Olena Smaha (, born 13 January 2000 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
During the singles luge at the 2026 Olympics, Smaha wrote "remembrance is not a violation" on her glove to protest the disqualification of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych. The Internationa Olympic Committee barred Heraskevych from competing due to his helmet, which paid tribute to athletes killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Career results Winter Olympics Year Event Singles Relay 2026 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 20 —
World Championships Year Event Singles MixedSingles Singles sprint 2021 Königssee, Germany DNF 30 2025 Whistler, Canada 29 16
European Championships Year Event Singles Relay MixedSingles 2020 Lillehammer, Norway DNQ rowspan=4 2021 Sigulda, Latvia DNQ 2022 St. Moritz, Switzerland 20 2025 Winterberg, Germany 19 2026 Oberhof, Germany 17
Luge World Cup Rankings Season Singles SinglesSprint Overall 2018–19 48 2019–20 28 2020–21 29 31 2021–22 29 30 2022–23 43 43 2023–24 2024–25 27 colspan=2 2025–26 16 colspan=2
References
External links
Олена Смага at the Ukrainian Luge Federation