Natalya Baranova-Masalkina

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Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Country Russia
Born (1975-02-25) 25 February 1975 (age 49)
Krivosheino, Tomsk Oblast
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (19951999, 2002, 20052006)
Starts85
Podiums3
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (9th in 2005)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Oberstdorf 30 km classical
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Harrachov 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1995 Gällivare 5 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gällivare 15 km freestyle

Natalya Ivanovna Baranova-Masalkina (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Баранова-Масалкина); born February 25, 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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Olympic Games[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Season standings[edit]

 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[edit]

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

Team podiums[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Morton: Olympic cheaters – an update, Vermont Sports, 1 July 2002
  2. ^ "BARANOVA Natalia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

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