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30 WWW. UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ВЕРЕСЕНЬ 2012 Ukraine at the Olympic Games in London by Olesia Wallo Ukraine ranked 12th in the overall medal count and 14th in the gold medal standings at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, having won a total of 20 medals (6 gold, 5 silver, and 9 bronze). Compared to the team's performance in all other summer Olympics since 1996, when Ukraine first participated as an independent n a- tion, this result is somewhat disappointing (Ukrai n ian athletes had 23 medals in Atlanta, Sidney, and Athens, and 27 in Beijing). Neverth e- less, this is still a respectable ranking among the 204 countries that competed in London. Ukraine's medal count at these Games could have been higher, were it not fo r a few u n- expected judging decisions. Perhaps the most fr u- strating judges' call happened on the day of the men's gymnastics team competition: while the Ukrainian gymnasts were already celebrating their hard - won bronze, the judges satisfied the scoring appe al from the Japanese team, which automatically put Japan in the second place and pushed Ukraine off the podium. Despite some disappointments, the Olympic Games in London brought a number of joyful moments to the Ukrainian athletes and their fans worldwid e. Ukrainian boxers had a ste l- lar performance, winning 5 medals, including 2 golds, and delighting the audiences by reviving some of the Ukrainian Cossack traditions. A few of them sported the popular Cossack hairdo, os e- ledets' , and celebrated each victory by dancing hopak in the ring. Ukrainian athletes were also victorious in kayak and canoe sprints, bringing in 1 gold and 2 silver medals, and in fencing, with Yana Shemya - kina winning a gold medal in women's individual epee and Olga Kharlan receiving b ronze in wo m- en's individual sabre. All in all, h alf of Ukraine's 20 medals in London were won by women athletes . Besides their wins in kayak races and fencing, Ukrainian women also medaled in rowing, shooting, weightlifting, and 2 track and field events. Wo m- en athletes also secured Ukraine's only 2 medals in team competitions. First, four Ukrainian ro w- ers scored a victory in women's quadruple sculls, beating their closest competitors, the teams from Germany and the United States, by more than two seconds and winning Ukraine's first Olympic gold medal in rowing. And a few days later, a team of four women runners came in third in the 4 x 100 - meter relay, losing only to the United States and Jamaica — teams that have long dominated in most running events. In t his race, the Ukrainian runners have also set a new record for Ukraine in this event. Congratulations, team Ukraina ! OUR COVER ARTIST Kateryna Krychevsky - Rosandich comes from a well - known family of Ukrainian artists. Her father, Vasyl V. Krychevsky, was a noted painter, decorator, and graphic artist. Her mother, Olena Kr y- chevsky, worked as a painter and decorator as well. Her grandfather — a painter, architect, and fo lk art expert — designed the state emblem of Ukraine, the Trident (1918). Her grandfather's brother, Fedir, helped found and taught at the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and, finally, her uncle Mykola was a disti n- guished watercolor artist who gained particular re cognition in France where he lived since the 1920s. Mykola Krychevsky had a great influence on his niece's work. Kateryna Krychevsky - Rosandich has painted since an early age. She studied at the School of Fine and Commercial Art in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Her work was first exhibited in Ukraine in 1943. Since then, she has participated in 71 group exhibitions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Ukraine, has had 54 personal exhibitions, and 5 "Father and Daughter" shows. Her works reside in museums and private collections of Ukraine, Canada, and the United States. Since 1949, the artist has been living in California with her husband, Drago Rosandich.
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