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 (age 38)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Ski clubDinamo
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (20062009, 20122020)
Starts123
Podiums12
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Team sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kranj Individual sprint

Career

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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

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

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 19 20
2014 27 30

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2007 20 23 12
2009 22 DSQ DSQ
2013 26 21 7
2015 28 16 5
2017 30 9 Silver
2019 32 24

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2006 19 29 13
2007 20 17 47  
2008 21 21 NC 4
2009 22 41 NC 19
2012 25 20 58 5 DNF DNF
2013 26 64 36
2014 27 59 NC 30 DNF
2015 28 32 NC 9
2016 29 34 66 15 40 DNF DNF
2017 30 30 7
2018 31 59 NC 29 46 47
2019 32 46 NC 21 44
2020 33 NC NC

Individual podiums

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  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 12 podiums – (12 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2005–06 22 October 2005   Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 2006–07 28 October 2006   Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3 15 February 2007   Changchun, China 1.1 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
4 2007–08 27 October 2007   Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
5 1 March 2008   Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
6 2008–09 20 December 2008   Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
7 2011–12 3 December 2011   Düsseldorf, Germany 0.9 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
8 11 December 2011   Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
9 21 January 2012   Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
10 2014–15 24 January 2015   Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
11 2015–16 3 February 2016   Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
12 2016–17 14 January 2017   Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st

Team podiums

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  • 2 victories – (2 TS)
  • 7 podiums – (7 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2005–06 23 October 2005   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Sidko
2 2007–08 28 October 2007   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Korostelyova
3 17 February 2008   Liberec, Czech Republic 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Shapovalova
4 2008–09 21 December 2008   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Korostelyova
5 2011–12 4 December 2011   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Korostelyova
6 2012–13 3 February 2013   Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Ivanova
7 2016–17 15 January 2017   Toblach, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Belorukova

References

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  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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