The Paralympic team of Ukraine has updated the record for the number of medals won at the Paralympic Games. In Beijing, our team won 29 medals: 11 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze.
This allowed the Blue-Yellows to finish second in the final medal standings . The Ukrainians were only ahead of the hosts of the competition – the Chinese, who have 61 awards (18-20-23). Closed the top three medal standings Canada – 25 awards (8-6-11).
For the Ukrainian team, this is the best result in the history of the Winter Paralympic Games. The Ukrainian team for the first time finished the competition in second place in the medal standings. Before that, the record was third place at the Games in 2006.
At the 2022 Paralympics in Beijing, Ukrainians updated two historical records at once : in the number of awards won at one Paralympics, as well as in gold medals.
Another achievement was conquered by the Ukrainian paraathlete Oksana Shishkova , who entered the top three most titled athletes of the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.
The 30-year-old athlete competed in parabiathlon and cross-country skiing, won five medals in Beijing : three gold and two silver.
Shishkova was outstripped only by the Norwegian skier Jesper Pedersen (4-1-0) and the American skier Oksana Masters (3-4-0), who was born in Ukraine.
For Shishkova herself, this is the fourth Paralympics in her career. In total, she has won 15 awards at the Winter Paralympics.
