# Natalya Terentyeva

Natalya Mikhaylovna Terentyeva (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Терентьева, 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 | DNF | 14 | Gold | Bronze |

### 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)
| Season |
| Season | Discipline |
| 2018 | Under-23 |
| 2022 | Overall |

#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada |
| 2014 | 18 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 19 | NC | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 20 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | 29 |
| 2017 | 21 | 78 | 75 | 58 | 13 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 14 | | 8 | 11 | — | DNF | — |
| 2019 | 23 | | | 5 | — | 8 | | — | 12 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | | 4 | 4 | — | 18 | | DNF | — | — |
| 2021 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 26 | | 8 | 10 | — | — | | — | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 6 victories – (2 WC, 4 SWC)
* 25 podiums – (16 WC, 9 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2017–18 | 4 March 2018 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2018–19 | 30 December 2018 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 2018–19 | 2 January 2019 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 4 | 2018–19 | 3 January 2019 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 2018–19 | 5 January 2019 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2018–19 | 29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd |
| 7 | 2018–19 | 19 January 2019 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 8 | 2018–19 | 20 January 2019 | Otepää, Estonia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 9 | 2018–19 | 17 February 2019 | Cogne, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 10 | 2018–19 | 10 March 2019 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 11 | 2018–19 | 12 March 2019 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 12 | 2019–20 | 30 November 2019 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 15 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 13 | 2019–20 | 29 December 2019 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 14 | 2019–20 | 28 December 2019 – 5 January 2020 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd |
| 15 | 2019–20 | 18 January 2020 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 16 | 2019–20 | 19 January 2020 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Pursuit C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 17 | 2019–20 | 26 January 2020 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 18 | 2019–20 | 8 February 2020 | Falun, Sweden | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 19 | 2020–21 | 12 December 2020 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 20 | 2020–21 | 8 January 2021 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 21 | 2021–22 | 29 December 2021 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 22 | 2021–22 | 1 January 2022 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 1.2 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 23 | 2021–22 | 3 January 2022 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 24 | 2021–22 | 28 December 2021 – 4 January 2022 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st |
| 25 | 2021–22 | 27 February 2022 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 RL)
* 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
| 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 | Stupak |
| 2 | 2021–22 | 5 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.