Russian luge skier Daria Olesik will compete at the Olympics on February 9.

On Monday, February 9, luge skier Daria Olesik will compete at the 2026 Olympic Games. She will take part in two single sled races. The first one will be held at 19:00, and the second one at 20:30.

Two more arrivals are scheduled for February 10. The third launch will take place at 19:00 Moscow time, and the fourth — at 20:40. The athlete will represent Russia in a neutral status, without using national symbols.

Daria Olesik was born in 2004 in the city of Bratsk, Irkutsk region. At the age of 10, inspired by the successes of Russian athletes at the 2014 Olympics, she began training in the luge section.

In 2017, Olesik won a bronze medal at the Russian Youth Cup among girls aged 14-15 in Sochi, and a year later joined the junior national team. At the same time, she took third place in the Russian championship in single sledge among girls. She also represented Russia at the Junior World Cup.

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The competition will be held in February 2026 in Italy.

In 2022 and 2023, Olesik won two bronze medals at the Russian championships, and in 2024 she became the national champion for the first time. In 2025, she took second place. In addition, the athlete won two gold medals at the Leonid Gart Memorial Cup in 2024.

In 2025, Oslesik received a neutral status and the right to participate in the World Cup. In competitions in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) She finished 19th and then fourth at the Nations Cup in Lake Placid (USA). Subsequently, thanks to the points scored in the overall World Cup, she was able to qualify for the 2026 Olympics.

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