Yuliya Chekalyova

Yuliya Chekalyova
Chekalyova in 2010
Country Russia
Full nameYuliya Vladimirovna Chekalyova
Born (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40)
Vologda, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (2006–2011, 2013–2015, 2017)
Indiv. starts123
Indiv. podiums4
Indiv. wins0
Team starts10
Team podiums2
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Tarvisio 15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kranj 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kranj 15 km skiathlon

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]

Career

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]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

Year Age 10 km
individual 		15 km
skiathlon 		30 km
mass start 		Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
2014 28 DSQ DSQ DSQ — DSQ —

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
Year Age 10 km
individual 		15 km
skiathlon 		30 km
mass start 		Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
2007 23 16 — 22 — — —
2011 27 12 12 26 — 6 —
2013 29 Bronze 7 13 — Bronze —
2015 31 28 16 — — 7 —
2017 33 18 7 10 — 5 —

World Cup

Season standings
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 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd
2 2 February 2013 Russia Sochi Russia 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
3 17 March 2013 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
4 2013–14 19 January 2014 Poland 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 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kurkina / Rocheva / Korostelyova
2 2010–11 6 February 2011 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Novikova / Nikolaeva / Mikhaylova

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Full decision regarding Yulia Chekaleva at International Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "TCHEKALEVA Yulia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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