Yuliya Chepalova
Julija Anatoljewna Tschepalowa (Russian Юлия Анатольевна Чепалова, French transcription Julija Tchepalova; born December 23, 1976 in Komsomolsk-on- Amur, Khabarovsk Territory ) is a former Russian cross-country skier. She is a multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion. His second wife is married to the Russian cross-country skiers Vasily Vasilyevich Rotschew. Due to a doping offense, she was detained for two years in 2009, after which she declared her retirement from competitive sport.
Sporting career
After winning a total of five medals at the Junior World Championships Tschepalowa participated in the 1995/96 season for the first time participate in World Cup races. She celebrated her first major success at the 1998 Winter Olympics by winning the gold medal in the 30 km race. She was thus the youngest cross-country skiing Olympic champion. At the World Cup 2001, two more medals were added, including the golden with the relay. In the same year she was the overall winner of the Nordic skiing World Cup.
At the Olympic Winter Games 2002 Tschepalowa secured a complete set of medals ( gold in the sprint, silver over 10 km, Bronze 15 km). After a baby break ( on 10 January 2003 their daughter was born Olesja ) she continued her career and in 2004 was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. In 2005 she won four medals at the World Championships, among other things, the gold in the 15 km pursuit race. At the Olympic Winter Games 2006, she won gold in the relay and silver in the 30 km race. In the season 2006/ 07 she laid pregnancy caused a further break from competition in February she brought daughter Wassilina to the world. In the 2007 /08 season, she returned to the Cross Country World Cup, but could not place it in the front of the field itself. At the last stage of the Tour de Ski 2008/2009, the mountain pursuit in Val di Fiemme, she convinced the first time with a tenth place so that she could work your way to the 23th place from 31st place. In the Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec her best result 20th in the 30 km free style was ( mass start ).
In August 2009 it was announced that Tschepalowa was tested on 3 January 2009 at the penultimate stage of the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme positive effect on the doping agent erythropoietin ( EPO), after which she declared her retirement from competitive sport with immediate effect. In December 2009 Tschepalowa was retrospectively banned from August 2009 for two years for doping. The Russian Ski Federation announced it to go to appeal against this decision an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Tschepalowa himself denies the drug-taking. Her father and coach Anatoly Tschepalow explained that his daughter for some time now have thyroid problems and have therefore received a curfew after a medical examination in August.
Achievements
Olympic Winter Games
World Championships
- 2001 in Lahti: Gold in the relay, bronze in the individual sprint
- 2005 in Oberstdorf: Gold in the Pursuit, Silver 10 km, silver with the relay, bronze in the team sprint
World Cup
Junior World Championships
Others
- Engadin Ski Marathon winner 2000 and 2004