# Natalya Matveyeva

Natalya Konstantinovna Matveyeva (Russian: Ната́лья Константи́новна Матве́ева; born 23 May 1986) is a Russian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. Matveyeva skis for Dynamo Moscow. She has a total of four victories since 2004, including three in the 2006–2007 season. All four of her victories have been in the sprint events.

## Career

As of February 2007, Matveyeva leads the women's sprint category in the 2006–2007 Cross country skiing World Cup going into the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan, despite never having won a World Cup event. Her best placing in individual World Cup meets is second-place, which she achieved in the 2006 Changchun and Düsseldorf meets. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, finishing 30th in the individual sprint.
She tested positive for recombinant EPO (EPO) at a January 2009 meet in Whistler, British Columbia and was suspended provisionally from the sport following the receipt of the confirmation of the V analysis from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in Quebec. The case was reviewed and adjudicated by the FIS Doping Panel, chaired by Canadian judge Partick Smith. Matveyeva's results from the most recent results from the world championships in Liberec have not been removed from the official results pending the hearing though she finished fourth in the women's individual sprint event. A verdict was rendered on 23 December 2009 by the FIS that effectively banned her from competition until 12 March 2011 for doping.
In December 2017, she was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In January 2018, she successfully appealed against the lifetime ban as well as decision to disqualify her from Sochi Olympics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

| Year | Age | 10 km  individual | 15 km  skiathlon | 30 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2006 | 19 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| 2014 | 27 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — |

### World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km  individual | 15 km  skiathlon | 30 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2007 | 20 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 12 |
| 2009 | 22 | — | — | — | DSQ | — | DSQ |
| 2013 | 26 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 7 |
| 2015 | 28 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 5 |
| 2017 | 30 | — | — | — | 9 | — | Silver |
| 2019 | 32 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | 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 | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada |
| 2006 | 19 | 29 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 20 | 17 | 47 | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | NC | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 22 | 41 | NC | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | 20 | 58 | 5 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 64 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 27 | 59 | NC | 30 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 32 | NC | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 29 | 34 | 66 | 15 | 40 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 31 | 59 | NC | 29 | 46 | — | — | 47 | — |
| 2019 | 32 | 46 | NC | 21 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 33 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 2 victories – (2 WC)
* 12 podiums – (12 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2005–06 | 22 October 2005 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 28 October 2006 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 2006–07 | 15 February 2007 | Changchun, China | 1.1 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 4 | 2007–08 | 27 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 2007–08 | 1 March 2008 | Lahti, Finland | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2008–09 | 20 December 2008 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 7 | 2011–12 | 3 December 2011 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0.9 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 8 | 2011–12 | 11 December 2011 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 9 | 2011–12 | 21 January 2012 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 10 | 2014–15 | 24 January 2015 | Rybinsk, Russia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 11 | 2015–16 | 3 February 2016 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 12 | 2016–17 | 14 January 2017 | Toblach, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |

#### Team podiums

* 2 victories – (2 TS)
* 7 podiums – (7 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
| 1 | 2005–06 | 23 October 2005 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Sidko |
| 2 | 2007–08 | 28 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Korostelyova |
| 3 | 2007–08 | 17 February 2008 | Liberec, Czech Republic | 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Shapovalova |
| 4 | 2008–09 | 21 December 2008 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Korostelyova |
| 5 | 2011–12 | 4 December 2011 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Korostelyova |
| 6 | 2012–13 | 3 February 2013 | Sochi, Russia | 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Ivanova |
| 7 | 2016–17 | 15 January 2017 | Toblach, Italy | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Belorukova |