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'''Taras Lesiuk''' (born 21 August 1996) is a Ukrainian [[Biathlon|biathlete]].<ref>https://www.realbiathlon.com/athletes.html?ibuId=BTUKR12108199601</ref> He has been irregularly competing in the [[Biathlon World Cup|World Cup]] since 2019. |
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==Career== |
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Taras Lessjuk competed in his first international competition in December 2013 at the age of 17, participating in an IBU Cup sprint in Obertilliach. After that, he didn't appear again until 2015, when he started racing at the junior level. In early 2017, Lessjuk stood on the podium for the first time in the IBU Junior Cup with the relay team. Later that year, he won silver in the relay and the pursuit race at the Junior events of the Summer Biathlon World Championships, marking his only victory at the junior level. From the 2017/18 season onwards, Lessjuk consistently competed in the IBU Cup and quickly achieved results within the top 30. Two top-15 finishes in January 2019 earned him his debut in the World Cup at the overseas races in Canmore and Soldier Hollow. In his first race, the sprint in Canmore, he immediately scored World Cup points by finishing 32nd. He also competed in the relay race the following day, finishing seventh despite a penalty loop. |
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Lucas Fratzscher grew up in [[Schleusingen]]. After initially practicing athletics, he started biathlon at the age of nine at WSV Oberhof 05. In 2007, he attended the Sports High School Oberhof, where he graduated in 2014. Since then, he has been a member of the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr in the Rennsteig Barracks and is coached by Mark Kirchner and Marko Danz at the Thuringian Olympic Training Center in Oberhof.<ref>https://www.biathlonworld.com/ru/athlete/fratzscher-lucas/btger10607199401?tab=overview</ref> |
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Lessjuk achieved his first top-10 placements in the IBU Cup at the end of the 2019/20 season. The following winter, he reached the podium for the first time with the relay team at Arber and improved his individual result in Obertilliach to fifth place. In the 2021/22 season, Lessjuk was initially part of the World Cup lineup again and achieved his first pursuit race at the highest level at the competitions in Le Grand-Bornand. Additionally, he finished sixth in the individual race at the European Championships 2022. At the beginning of the 2022/23 winter season, Lessjuk scored points in the individual, sprint, and pursuit races in Kontiolahti, each finishing exactly 40th three times in a row. His best season result in the World Cup was 29th place in the individual race in Ruhpolding, but he was reassigned to the IBU Cup for the European Championships, where he could achieve a tenth place in the sprint at the end of the winter. |
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Lucas Fratzscher competed in his first international races during the IBU Cup 2016/17 in Obertilliach. In the same winter, he also participated in the [[Biathlon European Championships]], with a 13th place in the sprint in Martell being his best result of the season. In the following season, he couldn't improve this result. At the European Championships in [[Ridnaun]], he once again missed out on the medal positions by a considerable margin. |
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=== Season 2018/19 - First international successes and World Cup debut === |
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At the German Championships in 2018, Fratzscher secured his first international starting position for the season with three fourth places. Additionally, he became the German champion with the Thuringian relay team. In the opening race of the [[IBU Cup]] [[2018–19 Biathlon IBU Cup|2018/19]] in [[Idre]], he achieved his international breakthrough with a third place in the sprint, marking his first podium finish in the IBU Cup. After a second place in [[Obertilliach]], he was called up to the German [[Biathlon World Cup|World Cup]] team for the first time. In January 2019, Fratzscher made his debut in [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], finishing 93rd out of 105 starters in the sprint after four shooting misses. Upon returning to the IBU Cup, he secured another second place. At the [[2019 IBU Open European Championships|2019 Biathlon European Championships]] in [[Minsk]], he showed below-average performances in the individual races but, alongside [[Nadine Horchler]], [[Janina Hettich-Walz]], and [[Philipp Horn]], won his first international medal with silver in the mixed relay.<ref>https://biathlon-online.de/2019/01/28/janina-hettich-und-philipp-horn-waren-in-lenzerheide-erfolgreich/</ref> In the remaining IBU Cup season, he won his first individual race in [[Martell, South Tyrol|Martell]], achieving a German sweep in the sprint ahead of Philipp Horn and [[Danilo Riethmüller]], and narrowly secured second place in the overall standings with a one-point lead over Aristide Bègue, thanks to several other top-10 finishes. As a result, he qualified for further World Cup appearances at the season finale in [[Oslo]] in March 2019. These races went significantly better than in Oberhof: he qualified for the mass start, achieved points in all three races, and secured two top-10 placements. |
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=== Season 2019/20 - IBU Cup Overall Victory === |
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At the German Championships in 2019, the Thuringian relay, including Fratzscher, repeated their success from the previous year. In the first race of the IBU Cup [[2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup|2019/20]] season, he secured his second career victory in the sprint in [[Sjusjøen]].<ref>https://www.xc-ski.de/aktuelles/news/biathlon/biathlon-ibu-cup-lucas-fratzscher-gewinnt-sprint-philipp-nawrath-die-verfolgung/</ref> He also reached the podium in the two subsequent races there. At the next IBU Cup stop in Obertilliach, he finished second in the short individual race and won the single mixed relay together with Stefanie Scherer. Fratzscher entered the Christmas break as the clear leader in the overall standings and, like the previous year, was nominated for the World Cup in Oberhof in January, where he finished 86th with four shooting misses. Upon returning to the IBU Cup, he finished second with the German mixed relay in [[Osrblie]]. In February in Martell, he achieved three more individual podium finishes and two additional top-10 placements. The [[2020 IBU Open European Championships|European Championships 2020]], which were once again moved to Minsk at short notice, did not go as well for Fratzscher, as he failed to win any medals. However, at the subsequent IBU Cup finale at the same venue, he achieved results within the top ten in both sprints. With a 13th place in the final mass start, he defended his lead in the overall standings with just one point ahead of [[Endre Strømsheim]] and secured the big crystal globe. Additionally, he won the sprint standings. Consequently, he was nominated for the World Cup in [[Kontiolahti]], where he failed to score points in both the sprint and pursuit. The subsequent season finale in Oslo was canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>https://www.biathlon-news.eu/interview-mit-lucas-fratzscher/</ref> |
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==Biathlon results== |
==Biathlon results== |
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| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | 21 August 1996 Tekucha, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Sport | Biathlon |
Taras Lesiuk (born 21 August 1996) is a Ukrainian biathlete.[1] He has been irregularly competing in the World Cup since 2019.
Career
Taras Lessjuk competed in his first international competition in December 2013 at the age of 17, participating in an IBU Cup sprint in Obertilliach. After that, he didn't appear again until 2015, when he started racing at the junior level. In early 2017, Lessjuk stood on the podium for the first time in the IBU Junior Cup with the relay team. Later that year, he won silver in the relay and the pursuit race at the Junior events of the Summer Biathlon World Championships, marking his only victory at the junior level. From the 2017/18 season onwards, Lessjuk consistently competed in the IBU Cup and quickly achieved results within the top 30. Two top-15 finishes in January 2019 earned him his debut in the World Cup at the overseas races in Canmore and Soldier Hollow. In his first race, the sprint in Canmore, he immediately scored World Cup points by finishing 32nd. He also competed in the relay race the following day, finishing seventh despite a penalty loop.
Lessjuk achieved his first top-10 placements in the IBU Cup at the end of the 2019/20 season. The following winter, he reached the podium for the first time with the relay team at Arber and improved his individual result in Obertilliach to fifth place. In the 2021/22 season, Lessjuk was initially part of the World Cup lineup again and achieved his first pursuit race at the highest level at the competitions in Le Grand-Bornand. Additionally, he finished sixth in the individual race at the European Championships 2022. At the beginning of the 2022/23 winter season, Lessjuk scored points in the individual, sprint, and pursuit races in Kontiolahti, each finishing exactly 40th three times in a row. His best season result in the World Cup was 29th place in the individual race in Ruhpolding, but he was reassigned to the IBU Cup for the European Championships, where he could achieve a tenth place in the sprint at the end of the winter.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
World Cup
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | ||||||
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| Races | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2018–19 | 4/25 | 64 | 56th | — | — | 10 | 78th | 26 | 52nd | 28 | 36th |
| 2019–20 | 3/21 | Didn't earn World Cup points | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 5/26 | 1 | 101st | — | — | — | — | 1 | 80th | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 5/22 | 34 | 77th | — | — | 19 | 72nd | 15 | 64th | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 2/21 | 34 | 63nd | — | — | 14 | 61st | 20 | 54th | — | — |
European Championships
5 medals (3 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mixed Relay |
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 2017 Duszniki Zdroj
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33rd | 48th | 54th | — |
 2018 Ridnaun
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35th | 50th | 42nd | — |
 2019 Minsk
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40th | 38th | 24th | Silver |
| 2020 Minsk
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— | 10th | 37th | 13th |
 2022 Arber
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33rd | Bronze | Bronze | Silver |
 2023 Lenzerheide
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— | 7th | 11th | Silver |
 2024 Brezno-Osrblie
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42nd | 21st | 34th | — |
References
External links
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Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Suhl
Category:German male biathletes