The Ukrainian national team won third place in the medal standings of the Paralympic Games that ended in Turin. Ukrainian athletes have 25 medals to their credit, seven of which are gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze. First place was won by the Russian national team, which captured 33 medals (13-13-7). The second spot belongs to Germany (8-5-5).
In the last two days of the competition, the Ukrainians won two golds, one silver and one bronze. The winner of the Paralympics in cross-country skiing at the 15 km distance among athletes with musculoskeletal impairments was Yuriy Kostyuk. In the 20 km race among athletes with visual impairments, the gold went to Ukrainian Oleh Munts.
Olena Yurkovska won her seventh medal at the games in Turin, finishing second in the 10 km race among female athletes with musculoskeletal impairments.
Bronze prizewinner on the last day of the games at the 10 km distance among female athletes with musculoskeletal impairments (standing athletes. note) was also Yuliya Batienkova.
Note that at the Paralympic Games the Ukrainians competed as a team of 12 people.