Interviews with winners

Olympiad winners tell how they came to informatics, how they prepared for the contests and what they would tell students who are just starting. Pick a story to read the whole conversation.

Daryna Kerpenko

“I did not prepare for any particular Olympics, I prepared for all at the same time”

Denys Tereshchenko

“If you do not enjoy what you are doing, there is a great risk of burning out fast”

Nazarii Denha

“Olympic experience helps to find a job. After all, employers see that you have success and this is already a big plus for most”

Oleh Naver

“The formula for success, in my opinion, is very simple and the same for many disciplines. Success = talent * diligence”

Roman Yanushevskyi

“The most interesting are difficult problems when I am not sure that I will be able to solve it. Even if I sit on it for half an hour, it is not a fact that I will solve it - then the interest only grows.”

Sofiia Melnyk

“I remember when I was in junior school, taking pictures with the medals brought by other students from International Olympiads and dreaming that one day I would bring them too”