Ukraine’s Alpine ski team’s bid at World Championships facilitated by Ukrainian American Sport Center - Tryzub, a Philadelphia area community sports club. Horsham, PA, January 24 – In what history records as their “Euromaidan” Revolution of Dignity, many hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian protestors withstood bludgeoning, false arrest, torture, snipers’ bullets and other unlawful lethal government riot squad assaults. In the end, the astonishingly corrupt Putin-backed Victor Yanukovych government simply fled to the “protecting arms” of Russia. Now sealed through a full, fair, constitutional and open electoral process, the Ukrainian people placed into office a government that serves their desire for a Western, European community future: true independence, honest government, democracy, equality of opportunity, peace and the preservation of human rights, freedoms and dignities. Yanukovych left behind a bankrupt and politically, militarily and economically disabled country that now must also defend itself and its people from an attack by Russian regular and special armed forces and their hired proxies and other militants. As a result of a Russia’s aggression, necessary public sector austerity measures, budgetary constraints, and a devalued Ukrainian currency, the Ukrainian Ski Federation was financially unable to send a full squad of skiers to the World Alpine Ski Championships that are scheduled for February 2 through 16, in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The team’s resources for ground transportation were also limited. Ukraine’s embassy to the United States forwarded the Federation’s appeal for sponsorship assistance to the Ukrainian American Sport Center – Tryzub (UASC), a Horsham, PA (northern suburbs of Philadelphia) based non-profit community service and sports association. The Club responded immediately by sponsoring the travel expenses of two skiers and the ground transport for the team. In her letter of acknowledgement, the Federation’s CEO, Ms. Julia Siparenko, thanked UASC and stated that [the] assistance allows us to represent Ukraine at the Alpine skiing World Championships with a full squad and with dignity, … it will definitely be a great encouragement for our athletes and coaches”. “Among our primary missions are the preservation, promotion and celebration of our heritage and of the Ukrainian sporting spirit”, said Dan Nysch, UASC’s president. “Supporting our ancestral homeland’s ski team is, therefore, an honor for us … it is another mission accomplished.” “We will be following the progress of the championship and our hearts will be with them as they compete”, he added. “ This sponsorship helps our fellow Ukrainian sportspersons shine in the face of severe oppression at the hands of Putin and his minions”, declared UASC Board member and sponsorship coordinator, Bohdan Pazuniak. On Sunday evening, January 31, UASC Tryzub representatives and members of the Ukrainian-American community of Denver will greet Ukraine’s skiers at the airport and will host an intimate gathering for them at Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church. Afterwards, our team will travel to Beaver Creek – Vail for training runs and competition. Philadelphia born and raised Tryzub member Orest Pazuniak and Bohdan Fedynsky, an area businessperson, are organizing the gathering and will represent Tryzub through several sponsorship events. The Denver Ukrainain American community will also assist their fellow Ukrainians with room and board. Coached and trained by Tim Ershov and Ales Brezavzcek, Ukraine’s Alpine ski team members at the World Championships include three Men: Rostyslav Feshchuk, Dmytro Mytsak, and Ivan Kovbasnyuk ; and three women: Bohdana Matsotska, Tetyana Tikun and Olha Knysh.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:15:44 +0000
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