
| 11 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 2:03.47 |
| 11 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:55.18 |
| 11 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:55.04 |
| 15 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Sigulda, LAT | 1:51.43 |
| 19 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 2:05.06 |
Athlete, Physiotherapist
Ukrainian
National: Oleksandr Ivanyshyn (UKR), Mykhailo Heraskevych (UKR)
Pilot
Canoe: Took up the sport at age nine. In 2011, won a silver medal in the K4 500m at the Canoe Sprint World Junior Championships.
Strongman: Placed second at the World's Strongest Woman in 2016 and at the 2017 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships.
2019 Women's Event in Lillehammer (Monobob - 13th)
Prior to bobsleigh: Underwent two knee surgeries after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament and damaging her meniscus playing football.
2019
In 2018, as she rehabbed from successive surgeries, she travelled as a physiotherapist with Ukranian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych and his father Mykhailo, who is also her coach. Mykhailo, noticing her interest, suggested she try out bobsleigh, which suits her build. (kp.ua, 1 Nov 2020; IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton YouTube, 9 Dec 2021)
To qualify for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (kp.ua, 1 Nov 2020)
To eventually coach the Ukrainian national bobsleigh team and help develop the sport in her homeland. (kp.ua, 1 Nov 2020)
- :
- Gold Medal Event
Ukraine
Bobsleigh