Bohdana Matsotska

Who is Bohdana Matsotska?

Bohdana Olehivna Matsotska is an alpine skier from Ukraine. She competed for Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics and was to compete for Ukraine at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 37th place in the slalom, achieved in 2010.

On 19 February 2014 Matsotska refused further participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics in protest against the violent clashes Ukrainian's capital Kiev the previous day. She and her father posted a message on Facebook stating “In solidarity with the fighters on the barricades of the Maidan, and as a protest against the criminal actions made towards the protesters, the irresponsibility of the president and his lackey government, we refuse further performance at the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014".