Olena Smaha
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 2000 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Sport |  Luge |
Event | Women's singles |
Olena Smaha (born 13 January 2000 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1]
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.[2] The Internationa Olympic Committee barred Heraskevych from competing due to his helmet, which paid tribute to athletes killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
