Yulia Evgenievna Galysheva (russian: Юлия Евгеньевна Галышева, born 23 October 1992) is a Kazakhstani mogul skier who won three medals at

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, bronze medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games and two gold medals at the

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in 2011.

Athletic career

Yulia Galysheva has competed at international challenges since March 2006. She debuted at the Europa Cup stage in the Russian Saint-Petersburg. She was 21st in mogul and 18th in dual moguls. In 2007, she competed in FIS Freestyle World Ski Championship at the

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, where she finished 22nd in moguls and 21st in dual moguls. In February 2008, she placed second in the German

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at the Europa cup's dual mogul. A few days later, she won two gold medals in moguls and dual moguls at the Swiss

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. In 2010, she competed at the

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, where she finished 11th in moguls. Galysheva got her first World Cup victory at the Meribel and was ahead of

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in the final of dual moguls. In 2011, she won gold medals at the

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. Next year, she became juniors World champion in moguls. Also, she won a silver medal in dual moguls at the Italian Valmalenco. She has three podiums in the season of 2012/13, which includes 3rd place at the American

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and 3rd and 2nd places at the Swedish

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. At the 2015 FIS World Freestyle Championships in Krieschberg, Austria, she won her first world championship medal, a bronze in dual moguls, behind the 2014 and 2010 Olympic champions, Justine Dufour Lapointe (silver) and Hannah Kearney (gold). Two years later, at the world championships in Sierra Nevada, she upgraded to silver, behind gold medalist Perrine Laffont and ahead of bronze medalist Jaelin Kauf. Galysheva won the first world champion title for Kazakh moguls at the FIS Freestyle skiing and Snowboarding Championships 2019. And her Olympic bronze medal at

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is also historical for Kazakh freestyle skiing because it is the first Olympic medal in this sport for Kazakhstan.

Career highlights

;Olympic Games :2018 – PyeongChang 3rd, Moguls ;FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships :2019 –

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1st, Moguls :2017 – Sierra Nevada 2nd, Dual moguls :2021 – Almaty 2nd, Moguls :2015 –

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3rd, Dual moguls ;FIS Junior World Ski Championships :2011 –

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1st, Moguls :2012 – Valmalenco 1st, Moguls :2012 – Valmalenco 3rd, Dual moguls ;Asian Winter Games :2011 – Almaty 1st, Moguls :2011 – Almaty 1st, Dual moguls ;World Cup podiums :2010 – Meribel 1st, Dual moguls :2012 – Beida Lake 3rd, Moguls :2013 –

3rd, Dual moguls :2013 –

3rd, Moguls :2013 –

2nd, Dual moguls :2014 –

, 2nd, Moguls :2014 –

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, 1st, Dual Moguls :2016 –

, 2nd, Moguls :2016 –

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, 3rd, Moguls :2018 –

, 2nd, Moguls :2018 – Thaiwoo 3rd, Moguls :2018 – Calgary 1st, Moguls

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galysheva, Yuliya Living people 1992 births Kazakhstani female freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers of Kazakhstan Sportspeople from Oskemen Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Asian Games medalists in freestyle skiing Freestyle skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Freestyle skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Universiade medalists in freestyle skiing Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Universiade gold medalists for Kazakhstan Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics