Natalya Nepryayeva

Natalya Mikhaylovna Nepryayeva (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Непряева; 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.

Natalya Nepryayeva
Nepryayeva in 2019
Country Russia
Born (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995
Tver, Russia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubSC Vodnik
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (2014–2022)
Individual wins6
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums25
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts138
Team starts12
Overall titles1 – (2022)
Discipline titles1 – (1 U23)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 2
World Championships 0 1 2
Total 1 2 4
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingTeam sprint
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang4 × 5 km relay
Representing  Russian Ski Federation
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Oberstdorf4 × 5 km relay
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Seefeld15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2019 Seefeld4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Goms15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2018 GomsIndividual sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Val di Fiemme5 km classical
Silver medal – second place2013 Liberec4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal – second place2014 Val di Fiemme4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Almaty4 × 3.33 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2015 AlmatyIndividual sprint
Bronze medal – third place2015 Almaty5 km classical
Updated on 23 March 2023.

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)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201822—8244Bronze9
2022264 SilverDNF14GoldBronze

World Championships
  • 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2019237Bronze—9Bronze4
2021251216—22Silver4

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

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
201418NCNCNC——————
201519NCNCNCNC—————
2016206760561346———29
2017217875581337————
2018221313141st place, gold medalist(s)811—DNF—
2019232nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5—82nd place, silver medalist(s)—12—
2020243rd place, bronze medalist(s)44—182nd place, silver medalist(s)DNF——
2021256106—107———
2022[note 1]261st place, gold medalist(s)810——1st place, gold medalist(s)———

Individual podiums
  • 6 victories – (2 WC, 4 SWC)
  • 25 podiums – (16 WC, 9 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2017–18 4 March 2018Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
22018–1930 December 2018Italy Toblach, Italy10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
32 January 2019Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
43 January 201910 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
55 January 2019Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
629 December 2018
– 6 January 2019		ItalySwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
719 January 2019Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
820 January 201910 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
917 February 2019Italy Cogne, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1010 March 2019Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
1112 March 2019Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
122019–2030 November 2019Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
1329 December 2019Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
1428 December 2019
– 5 January 2020		SwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1518 January 2020Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1619 January 202010 km Pursuit CWorld Cup2nd
1726 January 2020Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
188 February 2020Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
192020–2112 December 2020Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
208 January 2021Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
212021–2229 December 2021Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
221 January 2022Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
233 January 2022Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
2428 December 2021
– 4 January 2022		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
2527 February 2022Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12020–2120 December 2020Germany Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndStupak
22021–225 December 2021Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stStupak / Sorina / Stepanova

Honours

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

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