PAKHNIUK Petro

General
NAMED ELEMENTS
He had two original elements on parallel bars, both of which he performed at the World Challenge Cup of Szombathely, Hungary, in October 2020, named for him by the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG]. The first element, which he performed in qualifications, is a one-and-a-quarter front salto from a backward uprise, was named 'the Pakhniuk' and awarded a difficulty value of E. The second element, which he performed in the final, is the same as the first but finishing in a hang. It was named 'the Pakhniuk II' and awarded a difficulty value of F. (gymnastics.sport, 15 Mar 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He attended Ukrainian National Academy of Internal Affairs, and then studied physical education and sports at Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. (zu.edu.ua, 14 Dec 2020)

FROM UKRAINE TO AZERBAIJAN AND BACK
He competed for his native Ukraine until 2013, then for Azerbaijan from 2014 to 2016, before receiving approval in 2017 from the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] to compete for Ukraine again. "In Azerbaijan all the conditions were created in order to achieve results, but they do not know anything about how you need to approach the work so it brings the result, which is one of the reasons why I very much want to return to the Ukrainian national team. I want to train and work." (gazeta.ua, 25 Feb 2017)