Ukraine’s Okipniuk wins 2025-2026 Freestyle World Cup for freestyle snowboarding

Ukrainian athlete Oleksandr Okipniuk has received the opening stage of the World Cup in Ruka, Finland.

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Particulars: Two Ukrainians made it into the highest 12 – Oleksandr Okipniuk and Dmytro Kotovskyi. Okipniuk reached the tremendous ultimate, ending sixth with a rating of 115.84 factors.

Within the decisive spherical, the Ukrainian carried out a leap with a problem coefficient of 5.1, incomes 130.56 factors, which in the end secured him the victory. He completed 20 factors forward of his closest rival.

Notably, Okipniuk has change into the third Ukrainian to win a World Cup stage in freestyle aerials. Earlier than him, victories had been claimed by Dmytro Kotovskyi and Olympic champion Oleksandr Abramenko.

Background: The day past, Andrii Mandzii and Anton Dukach competed within the opening stage of the Luge World Cup.

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