# Natalya Korostelyova

Natalya Sergeyevna Korostelyova (Russian: Ната́лья Серге́евна Коростелёва; born 4 October 1981 in Chusovoy, Perm Krai) is a Russian cross country skier who competed since 2002. She won a bronze in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Korostelyova also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 in Val di Fiemme and had her best individual finish of ninth in the individual sprint at those same championships.
Korostelyova's lone World Cup victory came at a team sprint event in Germany in 2008.

## Cross-country skiing results

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

### Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km  individual | 15 km  skiathlon | 30 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2010 | 28 | 19 | — | — | 12 | 7 | Bronze |

### World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2003 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 9 | Bronze | — |
| 2005 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 10 | — | 11 | 28 | 27 | 7 | — |
| 2009 | 27 | — | — | 35 | — | 10 | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final |
| 2003 | 21 | 17 | — | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 47 | 32 | 56 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | 48 | 48 | 33 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 28 | — | 23 | — |
| 2008 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 19 | — | 22 | — |
| 2009 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 24 | — | — | 23 |
| 2010 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 8 | — | DNF | 19 |
| 2011 | 29 | 55 | NC | 34 | DNF | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 18 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | 31 | 44 | 47 | 24 | DNF | DNF | 34 |
| 2014 | 32 | 87 | NC | 56 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 33 | 109 | NC | 64 | DNF | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 1 victory – (1 SWC)
* 8 podiums – (5 WC, 3 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2007–08 | 15 December 2007 | Rybinsk, Russia | 15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2007–08 | 16 December 2007 | Rybinsk, Russia | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2007–08 | 4 January 2008 | Asiago, Italy | 1.2 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 4 | 2009–10 | 15 December 2009 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 2009–10 | 1 January 2010 | Oberhof, Germany | 2.8 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2009–10 | 4 January 2010 | Prague, Czech Republic | 1.2 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 2009–10 | 14 March 2010 | Oslo, Norway | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 8 | 2011–12 | 2 February 2012 | Rybinsk, Russia | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 TS)
* 6 podiums – (2 RL, 4 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
| 1 | 2002–03 | 14 February 2003 | Asiago, Italy | 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Sidko |
| 2 | 2007–08 | 28 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Matveyeva |
| 3 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kurkina / Rocheva / Chekalyova |
| 4 | 2008–09 | 21 December 2008 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Matveyeva |
| 5 | 2010–11 | 6 February 2011 | Rybinsk, Russia | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kasakul / Tikhonova / Ivanova |
| 6 | 2011–12 | 4 December 2011 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Matveyeva |