Yuliya Artyomovna Kanakina (; 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).
Season123456789PointsPlace2014–15 LKP18 CAL13 ALT— KON— STM— IGL1— IGL2— SOC— 200 26th2015–16 ALT8 WIN15 KON117 LKP— PKC— WHI— STM17 KON2— 440 20th2016–17 WHI12 LKP20 ALT7 WIN16 STM21 KON— IGL— PYE17 610 21st2017–18 LKP15 PKC20 WHI10 WIN12 IGL— ALT— STM18 KON15 628 21st2018–19 SIG7 WIN8 ALT3 KON IGL7 STM— LKP7 CAL114 CAL26 1152 7th
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