Maria Igorevna Shkanova (, ''Maryja Iharaŭna Škanava''; born 18 October 1989) is an

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

from

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

. She competed for Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 33rd place in the

super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...

. She won a bronze medal in the combined event at the

2013 Winter Universiade The 2013 Winter Universiade, the XXVI Winter Universiade, was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Trentino, Italy between 11 and 21 December 2013. This was the first time that a Winter Universiade happened after the Summer Universiade ...

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* * * * 1989 births Belarusian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Belarus Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing Living people FISU World University Games silver medalists for Belarus FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Belarus Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade {{Belarus-alpine-skiing-bio-stub