Natalya Ivanovna Baranova-Masalkina (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Баранова-Масалкина); born 25 February 1975 in Krivosheino, Tomsk Oblast) is a former Russian cross-country skier who has competed from 1994 to 2006.
She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Baranova-Masalkina tested positive for EPO in a WADA pre-Games control for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
She was ejected from the Olympic village after the positive was announced, and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports by the International Ski Federation.
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