| Natalya Baranova-Masalkina | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Krivosheino, Tomsk Oblast |
| Seasons: | 8 – (1995–1999, 2002, 2005–2006) |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Teamwins: | 4 |
| Totalpodiums: | 3 |
| Teampodiums: | 14 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (9th in 2005) |
| Wctitles: | 0 |
| Individual Starts: | 85 |
| Team Starts: | 25 |
Natalya Ivanovna Baranova-Masalkina (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Баранова-Масалкина); born 25 February 1975 in Krivosheino, Tomsk Oblast) is a former Russian cross-country skier who has competed from 1994 to 2006. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Baranova-Masalkina won two medals at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 30 km. She also has three individual victories at various levels from 1995 to 2004.
Baranova-Masalkina tested positive for EPO in a WADA pre-Games control for the 2002 Winter Olympics. She was ejected from the Olympic village after the positive was announced, and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports by the International Ski Federation.[1]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||||
| 30 | 5 | 6 | Bronze | Silver | — | ||||
| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 20 | 31 | ||||
| 21 | 16 | ||||
| 22 | 28 | 32 | |||
| 23 | 18 | 26 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 13 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 27 | 20 | 57 | |||
| 30 | 9 | 5 | 36 | ||
| 31 | 26 | 18 | 80 | ||
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | 13 March 1999 |  Falun, Sweden | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 2 | 2004–05 | 26 November 2004 |  Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 3 | 2005–06 | 19 November 2005 |  Beitostølen, Norway | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994–95 | 12 February 1995 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Shalina / Zavyalova / Martynova | |||
| 2 | 1995–96 | 17 December 1995 |  Santa Caterina, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | ||||
| 3 | 1996–97 | 8 December 1996 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Nageykina / Chepalova / Danilova | |||
| 4 | 1997–98 | 23 November 1997 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina | |||
| 5 | 7 December 1997 | Santa Caterina, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Zavyalova / Nageykina / Gavrylyuk | ||||
| 6 | 14 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Zavyalova / Chepalova / Gavrylyuk | ||||
| 7 | 6 March 1998 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Nageykina / Zavyalova / Skladneva | ||||
| align=center | 8 | 1998–99 | 20 December 1998 | align=left | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Denisova / Chepalova / Reztsova | |
| align=center | 9 | 14 March 1999 | align=left | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Nageykina / Chepalova / Lazutina | ||
| 10 | 21 March 1999 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Yegorova / Reztsova / Skladneva | ||||
| 11 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 | Kuopio, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | ||||
| align=center | 12 | 2004–05 | 12 December 2004 | align=left | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| align=center | 13 | 20 March 2005 | align=left | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | |||
| align=center | 14 | align=center | 2005–06 | 15 January 2006 | align=left | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |