Julia Chekaleva is the pride of the Russian Federation and an example of courage and an invincible will to win. This sweet and charming woman harmoniously combines such titles as a beautiful wife, a caring mother, a famous skier and an international master of sports. About the biography and family of Julia Chekaleva is described below.
Childhood of the future champion
Julia Chekaleva was born on February 6, 1984 in a family of skiers in the small town of Vologda. Parents dreamed that their beloved daughter would grow up physically developed and achieve world success. Therefore, from an early age, they accustomed their daughter to a healthy lifestyle, physical activity and regular sports. When the girl was 3 years old, her parents enrolled her in the figure skating section. But Julia Chekaleva did not show much desire to engage in this sport. Therefore, the desired success on the ice was not.
When the girl turned 7 years old, she became interested in skiing, and her parents without hesitation wrote the young athlete to the ski section in a group with coach Vera Zheltukhina, which significantly influenced the entire biography of Julia Chekaleva. It was here that Julia showed her zeal and diligence. The trainer noted the ability of the girl for skiing and accustomed the future champion to responsibility and determination. It was Vera Zheltuhina who instilled in Yulia the will to win, resistance to defeat, and the desire to constantly improve to achieve Olympus.
Very soon, Chekaleva began to participate in city, regional and district competitions. Feeling the taste of victory, the girl set herself the goal of becoming in the future a famous world-class athlete.
First successes
At 21, Julia Chekaleva took part in the regional stage of the Cup of Russia. The girl managed to win gold.
After that, in 2006, the athlete went to the Slovenian city of Kranj to participate in the World Championship among young skiers under the age of 23 years. Julia Chekaleva showed a brilliant result, returning to her homeland with two bronze medals - for the 10 km race and for the graze.
In December of the same year, the skier first participated in the World Cup. The result of the debutant in the 10 km race is 31 place. And in the women's relay, Chekaleva took 7th place.
Brilliant career
Julia brought her first gold from the 2007 World Cup, which was held in Italy.
Success did not leave Chekalev at the World Cup. In 2007, she first managed to enter the top three skiers in the women's team.
In 2007, Julia managed to take part in the Eastern European Cup, where she won silver and gold.
Such rapid success did not turn the head of a young skier. She worked harder, trained more and more. This allowed Julia to earn immediately 4 medals at the Universiade in Chinese Harbin in 2009 - gold, silver and two bronzes.
2009 brought Chekaleva another victory - in the “race for the top ten” in the fight for the Alpine Cup.
The year 2013 was especially successful for the champion. In the World Championships, which took place in Val di Fiemme, Julia Chekaleva perfectly performed in the personal 10 km skating race. She lost only to two Norwegian skiers, who are recognized world champions, and took an honorable 3rd place. In the team competition, Chekaleva also earned bronze.
After such a successful performance, Julia Chekaleva was nicknamed one of the most successful skiers of the Russian national team.
Julia participated in the Olympic Games in Sochi as part of the Russian team. But despite previous victories, in the team relay, the girl showed only 6 results.
During her sports career, she repeatedly proved her professionalism and will to win.
Today, Julia Chekaleva is a multiple champion of Russia, winner of the World Cup and Universiade stages, winner of world championships and an international master of sports.
Athlete Disqualification
In 2017, Julia was at the center of the anti-doping scandal.
On December 1, 2017, the International Olympic Committee decided to annul Chekaleva's results shown at the Olympic Games in Sochi and to remove the athlete from participation in the Olympic Games for life.
Julia herself claims that neither she nor her team used doping. Two months later, by decision of CAS, Chekaleva’s life suspension from the competition was canceled.
