Author: Ihor Stelmach

Elina Svitolina started off 2021 with a very straightforward, yet very ambitious resolution: try really hard to win every match. “The goals are always quite high,” she said during a pre-tournament press briefing at the 2021 Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open. “But you have to break everything down, focus on every match and not...

For 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, a Ukrainian who has been playing amateur tennis for over 50 years, it is nearly impossible to find a worthy opponent in his age group. This has not stopped him from actively participating in the World and European championships for seniors, outplaying younger competition, although it must be noted he does...

The boxing world is very familiar with Ukrainian champion boxers. Brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko ruled the heavyweight division for a few decades at the turn of the century. In recent years, Vasyl Lomachenko has been named the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, having dominated three separate weight classes (featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight)....

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – It was Ukrainian Saturday night fight night at the world’s most famous sports arena’s lower bowl (Madison Square Garden) on December 11. Top Rank Boxing and ESPN’s main event was a 12-round matchup between one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers in Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KO) and Richard Commey...

The day was December 13, 1998, it was Stanford versus Indiana for the National Championship in NCAA soccer, and starring for the Indiana Hoosiers were three Ukrainians. One of them, Dmytro “Dema” (transliterated from Russian; the Ukrainian transliteration is “Dima”) Kovalenko, scored a beautiful goal, leading his team to a 3-1 victory. The win was...

October 14 was the day when Ukrainian Brady Tkachuk officially rejoined the Ottawa Senators, signing a seven-year, $57.5 million contract. The contract’s average value is $8.214 million annually with the following breakdown: $4 million in 2021-2022, $6.5M in 2022-2023, $10.5M in 2023-2024 through 2025-2026, $8.5M in 2026-2027, and $7M in 2027-2028. The 22-year-old appeared in...

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SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – Italian Serie A club Genoa officially announced the hiring of Ukrainian soccer legend Andriy Shevchenko as their new head coach on November 7. The ex-AC Milan forward takes charge of the squad following the firing of Davide Ballardini. Shevchenko was given a contract through June 2024 and tasked with keeping the...

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – The top two officials at the National Anti-Doping Organization of Ukraine (NADC) resigned from their posts on October 27 after an investigation revealed that the NADC violated doping rules by notifying athletes in advance of upcoming out-of-competition tests going back to 2012. In an official statement, Ukraine’s Minister of Youth and...

When was the last time a professional hockey player hung up his skates to become a teacher? Jonathan Filewich decided to leverage his experiences and transferable skill sets learned throughout his hockey career into a successful and most fulfilling post hockey career. His efforts, dedication and commitment toward inspiring and mentoring his students are being...

Heading into their eighth and final World Cup qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovi­na, on November 16 two things had to happen for Ukraine to advance. Firstly, Team Ukraine would have to defeat the home club on their home turf, and, secondly, Finland would have...

Yuliia Dzhima: Artistic biathlete For many athletes, a hobby is an activity which offers an opportunity to have some fun, relax or simply take a break from grueling training and competitions. Sometimes a fun activity or favorite amusement pushes a youngster into starting a sport. Olympic champion Yuliia Dzhima was raised in a biathlon household...