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 has competed since 2004.[2]

Yuliya Chekalyova
Chekalyova in 2010
Country Russia
Full nameYuliya Vladimirovna Chekalyova
Born (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984
Vologda, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons2006–2011, 2013–2015, 2017
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts123
Team starts10
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2013 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle
2013 Val di Fiemme4 × 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 3rd 7 13 — 3rd —
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 — N/A N/A N/A
2007 23 55 40 NC N/A 27 N/A
2008 24 48 31 62 N/A 28 31
2009 25 72 44 — N/A — —
2010 26 27 20 78 N/A 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 — N/A
2017 33 11 10 NC 6 10 23

Individual podiums
  • 4 podiums – (3WC, 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
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

References
  1. "Yulia Tchekaleva". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 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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