Natalya_Nepryayeva

Natalya Terentyeva

Natalya Terentyeva

Russian cross-country skier

Natalya Mikhaylovna Terentyeva (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Терентьева, née Nepryaeva, born 6 September 1995) is a Russian cross-country skier.[1] She participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team and 2022 Winter Olympics as part of the Russian Olympic Committee team,[2] winning a total of four medals, including a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay.

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Career

Nepryayeva was first included to the Russian national team in 2015.[3] Her breakthrough came in 2018 when she won bronze as part of the Russian relay team.

In the 2018–19 season, Nepryayeva became the first Russian female skier to finish in the top 3 of the Tour de Ski.[4] At the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Nepryayeva became the first female Russian skier since 2007 to medal in skiathlon (then known as double pursuit).[5] Overall, she won three medals at the World Championships in 2019 and 2021.

Nepryayeva became the first Russian female skier to win the Tour de Ski, doing so during the 2021–22 World Cup season.[6] Furthermore, she won the World Cup, despite being excluded from the last two stages due to sanctions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She became the first Russian female skier to do so since Yuliya Chepalova in the 2000–01 season.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]

Olympic Games

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
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World Championships

  • 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze)
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World Cup

Season titles

  • 2 titles – (1 Overall, 1 U23)
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Discipline
2018Under-23
2022Overall

Season standings

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Individual podiums

  • 6 victories – (2 WC, 4 SWC)
  • 25 podiums – (16 WC, 9 SWC)
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Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
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Honours

She was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" after the 2018 Olympics.

Notes

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    On 1 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIS decided to bar Russian and Belarusian from participating in FIS competitions until further notice.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Российские спортсмены и специалисты" (in Russian). Спортивная Россия. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Results – Ladies' 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon". 2018 Winter Games official site. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Тверская лыжница Наталья Непряева: второе и третье места – это неудача" (in Russian). Тверская жизнь. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    Это фантастика! Российская лыжница вошла в историю «Тур де Ски»
  5. [5]
    Нас не ждали, а мы пришли. Есть первая женская медаль России на ЧМ по лыжам!
  6. [6]
    Natalia Nepryaeva becomes first Russian to win Tour de Ski’s overall standings
  7. [7]
    "NEPRYAEVA Natalia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Russian and Belarusian Athletes not to take part in FIS Competitions". FIS. 1 March 2022.
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