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After training with ChatGPT for the past six months, Ukrainian biathlete Maksym Murashkovskyi won a silver medal at the Milan Cortina 2026 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 tactics. It was half of my training plan, my motivation, etc. So it was a huge part 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 visually impaired men’s Para-biathlon on the second day 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)
“I used him as a psychologist, coach and sometimes as a doctor.”
Murashkovskyi won a few medals at the Parabiathlon World Cup in January and gave credit to ChatGPT for his success.
“I also won a few medals there, and even a gold medal. 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 the People’s Republic of China team and his guide Hongda Lu, silver medalist Maksym Murashkovskyi of the Ukraine team and his guide Vitaliy Trush, as well as bronze medalist Dmytro Suiarko of the Ukraine team and his guide Oleksandr Nikonovych pose for a photo on the podium during the medal ceremony of the individual men’s parabiathlon visually impaired on the second day of the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero. Cross-country ski stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, 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 completely for five to ten years. But some of it, 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 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 alongside his ski guide, Vitaly Trush. For NS2 and NS3 competitors, guide skiers are optional, but are mandatory for NS1 athletes.
Murashkovskyi finished Sunday with a time of 33:41.1 in the visually impaired men’s individual event. He was just over two minutes behind Chinese gold medalist Dang Hesong and beat compatriot Dmytro Suiarko for second place.
