1. Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Abramenko is a Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.
16 Facts About Oleksandr Abramenko
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Oleksandr Abramenko competed at the 2006,2010,2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, winning the Olympic gold medal in the men's aerials event at Pyeongchang.
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Oleksandr Abramenko competed at the 2005 World Championships in Ruka, Finland, where he was 25th.
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Oleksandr Abramenko made his World Cup debut on 8 January 2006 in Mont Gabriel, Canada.
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On 19 January 2008, Oleksandr Abramenko finished tenth at the World Cup event in Lake Placid, United States.
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Oleksandr Abramenko was among the best in four of seven competitions that season.
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Oleksandr Abramenko competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, for Ukraine.
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Oleksandr Abramenko celebrated his first victory on 1 March 2015 in Minsk, Belarus.
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That season was the most successful for him because Oleksandr Abramenko's results were 5th, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 13th, and 5th.
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Oleksandr Abramenko started that season not confidently, finishing 21st in Beijing.
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Oleksandr Abramenko became the second native of Ukraine to win Olympic gold in freestyle after Anton Kushnir, who in 2014 represented Belarus.
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In 2022, Oleksandr Abramenko competed in his fifth Winter Games in Beijing.
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Oleksandr Abramenko won a silver in the Aerials with a score of 116.5.
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Oleksandr Abramenko's father is Volodymyr Oleksandr Abramenko, a former footballer who played for a few amateur teams in Ukraine and is currently a security officer at MFC Mykolaiv.
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Largely unknown to the public until he earned his 2018 Olympic gold medal, Oleksandr Abramenko's place of birth was a source of confusion to his fans as many populated places in Ukraine carry names similar to Pervomaiskyi.
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On March 4,2022, The New York Times reported that Oleksandr Abramenko was planning to leave Kyiv to stay with his coach Enver Ablaev who lives in Mukachevo, Transcarpathian region.