Yulia Kanakina

Yuliya Artyomovna Kanakina (Юлия Артёмовна Канакина; 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).