Nickname
Vlad (VK profile, 15 Sep 2021)
Hobbies
Playing online games, watching movies, billiards. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2020)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Health Studies, Physical Education - Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Education: Ukraine
Spoken languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Club
Dynamo Kharkiv [UKR] / Kharkiv School of Supreme Sports Skill [UKR]:
Coach
Gennady Sartinsky [national], UKR; Vyacheslav Azimov [personal], from 2010
International senior debut
2013
Injuries
In February 2021 he underwent surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and lateral meniscus in his right knee. (Instagram profile, 20 Feb 2021; eng.gymnovosti.com, 20 Feb 2021)
A back injury meant he missed the 2019 European Championships in Szczecin, Poland. (sport-express.ua, 10 Apr 2019)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age six in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Reason for taking up the sport
"My father used to practise [the sport], and since childhood he has been preparing me a little for gymnastics. He wanted me to be healthy."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver on pommel horse and bronze on rings at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, People's Republic of China, and claiming silver in the team all-round at the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2020)
Hero / Idol
Ukrainian artistic gymnasts Igor Radivilov and Oleg Verniaiev. (Athlete, 07 Apr 2016)
Awards
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2020; Athlete, 23 Apr 2020)
Last update : 2024-07-22