Natalya Baranova-Masalkina

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

Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Country Russia
Born (1975-02-25) 25 February 1975 (age 49)
Krivosheino, Tomsk Oblast
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (19951999, 2002, 20052006)
Indiv. starts85
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. wins0
Team starts25
Team podiums14
Team wins4
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

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   Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2  2004–05  26 November 2004   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3  2005–06  19 November 2005   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   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Shalina / Zavyalova / Martynova
2  1995–96  17 December 1995   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Zavyalova
3  1996–97  8 December 1996   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Danilova
4 1997–98 23 November 1997   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
5 7 December 1997   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Zavyalova / Nageykina / Gavrylyuk
6 14 December 1997   Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Zavyalova / Chepalova / Gavrylyuk
7 6 March 1998   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Zavyalova / Skladneva
8 1998–99 20 December 1998     Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Denisova / Chepalova / Reztsova
9 14 March 1999   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Chepalova / Lazutina
10 21 March 1999   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Yegorova / Reztsova / Skladneva
11 2001–02 27 November 2001   Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
12 2004–05 12 December 2004   Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Kurkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
13 20 March 2005   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kurkina / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Chepalova
14 2005–06 15 January 2006   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.
edit