Iuliia Budaleeva

Iuliia Budaleeva

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1990-11-13) 13 November 1990
Spouse	Stanislav Chokhlaev
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class	B2
Partner	Tatiana Maltseva (guide)
Coached by	Vyacheslav Goldinov
Medal record Representing Russia Women's Biathlon Winter Paralympics Sochi 2014 12.5km visually impaired Sochi 2014 6km visually impaired Sochi 2014 10km visually impaired Women's Cross-country skiing Sochi 2014 5km visually impaired

Iuliia Budaleeva also known as Iuliia Chokhlaeva (born 13 November 1990) is a Russian female visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and was successful in her maiden Paralympic competition, claiming four medals including a gold medal in the biathlon event. Iuliia Budaleeva was awarded the Order of Friendship by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin for her performance at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Career

Iuliia Budaleeva competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics with her guide Tatiana Maltseva and went onto claim 3 medals in the biathlon events including a gold medal in the women's 12.5km biathletes event and two silver medals in women's 6km event and women's 10km event. She also clinched a bronze medal in the women's 5km cross-country skiing event as a part of the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Personal life

Iuliia Budaleeva married fellow Russian visually impaired Paralympic Nordic skier, Stanislav Chokhlaev. Stanislav Chokhlaev also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and excelled at his maiden Paralympic event similar to that of his wife by claiming two silver medals in the cross-country skiing and a bronze medal in biathlon events.