About Yulia Kanakina
Born 1995. Yulia Kanakina is a Russian skeleton racer and ballet dancer.
Yuliya Artyomovna Kanakina (; 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. In 2018, Kanakina took silver at the Junior World Championships, 0.81 seconds behind Anna Fernstädt.
World Cup results All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).
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Russian skeleton racer
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Yulia Kanakina was born on 11 December 1995 in Krasnoyarsk.
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