Yevhen Marusiak (Ukrainian: Євген Ігорович Марусяк; born 16 March 2000) is a Ukrainian ski jumper.

Yevhen Marusiak
Marusiak in 2017
Country Ukraine
Full nameYevhen Ihorovych Marusiak
Born (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)
Kryvorivnia, Ukraine
Ski clubShVSM Ivano-Frankivsk
Personal best228.5 m (750 ft) Ukrainian national record
Planica, 21 March 2024
World Cup career
Seasons2019–present
Starts26
Updated on 24 March 2024.

He holds the national record for the longest jump, which was established on 1sh April 2023 in Planica, Slovenia, on Letalnica bratov Gorišek flying hill where he scored 213.5 m (700 ft) in team event.

On 27 January 2023, he became first Ukrainian in history to surpass two-hundred meters (201.5 m).

On 12 February 2023, he became first Ukrainian in history who won the Continental Cup competition.[1]

Career edit

Marusiak started his international career by representing Ukraine at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Erzurum, Turkey. There he finished 21st in the HS109 competition.[2]

He also participated at three Junior World Championships between 2016 and 2019. His best personal finish was 49th in an HS100 competition in Râșnov in 2016.

Marusiak debuted at the World Championships in 2019.[3]

Marusiak debuted at the Ski Jumping World Cup on February 13, 2021, in Polish Zakopane, where he was 49th on large hill. As of January 2022, his best World Cup results were 46th, both on February 14, 2021, in Polish Zakopane and on February 19, 2021, in Romanian Râșnov. As of January 2022, his best individual Continental Cup result was 38th on March 14, 2021, in Polish Zakopane.

In 2022, Marusiak was nominated for his first Winter Games in Beijing.[4]

In 2023, at the ski flying event in Tauplitz, he got his first World Cup points in his career with 26th place.

Results edit

Olympic Games edit

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Men Mixed
2022   Beijing 47 50

Nordic World Championships edit

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Men Mixed
2019   Seefeld 57 58
2021   Oberstdorf 56 39 13
2023   Planica 17 27 15

Ski Flying World Championships edit

Year Place Individual Team
2020   Planica 44

World Cup edit

Standings edit

 Season  Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7
2019/20 N/A
2020/21 N/A N/A
2021/22 N/A N/A
2022/23 54 30 N/A N/A 41
2023/24 45 58 23 33 N/A N/A 30

Individual starts (26) edit

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points
2019/20                                                       0
q q q q q q q q q q q
2020/21                                                   0
q 49 46 46
2021/22                                                         0
q q q q q
2022/23                                                                 21
q q q q q q q 26 46 50 28 18
2023–24                                                                 57
48 35 44 32 q q 35 49 DQ 44 36 37 29 22 37 43 32 25 11 15

References edit

  1. ^ "Klingenthal, Continental Cup large hill event (12.2.2023)" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Ukrainian team at the 2017 EYOWF". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. February 8, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nordic combined duet from the Lviv State University will participate in the World Championships". Lviv State University of Physical Culture. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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