Yuliya_Chekalyova
Yuliya Chekalyova
Russian cross-country skier
Yuliya Vladimirovna Chekalyova (Russian: Юлия Владимировна Чекалёва, also romanized Yulia Tchekaleva,[1] born 6 February 1984) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2018.[2]
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Yuliya Vladimirovna Chekalyova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40) Vologda, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2006–2011, 2013–2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her best World Cup finish was 11th in a 15 km event in Russia in 2007.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, she finished 16th in the 10 km and 22nd in the 30 km events.
Chekalyova is married to Alexey Kuritsyn, with whom she has a son, Matvey, born in 2012.[1]
On 1 December 2017 she was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics, her results (including sixth place in the relay) were annulled, and she was banned for life from the Olympic games as a result of a positive doping test.[3]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 2 medals – (2 bronze)
World Cup
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2006 | 22 | 94 | 68 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23 | 55 | 40 | NC | — | 27 | — |
| 2008 | 24 | 48 | 31 | 62 | — | 28 | 31 |
| 2009 | 25 | 72 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 78 | — | 12 | — |
| 2011 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 5 | DNF | 20 |
| 2013 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 72 | DNF | 14 | 10 |
| 2014 | 30 | 15 | 10 | NC | 7 | — | 7 |
| 2015 | 31 | 18 | 9 | NC | 11 | — | — |
| 2017 | 33 | 11 | 10 | NC | 6 | 10 | 23 |
Individual podiums
- 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012–13 | 1 December 2012 |  Rukatunturi, Finland |
5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2 February 2013 | Sochi Russia |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 3 | 17 March 2013 |  Oslo, Norway |
30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | 2013–14 | 19 January 2014 |  Szklarska Poręba, Poland |
10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 2 podiums – (2 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kurkina / Rocheva / Korostelyova |
| 2 | 2010–11 | 6 February 2011 | Rybinsk, Russia |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Novikova / Nikolaeva / Mikhaylova |
- "Yulia Tchekaleva". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuliya Chekalyova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- "TCHEKALEVA Yulia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- Yuliya Chekalyova at Olympedia
- Yulia Tchekaleva at Olympics.com
- Yulia Tchekaleva at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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