Natalija Kočergina

Natalja Kočergina (born 17 April 1985) is a Lithuanian athlete. She competes in cross-country skiing and biathlon events. She has competed at multiple FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and Biathlon World Cups. She represented Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2026 Winter Olympics.

Early career Natalja Kočergina was born 17 April 1985 in Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Career Kočergina started competing in cross-country events in 2003. She started competing in the Biathlon World Cup events in 2011. In the 2011 World Biathlon Championships, she finished 91st (individual) and 98th (sprint). In 2012, she was 72nd in individual and 89th in sprint. During the 2013 World Championships, she did not finish in the individual event but placed 99th in the sprint. In 2018, she was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2018 Winter Olympics. This was her first appearance at the Winter Olympics. In the women's events, Kočergina was the best placed woman skier for Lithuania after she was classified 30th amongst the 87 contestants in the women's individual event. She finished the course in a time of 45 minutes and 9.1 seconds. In the sprint event, she was ranked 80th amongst the 87 competitors. She finished the race in 25 minutes and 16 seconds, more than four minutes behind the winner Laura Dahlmeier.

In January 2026, the Lithuanian Biathlon Federation announced that Kočergina was selected to represent the country at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2018 Pyeongchang 30th 80th — — — DNF 2026 Milano Cortina 87th 90th — — 20th —

World Championships 0 medals During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.