Ukraine's only pride
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, more than 91 countries and regions around the world participated.
Up to 2880 athletes.
Among them, a total of 88 Ukrainian people came to Beijing to participate in the Winter Olympic Games, and 45 athletes.
Among them, there is an athlete who successfully reached the podium of this Winter Olympics.
He is also the only athlete in the Ukrainian team to reach the podium.
His name was Alexander Abramenko.
In 2018, Alexander Abramenko won the world championship in men's aerial skills.
He has been participating in the Olympic Games since 2006.
During his career, he participated in a total of 5 Olympic Games.
The best result was in 2018, when the 28-year-old won the Men's Aerial Skills Championship at the South Korean Olympics.
And this time at the Beijing Winter Olympics, he is the most likely Ukrainian player to win the championship.
But unfortunately in the final.
Alexander Abramenko lost to China's Qi Guangpu.
Qi Guangpu won the championship with 129.00 points, and The Ukrainian team's Alexander Abramenko lost 12.5 points less than Qi Guangpu, and finally won the silver medal.
Russia's Ilya Brov finished third with 114.93 points.
Unfortunately, in the end, Alexander Abramenko won the Russian team, but finally lost to the Chinese team.
However, Alexander Abramenko did not lose unjustly.
Qi Guangpu's strength has always been very good, and he is quite well-known in the men's free skiing world.
In a lifetime, there are very few failures.
Alexander Abramenko
It is reported that Alexander Abramenko was born in Pervomeski.
In the third grade of elementary school, I began to contact the free ski program.
The weather in Ukraine is actually very suitable for skiing, because there are often people who live in ice and snow.
Even ordinary children have amazing skiing skills.
It's like a Chinese child who can't play football, but he can definitely play table tennis.
This is the national custom forged by the cultural and environmental theory.
Alexander Abramenko's father was a footballer, so in their village, the family that excelled in athletic talent should be considered a leader.
If there is no extraordinary talent, it is difficult to have a day to get ahead.
Alexander Abramenko was selected for the national team with his outstanding ski talent, avoiding the difficulties of life.
But Alexander Abramenko, now 34, is at the age of imminent retirement.
This time should be his last Olympics.
This time, he lost the gold medal again, and his life has begun to slide from the peak.
How to go forward is still a mystery.
It has to be said that athletes have given all their youth for their sports careers.
No one's championship is easy to come by.
Therefore, we should respect athletes more and respect their careers.
Although Alexander Abramenko was a Ukrainian athlete, he was an athlete in the final analysis.
And he is the only Ukrainian athlete to have reached the podium.
It's really great.
It is also worth mentioning that the situation in Ukraine is in a very tense state, and it is not easy for Alexander Abramenko to stand on the podium under great pressure.
What do you think of Alexander Abramenko's award?