Maryna Mykolayivna Antsybor (Ukrainian: Марина Миколаївна Анцибор, born 10 October 1987, in Konotop, Ukrainian SSR[1]) is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed internationally since 2005. She represented Ukraine at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics. She won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade as well as a silver medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade. . She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's 10 kilometre classical, Women's 30 kilometre freestyle, Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon, Women's sprint, and Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay.[2]

Maryna Antsybor
Antsybor in 2011
Country Ukraine
Full nameMaryna Mykolayivna Antsybor
Born (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 37)
Konotop, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Ski clubDynamo
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (20082009, 20112016, 2018, 20212022)
Indiv. starts70
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts7
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (74th in 2008)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Women's cross-country skiing
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trentino 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Erzurum 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trentino 5 km freestyle
Updated on 8 January 2023.

Career

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Antsybor started her international career in 2005 when she participated at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Swiss Monthey and finished 4th in 7.5 km freestyle race and 13th in 5 km classical race. She also took part in three FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships between 2005 and 2007, with her best personal result being 7th in 10 km pursuit in Italian Tarvisio in 2007.

She debuted at World Cup on December 1, 2007, in Finnish Kuusamo where she finished 61st in classical sprint. That season, she had three Top-30 results and earned her first World Cup points. As of January 2022, Antsybor's best World Cup individual finish was 19th at a 7.6 km event in Liberec, Czech Republic, on December 16, 2008, and best World Cup team finishes were 11th in team relay in Lahti, Finland, on January 24, 2021 (together with Kaminska, Olekh, and Kovalova), and in Gällivare, Sweden, on November 21, 2010 (together with Nesterenko, Hryhorenko, and Shevchenko).

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 14th in the 4 × 5 km relay (together with Zavalii, Hryhorenko, and Shevchenko), 15th in the team sprint (together with Hryhorenko), and 37th in the 10 km events. Antsybor also competed in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event, but did not finish.

She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi where she was 47th in skiathlon, 35th in mass start, 12th in relay (together with Antypenko, Hryhorenko, and Shevchenko) and 34th in sprint.[3]

Antsybor was nominated for Ukrainian national team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.[4] She was 46th in 10 km individual race, 53rd in skiathlon, 56th in sprint, and 19th in team sprint (together with Antypenko).

In 2022, Maryna Antsybor was nominated for her fourth Winter Games in Beijing.[5]

She participated in six FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[6] Her best finish was 10th in the 4 × 5 km relay in 2013 (together with Antypenko, Hryhorenko, and Shevchenko) while her best individual finish was 30st in the 30 km event in 2009. She also took part in four Universiades (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015) and won three medals.[7]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010 22 37 DNF 13 14
2014 26 47 33 33 11
2018 30 46 53 56 19
2022 34 58 56 37 54 18 18

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2007 19 35 53 12 16
2009 21 42 30 47 11
2011 23 50 40 57 12
2013 25 49 47 10 19
2015 27 40 48 11 14
2021 33 49 54 41 64 13 18

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2008 20 74 49 NC
2009 21 NC NC NC
2011 23 NC NC NC 61
2012 24 108 78 NC 65 44
2013 25 99 70 NC 57 35
2014 26 NC NC NC 60
2015 27 NC NC NC
2016 28 NC NC NC 73
2018 30 NC NC NC
2021 33 111 81 NC 60
2022 34 NC NC NC

Personal life

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On February 16, 2017, she gave birth to a son.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Information about sports competitions". konotop-rada.gov.ua. February 17, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Maryna ANTSYBOR". olympics.com.
  3. ^ "Sochi 2014. Maryna Atsybor: "I don't feel good, maybe because of acclimatisation". isport.ua. February 8, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ukrainian cross country skier Antsybor will start in 5 races in Pyeongchang". isport.ua. February 6, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing". Suspilne. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cross country skiers from Sumy will start at the World Championships". 0542.ua. September 2, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Gold medal at the Universiade". silskivisti.kiev.ua. December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Olympian Maryna Antsybor: I had been just a mother for three month, and after that I became mother-sportswoman". debaty.sumy.ua. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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