Natalya Matveyeva

Natalya Konstantinovna Matveyeva (Russian: Ната́лья Константи́новна Матве́ева; born 23 May 1986) is a Russian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. Matveyeva skis for Dynamo Moscow. She has a total of four victories since 2004, including three in the 2006–2007 season. All four of her victories have been in the sprint events.

Natalya Matveyeva
Country Russia
Born (1986-05-23) 23 May 1986
Moscow, Soviet Union
Ski clubDinamo
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2006–2009, 2012–2020)
Individual wins2
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums12
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts123
Team starts23
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 LahtiTeam sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 KranjIndividual sprint

Career

As of February 2007, Matveyeva leads the women's sprint category in the 2006–2007 Cross country skiing World Cup going into the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan, despite never having won a World Cup event. Her best placing in individual World Cup meets is second-place, which she achieved in the 2006 Changchun and Düsseldorf meets. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, finishing 30th in the individual sprint.

She tested positive for recombinant EPO (EPO) at a January 2009 meet in Whistler, British Columbia and was suspended provisionally from the sport following the receipt of the confirmation of the V analysis from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in Quebec.[1] The case was reviewed and adjudicated by the FIS Doping Panel, chaired by Canadian judge Partick Smith.[2] Matveyeva's results from the most recent results from the world championships in Liberec have not been removed from the official results pending the hearing though she finished fourth in the women's individual sprint event.[3] A verdict was rendered on 23 December 2009 by the FIS that effectively banned her from competition until 12 March 2011 for doping.[4]

In December 2017, she was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5] In January 2018, she successfully appealed against the lifetime ban as well as decision to disqualify her from Sochi Olympics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200619———20——
201427———30——

World Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200720———23—12
200922———DSQ—DSQ
201326———21—7
201528———16—5
201730———9—Silver
201932———24——

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20061929—13—————
20072017473rd place, bronze medalist(s)—————
20082121NC4—————
20092241NC19—————
20122520585DNFDNF———
20132664—36—————
20142759NC30DNF————
20152832NC9—————
20162934661540DNF——DNF
20173030—7—————
20183159NC2946——47—
20193246NC2144————
202033NC—NC—————

Individual podiums
  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 12 podiums – (12 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12005–0622 October 2005Germany Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
22006–0728 October 2006Germany Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
315 February 2007China Changchun, China1.1 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
42007–0827 October 2007Germany Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
51 March 2008Finland Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
62008–0920 December 2008Germany Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
72011–123 December 2011Germany Düsseldorf, Germany0.9 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
811 December 2011Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
921 January 2012Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
102014–1524 January 2015Russia Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
112015–163 February 2016Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
122016–1714 January 2017Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 2 victories – (2 TS)
  • 7 podiums – (7 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
12005–0623 October 2005Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdSidko
22007–0828 October 2007Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndKorostelyova
317 February 2008Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdShapovalova
42008–0921 December 2008Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stKorostelyova
52011–124 December 2011Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdKorostelyova
62012–133 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndIvanova
72016–1715 January 2017Italy Toblach, Italy6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stBelorukova

References
  1. Matveyeva Suspended for Doping SI.com, March 22, 2009
  2. FIS NewsFlash 226. 8 April 2009.
  3. FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 women's individual sprint results. Archived 2009-04-01 at the Wayback Machine – accessed 25 December 2009.
  4. "FIS Doping Panel delivers two decisions". FIS 23 December 2009 article accessed 25 December 2009.
  5. "Russian doping: IOC bans 11 Winter Olympic athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. "THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) DELIVERS ITS DECISIONS IN THE MATTER OF 39 RUSSIAN ATHLETES V/ THE IOC:28 APPEALS UPHELD, 11 PARTIALLY UPHELD" (PDF). THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  7. "MATVEEVA Natalia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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