Olena Smaha

Olena Smaha
Smaha in 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 26)
Lviv, Ukraine
Sport
CountryUkraine
Sport Luge
Event
Women's singles

Olena Smaha (Ukrainian: Олена Смага, born 13 January 2000 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

During the singles luge at the 2026 Olympics, Smaha wrote "remembrance is not a violation" on her glove to protest the disqualification of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych. The Internationa Olympic Committee barred Heraskevych from competing due to his helmet, which paid tribute to athletes killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Career results

Winter Olympics

YearEventSinglesRelay
2026Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy20—

World Championships

YearEventSinglesMixed
Singles		Singles sprint
2021Germany Königssee, GermanyDNFN/a30
2025Canada Whistler, Canada2916N/a

European Championships

YearEventSinglesRelayMixed
Singles
2020Norway Lillehammer, NorwayDNQ—N/a
2021Latvia Sigulda, LatviaDNQ—
2022Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland20—
2025Germany Winterberg, Germany19—
2026Germany Oberhof, Germany17—DSQ

Luge World Cup

Rankings

SeasonSinglesSingles
Sprint		Overall
2018–1948—N/a
2019–2028—N/a
2020–2129—31
2021–2229—30
2022–2343—43
2023–24Missed the season
2024–2527N/a
2025–2616N/a

References

  1. ↑ "Olena SMAHA". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Davies, Luke (11 February 2026). "Olympic Star Olena Smaha Risks IOC Punishment After Showing Message on Hand". SPORTbible. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Ingle, Sean (10 February 2026). "Ukraine racer defies IOC ban by wearing 'helmet of memory' as anger grows". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2026.