High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Yuliya Shamshurina (Russian: YÚliya Shamshúrina) (born July 16, 1962) is a Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1989, training at VSS Urozhay in Ustinov. She won a silver medal in the 4x5 km at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and had her best individual finish of fourth in the 10 km event at those same championships.