Dmytro Volodymyrovych Kotovskyi (; born 8 November 2001) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. He competed at both the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career Kotovskyi's debut in international competitions occurred on December 1, 2017, at the European Cup stage in Ruka, Finland, where he was 32nd. He made his World Cup debut on February 23, 2019, in Minsk, Belarus. He placed 24th. As of January 2022, his best World Cup finish was 4th on January 12, 2022, in Deer Valley, United States.
Kotovskyi competed at two Junior World Championships. In 2018, he finished 20th, while in 2019 he narrowly missed the podium by finishing 4th.
His World Championships debut was at the 2021 Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was then 6th in the individual competition, finishing best among Ukrainians and 5th in the mixed team event. At the following two championships, he managed to win medals in the mixed team events.
In 2022, Dmytro Kotovskyi was nominated for his first Winter Games in Beijing. He finished 15th in men's competition. He was unable to compete in the mixed team event due to positive COVID-19 tests.Олімпіада-2022: Командні змагання з фристайлу, до яких не допустили Україну, завершилися сенсацією, Espreso TV, 10 February 2022 (in Ukrainian). He was 15th in the individual event.
Kotovskyi's first World Cup podium came on 21 January 2023 when he finished 3rd in Le Relais, Canada.Україна завоювала дві медалі на етапі Кубка світу з лижної акробатики, glavcom.ua, 22 January 2023 (in Ukrainian). The next day, he improved this result and clinched silver. He later won two competitions in Deer Valley and Engadin and was the leader of the World Cup standings before the last competition. But in Almaty he finished just 13th, which allowed Noé Roth to win the small 2022–23 Crystal Globe in aerials, while Kotovskyi finished second.
Personal life Kotoskyi is student of the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.
Career results
Winter Olympics Year Place Aerials Team event 2022 Beijing, China 15 — 2026 Milano Cortina 17 6
World Championships Year Place Aerials Team event 2021 Shymbulak, Kazakhstan 6 5 2023 Bakuriani, Georgia 15 3 2025 Engadin, Switzerland 17 2
World Cup Individual podiums Season Place Rank2022–23 Le Relais, Canada 3 Le Relais, Canada 2 Deer Valley, United States 1 Engadin, Switzerland 1 2023–24 Ruka, Finland 3 2024–25 Deer Valley, United States 2 2025–26 Lac-Beauport, Canada 1
Team podiums Season Place Rank 2021–22 Ruka, Finland 3 Ruka, Finland 3
Individual rankings Season Aerials Overall2018–19 432372019–20 442462020–21 22rowspan=6 2021–22 92022–23 22023–24 122024–25 92025–26 4
European Cup Individual podiums Season Place Rank 2019–20 Bukovel, Ukraine 1 2020–21 Ruka, Finland 3 2021–22 Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy 1 2022–23 Ruka, Finland 2 2023–24 Ruka, Finland 1 2023–24 Airolo, Switzerland 3 Airolo, Switzerland 2
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