Biathlete wins Ukraine’s first medal at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Polina Putsko, a Ukrainian biathlete, won Ukraine's first medal of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea.
The athlete earned a remarkable third place in the sprint after missing just one shot over two firing ranges.
Sprint — Women
Carlotta Gautero (Italy) (1+0) 19:40.2
Ela Sever (Slovenia) (2+1) +35.1
Polina Putsko (Ukraine) (0+1) +1:13.
...
12. Valeriya Sheygas (Ukraine) (0+2) +1:51.8
23. Irina Shevchenko (Ukraine) (1+2) +2:29.6
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DNS Alina Khmil (Ukraine)
Putsko won Ukraine's second-ever biathlon medal at the Youth Olympic Games, adding to Christina Dmytrenko's gold in 2016.
Ukraine has won a total of four medals, including one gold, one silver, and two bronzes in the tournament's history.
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