Natalya Baranova-Masalkina

Natalya Ivanovna Baranova-Masalkina (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Баранова-Масалкина); born 25 February 1975 in Krivosheino, Tomsk Oblast) is a former Russian cross-country skier who has competed from 1994 to 2006. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Country	Russia
Born	(1975-02-25) 25 February 1975 (age 50) Krivosheino, Tomsk Oblast
World Cup career
Seasons	8 – (1995–1999, 2002, 2005–2006)
Indiv. starts	85
Indiv. podiums	3
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	25
Team podiums	14
Team wins	4
Overall titles	0 – (9th in 2005)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf 30 km classical Junior World Championships 1993 Harrachov 4 × 5 km relay 1995 Gällivare 5 km classical 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay 1995 Gällivare 15 km freestyle

Baranova-Masalkina won two medals at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 30 km. She also has three individual victories at various levels from 1995 to 2004.

Doping case

Baranova-Masalkina tested positive for EPO in a WADA pre-Games control for the 2002 Winter Olympics. She was ejected from the Olympic village after the positive was announced, and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports by the International Ski Federation.^[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2006	31	16	—	—	—	Gold	—

World Championships

• 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1999	24	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—
2005	30	—	5	—	6	Bronze	—	Silver	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Sprint
1995	20	31	—	—	—
1996	21	16	—	—	—
1997	22	28	—	NC	32
1998	23	18	—	26	17
1999	24	13	—	12	18
2002	27	20	—	—	57
2005	30	9	5	—	36
2006	31	26	18	—	80

Individual podiums

• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1998–99	13 March 1999	Falun, Sweden	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
2	2004–05	26 November 2004	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
3	2005–06	19 November 2005	Beitostølen, Norway	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 4 victories
• 14 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1994–95	12 February 1995	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Shalina / Zavyalova / Martynova
2	1995–96	17 December 1995	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Nageykina / Chepalova / Zavyalova
3	1996–97	8 December 1996	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Nageykina / Chepalova / Danilova
4	1997–98	23 November 1997	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
5		7 December 1997	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Zavyalova / Nageykina / Gavrylyuk
6		14 December 1997	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Zavyalova / Chepalova / Gavrylyuk
7		6 March 1998	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Nageykina / Zavyalova / Skladneva
8	1998–99	20 December 1998	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Denisova / Chepalova / Reztsova
9		14 March 1999	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Nageykina / Chepalova / Lazutina
10		21 March 1999	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Yegorova / Reztsova / Skladneva
11	2001–02	27 November 2001	Kuopio, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
12	2004–05	12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Kurkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
13		20 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Kurkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
14	2005–06	15 January 2006	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Rocheva / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova