Yuliya Rodionova (born January 11, 1990 in

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) is a Kazakh

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, specializing in Moguls .FIS Profile - Freestyle
/ref> Rodionova competed at the

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and

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for Kazakhstan. Her best finish came in 2010, when she placed 22nd in the qualifying round of the moguls, failing to advance. In

, she finished 28th in the preliminary round, and did not advance. As of April 2013, her best showing at the

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is 8th, in the

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dual moguls event. Rodionova made her

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debut in December 2004. As of April 2013, her best World Cup event finish is 8th place, in the dual moguls event at Meribel in 2010/11. Her best World Cup overall finish in moguls is 25th, in 2008/09 and 2009/10.

References

1990 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers of Kazakhstan Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Oskemen Kazakhstani female freestyle skiers Asian Games medalists in freestyle skiing Freestyle skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games {{Kazakhstan-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub