Yulia Kanakina Explained

Yulia Kanakina
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:11 December 1995
Birth Place:Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Sport:Skeleton

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]

World Cup results

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

Season123456789PointsPlace
2014–15LKP
18
CAL
13
ALT
KON
STM
IGL1
IGL2
SOC
20026th
2015–16ALT
8
WIN
15
KON1
17
LKP
PKC
WHI
STM
17
KON2
44020th
2016–17WHI
12
LKP
20
ALT
7
WIN
16
STM
21
KON
IGL
PYE
17
61021st
2017–18LKP
15
PKC
20
WHI
10
WIN
12
IGL
ALT
STM
18
KON
15
62821st
2018–19SIG
7
WIN
8
ALT
3
KON
IGL
7
STM
LKP
7
CAL1
14
CAL2
6
11527th

Notes and References

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