Yuliya Chekalyova

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]

Yuliya Chekalyova
Chekalyova in 2010
Country	Russia
Full name	Yuliya Vladimirovna Chekalyova
Born	(1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 41) Vologda, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	10 – (2006–2011, 2013–2015, 2017)
Indiv. starts	123
Indiv. podiums	4
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	10
Team podiums	2
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (11th in 2017)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia World Championships 2013 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay U23 World Championships 2007 Tarvisio 15 km skiathlon 2006 Kranj 10 km classical 2006 Kranj 15 km skiathlon

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	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