Natalya Konstantinovna Matveyeva (; 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.
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.Matveyeva Suspended for Doping SI.com, March 22, 2009 The case was reviewed and adjudicated by the FIS Doping Panel, chaired by Canadian judge Partick Smith.FIS NewsFlash 226. 8 April 2009. 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.FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 women's individual sprint results. – accessed 25 December 2009. A verdict was rendered on 23 December 2009 by the FIS that effectively banned her from competition until 12 March 2011 for doping."FIS Doping Panel delivers two decisions". FIS 23 December 2009 article accessed 25 December 2009.
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. 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.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 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 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 — — — — 2013 26 — — — 21 — 7 2015 28 — — — 16 — 5 2017 30 — — — 9 — Silver 2019 32 — — — 24 — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2006 19 29 — 13 2007 20 17 47 — 2008 21 21 4 — — 2009 22 41 19 — — 2012 25 20 58 5 — 2013 26 64 — 36 — — — 2014 27 59 30 — — 2015 28 32 9 — — 2016 29 34 66 15 40 2017 30 30 — 7 — — — 2018 31 59 29 46 — 47 2019 32 46 21 44 — — 2020 33 — — — —
Individual podiums 2 victories – (2 ) 12 podiums – (12 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2005–06 22 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd2 2006–07 28 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd3 15 February 2007 Changchun, China 1.1 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd4 2007–0827 October 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 1st5 1 March 2008 Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd6 2008–09 20 December 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd7 2011–12 3 December 2011 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.9 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd8 11 December 2011 Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd9 21 January 2012 Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd10 2014–15 24 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd11 2015–16 3 February 2016 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd12 2016–1714 January 2017 Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
Team podiums 2 victories – (2 ) 7 podiums – (7 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 2005–06 23 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Sidko2 2007–08 28 October 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Korostelyova3 17 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Shapovalova4 2008–0921 December 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Korostelyova5 2011–12 4 December 2011 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Korostelyova6 2012–13 3 February 2013 Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Ivanova7 2016–1715 January 2017 Toblach, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Belorukova
References
External links Eurosport.com profile