Ukrainian athlete Maxim Yarovoy won a gold medal during a cross-country ski race at a distance of 15 kilometers at the XII Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. This is stated on the official website of the competition.

Yarovoy won first place among athletes with musculoskeletal injuries. The second was finished by the American sportsman, and the third place was taken by the skier from South Korea.

Medal Yarovoi became the second "gold" of Ukraine at the current Paralympic Games. Also in the asset of our athletes there is one silver medal and three bronze. About when and in what sports for medals Ukrainian Paralympians will compete, see the link>.