Natalya Nepryayeva

Natalya Mikhaylovna Terentyeva (, née Nepryaeva, born 6 September 1995) is a Russian cross-country skier. She participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team and 2022 Winter Olympics as part of the Russian Olympic Committee team, winning a total of four medals, including a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay.

Career Nepryayeva was first included to the Russian national team in 2015. Her breakthrough came in 2018 when she won bronze as part of the Russian relay team.

In the 2018–19 season, Nepryayeva became the first Russian female skier to finish in the top 3 of the Tour de Ski. At the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Nepryayeva became the first female Russian skier since 2007 to medal in skiathlon (then known as double pursuit). Overall, she won three medals at the World Championships in 2019 and 2021.

Nepryayeva became the first Russian female skier to win the Tour de Ski, doing so during the 2021–22 World Cup season. Furthermore, she won the World Cup, despite being excluded from the last two stages due to sanctions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She became the first Russian female skier to do so since Yuliya Chepalova in the 2000–01 season.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2018 22 — 8 24 4 Bronze 9 2022 26 4 Silver 14 GoldBronze

World Championships 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2019 23 7 Bronze — 9 Bronze 4 2021 25 12 16 — 22 Silver 4

World Cup Season titles 2 titles – (1 Overall, 1 U23) SeasonDiscipline2018 Under-232022 Overall

Season standings

Individual podiums 6 victories – (2 , 4 ) 25 podiums – (16 , 9 )

Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 2 podiums – (1 , 1 )

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 2020–21 20 December 2020 Dresden, Germany 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Stupak2 2021–225 December 2021 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Stupak / Sorina / Stepanova

Honours She was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" after the 2018 Olympics.