Yulia Evgenievna Galysheva (Russian: Юлия Евгеньевна Галышева, born 23 October 1992) is a Kazakhstani mogul skier who won three medals at FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships, bronze medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Asian Winter Games in 2011.

Yulia Galysheva
Galysheva in 2015
CountryKazakhstani
Born (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 32)
Oskemen, Kazakhstan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
World Cup career
Seasons2010–
Podiums16
Wins4
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Moguls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Utah Moguls
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sierra Nevada Dual Moguls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty Moguls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kreischberg Dual Moguls
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Astana-Almaty Moguls
Gold medal – first place 2011 Astana-Almaty Dual moguls
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Granada Moguls
Gold medal – first place 2017 Almaty Moguls
Gold medal – first place 2017 Almaty Dual moguls

Athletic career

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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 Madonna di Campiglio, where she finished 22nd in moguls and 21st in dual moguls. In February 2008, she placed second in the German Schliersee at the Europa cup's dual mogul. A few days later, she won two gold medals in moguls and dual moguls at the Swiss Engelberg. In 2010, she competed at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished 11th in moguls. Galysheva got her first World Cup victory at the Meribel and was ahead of Hannah Kearney in the final of dual moguls. In 2011, she won gold medals at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in moguls and dual moguls. In 2011, she also won in the Europa cup stage in Jyväskylä. 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 Deer Valley and 3rd and 2nd places at the Swedish Åre. 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 Pyeongchang 2018 is also historical for Kazakh freestyle skiing because it is the first Olympic medal in this sport for Kazakhstan.

Career highlights

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Olympic Games
2018 – PyeongChang   3rd, Moguls
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
2019 – Utah   1st, Moguls
2017 – Sierra Nevada   2nd, Dual moguls
2021 – Almaty   2nd, Moguls
2015 – Kreischberg   3rd, Dual moguls
FIS Junior World Ski Championships
2011 – Jyväskylä   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 – Deer Valley   3rd, Dual moguls
2013 – Åre   3rd, Moguls
2013 – Åre   2nd, Dual moguls
2014 – Deer Valley,   2nd, Moguls
2014 – Ruka,   1st, Dual Moguls
2016 – Deer Valley,   2nd, Moguls
2016 – Deer Valley,   2nd, Dual Moguls
2016 – Tazawako,   2nd, Dual Moguls
2017 – Thaiwoo,   2nd, Moguls
2017 – Thaiwoo   1st, Moguls
2018 – Mont-Tremblant,   3rd, Moguls
2018 – Ruka,   2nd, Moguls
2018 – Thaiwoo   3rd, Moguls
2018 – Calgary   1st, Moguls
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