Darya Rybalova (born in

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) is a Kazakh

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, specializing in Moguls. Rybalova competed at the

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and

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for Kazakhstan. Her best finish came in 2010, when she placed 17th in the qualifying round of the moguls, advancing to the final, where she placed 14th. In

, she finished 25th in the preliminary round, and did not advance. As of April 2013, her best showing at the

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is 13th, in the

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moguls event. Rybalova made her

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debut in December 2005. As of April 2013, her best World Cup event finish is 6th place, at Lake Beida in 2011/12. Her best World Cup overall finish in moguls is 13th, in 2008/09.

References

1988 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Kazakhstan Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Oskemen Kazakhstani female freestyle skiers Universiade medalists in freestyle skiing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade 21st-century Kazakhstani women {{Kazakhstan-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub