Yuliya Chekalyova
Yuliya Vladimirovna Chekalyova is a Russian cross-country [skiing (sport)|cross-country skier] who competed between 2005 and 2018.
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.
On 1 December 2017 she was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics, her results were annulled, and she was banned for life from the Olympic games as a result of a positive doping test.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).World Championships
- 2 medals –
| 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 | 10 kilometre classical|12] | 12 | 26 | — | 5 kilometre relay|6] | — |
| 2013 | 29 | Bronze | 7 | 13 | — | Bronze | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 28 | 16 | — | — | 7 | — |
| 2017 | 33 | 2017 – Women's 10 kilometre classical|18] | 7 | 10 | — | 5 | — |
World Cup
Individual podiums
- 4 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | |||||||||
| 1 | 2012–13 | 01.12.2012 |  Team podiums
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