Yulia Kanakina
Russian skeleton racer (born 1995)
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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]
Kanakina in 2019 | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1995 Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||
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| 2014–15 | LKP 18 |
CAL 13 |
ALT — |
KON — |
STM — |
IGL1 — |
IGL2 — |
SOC — |
N/a | 200 | 26th | ||
| 2015–16 | ALT 8 |
WIN 15 |
KON1 17 |
LKP — |
PKC — |
WHI — |
STM 17 |
KON2 — |
N/a | 440 | 20th | ||
| 2016–17 | WHI 12 |
LKP 20 |
ALT 7 |
WIN 16 |
STM 21 |
KON — |
IGL — |
PYE 17 |
N/a | 610 | 21st | ||
| 2017–18 | LKP 15 |
PKC 20 |
WHI 10 |
WIN 12 |
IGL — |
ALT — |
STM 18 |
KON 15 |
N/a | 628 | 21st | ||
| 2018–19 | SIG 7 |
WIN 8 |
ALT 3 |
KON CNX |
IGL 7 |
STM — |
LKP 7 |
CAL1 14 |
CAL2 6 |
1152 | 7th |
