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ChatGPT brings home a medal: Ukrainian Murashkovsky takes silver at the Paralympic Games with the help of AI

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The silver medal at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games also brought an unusual story from the world of sports. Ukrainian biathlete Maksim Murashkovsky revealed that he based a large part of his preparation for the competition on working with ChatGPT, which he described as "revolutionary technology."

The 25-year-old Ukrainian won second place in the individual race for visually impaired competitors, clocking 33:41.1. He was only beaten by Chinese competitor Dang Hesong, who won gold, while his compatriot Dmytro Suiyarko took third place, ten seconds behind Murashkovsky.

Muraškovski competes in the NS3 category, which is intended for athletes with milder levels of vision impairment.

After the race, he explained how important artificial intelligence technology was to his preparation process.

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"I've been training with ChatGPT for the last six months," said Muraškovski.

"It wasn't just about tactics. It made up almost half of my training plan, including motivation and training organization. Basically, a huge part of my work was related to that."

He was accompanied by ski guide Vitaly Truša during the race, with whom he won the silver medal.

The Ukrainian Paralympian added that he used ChatGPT in multiple roles.

"I used him as a psychologist, a coach, and sometimes even as a doctor."

Murashkovsky pointed out that the same method helped him during the Para-Biathlon World Cup in January, where he also won several medals, including gold.

"And I won several medals there, even one gold. That's why I can say that ChatGPT has a lot of credit for my progress. I believe in this technology, it's revolutionary."

When asked whether artificial intelligence could replace trainers, psychologists or doctors in the future, Muraškovski believes that such a scenario is not far off.

"Not completely in the next five to ten years, but partially, for sure."

In para-biathlon, ski guides are not mandatory for competitors in the NS2 and NS3 categories, but are mandatory for athletes in the NS1 category, who, according to the rules of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, have almost complete or complete visual impairment.

During the shooting portion of the race, competitors use electronic guns and acoustic signals that help them determine how close they are to the center of the target – the more intense the signal, the closer the hit to the center.

The use of artificial intelligence in sports is no longer a rarity. Laura Harvey, coach of the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), previously revealed that she used ChatGPT to get inspiration for tactical ideas during the 2025 season.

The Seattle Reign then finished the season as the fourth seed in the playoffs, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Orlando Pride.

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