Lyubov Yegorova (cross-country skier)


Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova, name also spelled Ljubov Jegorova, is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, multiple world champion, winner of the World Cup and Hero of Russia. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen of Seversk, Saint Petersburg, and Tomsk Oblast. Member of Communist party.

Career

Yegorova won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds, one silver, and two bronzes. She also won the women's 15 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1994. Additionally, Yegorova won a total of nine medals at the Winter Olympics, earning six golds and three silver. She was the most successful athlete at both the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. She won the Holmenkollen medal in 1994.

Doping case

Yegorova's career ended at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim when she was disqualified for doping on bromantan, a stimulant drug. She was disqualified on February 26, 1997, three days after winning gold in the women's 5 km event, and stripped of that medal.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 4 × 5 km
relay
1991245811GoldGold
199326Silver15BronzeBronzeGold
1997306——

World Cup

Season titles

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1989–90 20 February 1990 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2 1989–90 25 February 1990 Bohinj, Yugoslavia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
3 1989–90 17 March 1990 Vang, Norway10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
4 1990–91 15 December 1990 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
5 1990–91 20 December 1990 Les Saisies, France5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
6 1990–91 16 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
7 1990–91 2 March 1991 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
8 1990–91 9 March 1991 Falun, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
9 1991–92 8 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
10 1991–92 14 December 1991 Thunder Bay, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
11 1991–92 9 February 1992 Albertville, France15 km Individual COlympic Games1st
12 1991–92 13 February 1992 Albertville, France5 km Individual COlympic Games2nd
13 1991–92 15 February 1992 Albertville, France10 km Pursuit FOlympic Games1st
14 1991–92 21 February 1992 Albertville, France30 km Individual FOlympic Games2nd
15 1991–92 7 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
16 1991–92 14 March 1992 Vang, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
171992–9318 December 1992 Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
181992–933 January 1993 Kavgolovo, Russia30 km individual CWorld Cup1st
191992–9316 January 1993 Cogne, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
201992–9321 February 1993 Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
211992–9323 February 1993 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FWorld Championships3rd
221992–9327 February 1993 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Championships3rd
231992–936 March 1993 Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
241992–939 March 1993 Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
251992–9310 March 1993 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup1st
261992–9319 March 1993 Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
27 1993–94 11 December 1993 Santa Caterina, Italy5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
28 1993–94 21 December 1993 Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
29 1993–94 8 January 1994 Kavgolovo, Russia10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
30 1993–94 15 January 1994 Oslo, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
31 1993–94 13 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway15 km Individual FOlympic Games2nd
32 1993–94 15 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual COlympic Games1st
33 1993–94 17 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit FOlympic Games1st
34 1993–94 6 March 1994 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
35 1993–94 20 March 1994 Thunder Bay, Canada10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
361995–9625 November 1995 Vuokatti, Finland5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
371995–9629 November 1995 Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
381995–9610 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland10 km Pursuit CWorld Cup1st
391995–9613 December 1995 Brusson, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
401995–9616 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
41 1996–97 5 January 1997 Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Smetanina / Lazutina
2 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLazutina / Tikhonova / Välbe
31990–9115 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stSmetanina / Tikhonova / Välbe
41990–9110 March 1991 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stNageykina / Tikhonova / Välbe
51991–9218 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games1stVälbe / Smetanina / Lazutina
61991–928 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVälbe / Lazutina / Nageykina
71992–9326 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stVälbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
81993–9422 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games1stVälbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
91995–9617 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
101995–9610 March 1996 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
111996–9724 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
121996–978 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
131996–9715 December 1996 Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Danilova / Välbe
14 1998–99 14 March 1999 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Reztsova / Skladneva
15 1998–99 21 March 1999 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndBaranova-Masalkina / Reztsova / Skladneva
161999–0028 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stSkladneva / Reztsova / Chepalova
171999–0013 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Nageykina / Lazutina
181999–0027 February 2000 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Skladneva / Gavrylyuk
191999–004 March 2000 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDenisova / Stchastlivaia / Skladneva
20 2000–01 26 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDanilova / Lazutina / Chepalova
21 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSidko / Burukhina / Zavyalova

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Personal life

She is the mother of Viktor Sysoyev.