Yulia KANAKINA

ROC

Skeleton

Date of Birth: 11 Dec 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: KRASNOYARSK

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Residence: KRASNOYARSK

Residence Country:

Russian Federation

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skeleton	Women	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
7	Women	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:35.40
9	Mixed Team	2020	Altenberg, GER	1:56.54
11	Women	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:58.90
13	Women	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:56.37
20	Women	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	3:40.66
22	Women	2015	Winterberg, GER	2:56.13
26	Women	2017	Koenigssee, GER	1:47.97

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
4	Women	2019	Koenigssee, GER	1:46.82

World Cup Rankings
Season	Women
2021/22	5
2020/21	12
2019/20	15
2018/19	7
2017/18	21
2016/17	21
2015/16	20
2014/15	26

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Women
2021/22	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th
2020/21	1 x 7th, 1 x 9th, 2 x 10th
2019/20	1 x 4th, 1 x 10th, 1 x 15th
2018/19	1 x 3rd, 1 x 6th, 3 x 7th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
2	Women	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT	1:44.81
3	Women	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:59.45
4	Women	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:56.49
5	Women	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:48.43
7	Women	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:55.85
12	Women	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:48.70
14	Women	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:54.61
16	Women	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:19.92

Hobbies:

Travelling, modelling, fitness, boxing, and tennis.

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Russian

Other sports:

Former ballet dancer.

Debut:

2014 World Cup in Lake Placid (18th)

National team:

2011

Start:

Took up skeleton at age 14 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (sportblogmas.blogspot.com, 5 Mar 2017)

Training:

Works on hip mobility by doing hurdle drills. (Instagram, 7 Sep 2021).

Milestones

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Debuted in March 2015 in Winterberg, finishing 22nd, with her best finish of seventh in 2019 (Whistler).

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two-time medallist at the Junior World Championships, winning gold at Sigulda in the 2016/17 season. In 2018, she won silver, finishing 0.81 seconds behind Anna Fernstadt (CZE).

WORLD CUP
Her best finish at the World Cup was second at Sigulda in December 2021, ahead of World Cup winner Kimberley Bos (NED) who finished third.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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