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After training with ChatGPT for the past six months, Ukrainian biathlete Maksym Murashkovskyi won a silver medal at the Milan 2026 Cortina Paralympic Games.
Murashkovskyi, 25, said he used the AI chatbot in various ways throughout his training.
“For the last six months I have been training with ChatGPT,” Murashkovskyi said, according to The Athletic. “It wasn’t just about tactics. It was half of my training plan, motivation, etc. So it was a huge volume 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 medal ceremony for the Para Biathlon Men’s Visually Impaired Individual on the second day of the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games at the Tesero Cross-Country Ski Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
“I used him as a psychologist, coach and sometimes as a doctor.”
Murashkovskyi won some medals at the Parabiathlon World Cup in January and credited ChatGPT for his success.
“I also won a few medals there, and even a gold one. So I can give a lot of credit to ChatGPT,” he said. “I believe in it, it is a revolutionary technology.”
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Gold medalist Hesong Dang of the People’s Republic of China team and guide Hongda Lu, silver medalist Maksym Murashkovskyi of the Ukraine team and guide Vitaliy Trush, and bronze medalist Dmytro Suiarko of the Ukraine team and guide Oleksandr Nikonovych pose for a photo on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men’s Visually Impaired Individual Para Biathlon on the second day of the Games Winter Paralympics Milan Cortina 2026 at Tesero Cross Country Ski Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on March 8, 2026. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Murashkovskyi was asked if AI could replace coaches, psychologists and doctors, and he agreed to some extent.
“Not entirely for five to ten years. But partly, definitely.”
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Maksym Murashkovskyi of Team Ukraine approaches the finish line with guide Vitaliy Trush during the Visually Impaired Individual Para Biathlon on the second day of the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games at the Tesero Cross-Country Ski 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 with his ski guide, Vitaly Trush. For NS2 and NS3 competitors, ski guides are optional, but are mandatory for NS1 athletes.
Murashkovskyi finished with a time of 33:41.1 in the men’s individual event for the visually impaired on Sunday. He was just over two minutes behind Chinese gold medalist Dang Hesong and beat compatriot Dmytro Suiarko for second place.
