Yulia Kanakina

Yuliya Artyomovna Kanakina (Russian: Юлия Артёмовна Канакина; born 11 December 1995) is a Russian skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She began international competition in 2011, and was promoted to the World Cup squad in the 2014–15 season. Before starting skeleton, Kanakina was a ballet dancer. She was the IBSF Junior World Champion in women's skeleton for 2017 in Sigulda, and finished 26th in the senior IBSF World Championships later that year.[1][2] In 2018, Kanakina took silver at the Junior World Championships, 0.81 seconds behind Anna Fernstädt.[3]

Yulia Kanakina

Kanakina in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	11 December 1995 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Skeleton
Medal record Junior World Championships 2017 Sigulda women 2018 St. Moritz women

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[1]

Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		Points	Place
2014–15		LKP 18	CAL 13	ALT —	KON —	STM —	IGL1 —	IGL2 —	SOC —	N/A		200	26th
2015–16		ALT 8	WIN 15	KON1 17	LKP —	PKC —	WHI —	STM 17	KON2 —	N/A		440	20th
2016–17		WHI 12	LKP 20	ALT 7	WIN 16	STM 21	KON —	IGL —	PYE 17	N/A		610	21st
2017–18		LKP 15	PKC 20	WHI 10	WIN 12	IGL —	ALT —	STM 18	KON 15	N/A		628	21st
2018–19		SIG 7	WIN 8	ALT 3	KON CNX	IGL 7	STM —	LKP 7	CAL1 14	CAL2 6		1152	7th

References

1. "Yulia Kanakina". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
2. Stahlhacke, Angela (13 December 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
3. "Skeleton Athletes Anna Fernstädt and Nikita Tregubov Junior World Champions" (Press release). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-01.

External links

• Yulia Kanakina at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation