Oksana Baiul, the first Winter Olympic champion of independent Ukraine, 1994
Known as the “Swan of Odessa,” Baiul was one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in the history...
Vitaly Klitschko inducted in the Boxing Hall of Fame
"Klitschko was elected to the Hall of Fame in December, three years after he decided to re-enter politics in his...
Death Match with Nazis, Three Best Players of the World, Top-10 Coach Ever –...
Dynamo Kiev is not just the best and most titled football team in the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe - the British...
Cossacks on horseback, Ukrainian music accompany Stanley Cup through Dauphin, – CBC News
"This is the first time that somebody who grew up on this town and played minor hockey in this town has...
Dynamo Kiev vs Barcelona among the greatest Champions League games
20. Barcelona 0-4 Dynamo Kiev
Group stage, 1997/98
In 1986, a nine-year-old child had to be evacuated from his home in Kiev’s suburbs...
Alex Len’s trade to Kings has been ‘pleasant surprise’ this season – NBC Sports
Len will play a big role in the Kings' playoff chase, assuming the NBA season resumes with Sacramento still in contention.
That...
13-year-old Ukrainian Oleksiy Sereda became the youngest European champion in the history of diving
"Ukraine's 13-year-old diving sensation Oleksii Sereda has become the sport's youngest-ever European champion after winning 10m platform gold in Kiev.
Sereda is...
Wayne Gretsky & Other UKEs: Documentary on Ukrainians in NHL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=85&v=JqX5HAzyMWE
Boxing star Vasyl Lomachenko took traditional Ukrainian Cossacks’ Hopak dance classes for 4 years
Even as he boxed, Vasyl also played soccer and hockey and wrestled. At 10, he began traditional Ukrainian folk dance.
It wasn't...
