Yulia Kanakina

Yuliya Artyomovna Kanakina (Russian: Юлия Артёмовна Канакина; born 11 December 1995) is a Russian skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She began international competition in 2011, and was promoted to the World Cup squad in the 2014–15 season. Before starting skeleton, Kanakina was a ballet dancer. She was the IBSF Junior World Champion in women's skeleton for 2017 in Sigulda, and finished 26th in the senior IBSF World Championships later that year.[1][2] In 2018, Kanakina took silver at the Junior World Championships, 0.81 seconds behind Anna Fernstädt.[3]

Yulia Kanakina
Kanakina in 2019
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Sport
Country Russia
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sigulda women
Silver medal – second place 2018 St. Moritz women

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[1]

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points Place
2014–15 LKP
18
CAL
13
ALT
KON
STM
IGL1
IGL2
SOC
200 26th
2015–16 ALT
8
WIN
15
KON1
17
LKP
PKC
WHI
STM
17
KON2
440 20th
2016–17 WHI
12
LKP
20
ALT
7
WIN
16
STM
21
KON
IGL
PYE
17
610 21st
2017–18 LKP
15
PKC
20
WHI
10
WIN
12
IGL
ALT
STM
18
KON
15
628 21st
2018–19 SIG
7
WIN
8
ALT
3
KON
CNX
IGL
7
STM
LKP
7
CAL1
14
CAL2
6
1152 7th

References

  1. "Yulia Kanakina". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. Stahlhacke, Angela (13 December 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  3. "Skeleton Athletes Anna Fernstädt and Nikita Tregubov Junior World Champions" (Press release). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
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