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After training with ChatGPT over the past six months, Ukrainian skier Maksym Murashkovskyi won a silver medal at the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games.
Murashkovskyi, 25, said he used the AI chatbot in a variety of ways throughout his training.
“For the last six months, I’ve been training with ChatGPT,” Murashkovskyi said, according to The Athletic. “It wasn’t just tactics. It was half of my training plan, motivation etc. So it was a huge amount of all my training.
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Silver medalist Maksym Murashkovskyi of Team Ukraine and guide Vitaliy Trush celebrate on the podium during the Para Biathlon Men’s Individual Visually Impaired medal ceremony on day two of the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games at the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium in Val di Fiemme on March 20, Italy. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
“I used it as a psychologist, a coach and sometimes as a doctor.”
Murashkovskyi won a pair of medals at the Para Biathlon World Cup in January and credited ChatGPT for his success.
“I also won a few medals there, and even a gold. So I can give a lot of credit to ChatGPT,” he said. “I believe in it, it’s a revolutionary technology.”
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Gold medalist Hesong Dang of Team People’s Republic of China and guide Hongda Lu, silver medalist Maksym Murashkovskyi of Team Ukraine and guide Vitaliy Trush, and bronze medalist Dmytro Suiarko of Team Ukraine and guide Oleksandr Nikonovych pose for a photo on the podium during the medal ceremony of the Milan Para-Biathlon Day for Men’s Para Biathlon Two. 2026 Paralympic Winter Games at the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy on 8 March 2026. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Murashkovskyi was asked if AI could replace coaches, psychologists and doctors, and he somewhat agreed.
“Not quite for five to 10 years. But part of it, definitely.”
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Maksym Murashkovskyi of Team Ukraine approaches the finish line with guide Vitaliy Trush during the Para Biathlon Individual Visual Impaired on day two of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Murashkovskyi competed under the NS3 classification, which applies to athletes with the lowest level of visual impairment. He ran the race together with his guide skier, Vitaly Trush. For NS2 and NS3 competitors, guide skiers are optional, but are mandatory for NS1 athletes.
Murashkovskyi finished with a time of 33:41.1 in the men’s individual visually impaired event on Sunday. He was just over two minutes behind Chinese gold medalist Dang Hesong, beating compatriot Dmytro Suiarko for second place.
