Oleg Glyvka
learned to jump in his home country of Ukraine, where he learned
the sport as a youth. He developed a passion for ski jumping,
along with his two brothers Andriy and Vladimir. In 1992, Glyvka
graduated with a bachelor of science in ski jumping. He coached
at the university level throughout 1993, working his way to the
World Cup coaching ranks.
Oleg’s brothers Adriy and Vladimir, meanwhile, had become quite
successful jumpers. Andriy competed in 1993 at the World
Championship for the Ukranian national team in Falun, Sweden.
Vladimir also competed on the Ukrainian national team, going to
Nagano, Japan, in 1998 and the Salt Lake City Olympic games in
2002 with Oleg as his coach. After the 2002 Olympics, Oleg made
the decision to stay in the United States and started coaching
for the Norge Ski Club junior program near Chicago. With his
experience, he coached several junior jumpers to regional and
national success.
Now as coach for the Ishpeming Ski Club, Glyvka has the same
goals. "I want to bring jumpers first to the central (USSA)
level, then national and ultimately Olympic."
He said if taught the correct fundamentals from the start,
youths will quickly learn the feel and control it takes to ski
jump. "The ages 5-7 is a good time to start," he said, "by
building muscle memory early, they gain a better understanding
of the sport."
Oleg’s Education and Experience
1988 to 1992: Sport Institute
in Lvov, Ukraine (Student)
1991 to 2001: Ukrainian National Team (Assistant Coach)
2002: Ukrainian National Team (Head Coach)
2004 to 2009: Norge Ski Club (Coach)
2006 to 2009: US Central Division Team (Coach)
Current: Ishpeming Ski Club (Coach)
Competitions Coached:
1993: Winter University in
Zakopane, Poland
1993: Jumping World Cup in Planica, Ukraine
1998: World Cup in Zakopane, Poland
1998: Continental Cup in Liberes, Czech Republic
2002: Olympic Games in Salt Lake City
2006: Junior Olympics in Lebanon, NH
2008: Junior Olympics in Ishpeming, MI
2008: American National Championship in Park City, UT
2009: American National Championship in Lake Placid, NY
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Winter 2009-10
Update:
The ISC is
really going through an exciting time. We are improving
our facilities with many improvements to be able to get more
kids involved 12 months out of the
year. Oleg continues working with the
skiers doing a very encompassing dry
land training program
all year, complementing the actual jumping
practice.
Jumping is available year round,
on the 10 and 40 meter hills during the summer on plastic and
all hills in winter on snow.
We have many
project desires that we would like to do this year. The
clubhouse has being radically altered
in order to transform it into a training area. All the interior
walls
were torn down to make a large area
where the indoor training can take place. The only rooms left
are
the bathrooms and kitchen. Even
the concrete block wall between the original building and the
addition has been demolished. The
kitchen is still being remodeled (after being moved to the other
end of the building), with the addition of a sink and additional
cabinets being last on the list. The old furnace is gone
and the almost new propane furnace is working well.
We are on our
second year of the Coach's Club, which
helps support the current training
program. We need some special financial support to bridge
the gap until the program becomes self supporting. I
encourage you to consider helping.
To donate or for more
information, contact ISC President Tom Petersen at
president@ishskiclub.com.
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