Yelena Vyalbe


Yelena Valeryevna Vyalbe is a Russian former cross-country skier. She has been president of the Russian Cross-Country Ski Association since 2010, and manager of the Russian National cross-country team since 2012.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Vyalbe won a record-high fourteen gold, and three silver medals, including all five golds at the 1997 championships in Trondheim. She also won three gold and four bronze medals in various Winter Olympic Games as well as the FIS Cross-Country World Cup five times . Vyalbe also won the 5 km and 15 km competitions at the Holmenkollen ski festival. She received the Holmenkollen medal in 1992.
In 2010, Vyalbe was elected as President of the Russian Cross-Country Ski Association. – FIS 29 June 2010 article accessed 30 June 2010. Late in 2012 she got the position of manager for the Russian cross-country team towards the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was also manager for the Russian team during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Formerly she was married to Estonian cross-country skier Urmas Välbe. Together they had one child, Franz. She then married Maxim and gave birth to Polina and Varvara. She now lives in Moscow Oblast.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 5 km 10 km
classical
10 km
freestyle
15 km Pursuit 30 km 4 × 5 km
relay
1989206GoldGoldSilver
199122GoldGoldSilverGold
1993244Gold619Gold
1995264Silver12GoldGold
199728GoldGoldGoldGoldGold

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1988–89 10 December 1988 La Féclaz, France5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2 1988–89 14 December 1988 Campra, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
3 1988–89 17 December 1988 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
4 1988–89 7 January 1989 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
5 1988–89 19 February 1989 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
6 1988–89 25 February 1989 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
7 1988–89 11 March 1989 Falun, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
8 1989–90 10 December 1989 Soldier Hollow, United States15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
9 1989–90 18 February 1990 Pontresina, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
10 1989–90 20 February 1990 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
11 1989–90 2 March 1990 Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
12 1989–90 7 March 1990 Sollefteå, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
13 1990–91 8 December 1990 Tauplitzalm, Austria10 km + 15 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
14 1990–91 15 December 1990 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
15 1990–91 15 December 1990 Les Saisies, France5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
16 1990–91 5 January 1991 Minsk, Soviet Union30 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
17 1990–91 8 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Championships1st
18 1990–91 10 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
19 1990–91 16 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Championships2nd
20 1990–91 2 March 1991 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
21 1990–91 9 March 1991 Falun, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
22 1990–91 16 March 1991 Oslo, Norway5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
231991–927 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
241991–928 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada10 km Pursuit CWorld Cup2nd
251991–9214 December 1991 Thunder Bay, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
261991–924 January 1992 Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
271991–929 February 1992 Albertville, France15 km Individual COlympic Games3rd
281991–9213 February 1992 Albertville, France5 km Individual COlympic Games3rd
291991–9215 February 1992 Albertville, France10 km Pursuit FOlympic Games3rd
301991–9221 February 1992 Albertville, France10 km Pursuit FOlympic Games3rd
311991–9214 March 1992 Vang, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
32 1992–93 12 December 1992 Ramsau, Austria5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
33 1992–93 18 December 1992 Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
34 1992–93 3 January 1993 Kavgolovo, Russia30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
35 1992–93 9 January 1993 Ulrichen, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
36 1992–93 16 January 1993 Cogne, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
37 1992–93 19 February 1993 Falun, Sweden15 km Individual CWorld Championships1st
38 1992–93 10 March 1993 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
39 1992–93 19 March 1993 Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
401993–9411 December 1993 Santa Caterina, Italy5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
411993–9418 December 1993 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
421993–9421 December 1993 Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
431993–948 January 1994 Kavgolovo, Russia10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
441993–9412 March 1994 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
451994–9527 November 1994 Kiruna, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
461994–9514 December 1994 Tauplitzalm, Austria10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
471994–9517 December 1994 Sappada, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
481994–9520 December 1994 Sappada, Italy5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
491994–957 January 1995 Östersund, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
501994–9514 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
511994–954 February 1995 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
521994–955 February 1995 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup1st
531994–9510 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada5 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
541994–9518 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada30 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
551994–9525 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan15km Individual FWorld Cup1st
56 1995–96 25 November 1995 Vuokatti, Finland5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
57 1995–96 29 November 1995 Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
58 1995–96 9 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
59 1995–96 10 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland10 km Pursuit CWorld Cup2nd
60 1995–96 13 December 1995 Brusson, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
61 1995–96 9 January 1996 Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
62 1995–96 13 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
63 1995–96 2 February 1996 Seefeld, Austria5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
64 1995–96 4 February 1996 Reit im Winkl, Germany1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
65 1995–96 25 February 1996 Trondheim, Norway10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup2nd
66 1995–96 10 March 1996 Falun, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
671996–9723 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
681996–977 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
691996–9714 December 1996 Brusson, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
701996–975 January 1997 Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
711996–9711 January 1997 Hakuba, Japan5 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
721996–9712 January 1997 Hakuba, Japan10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
731996–9718 January 1997 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
741996–9721 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
751996–9723 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway5 km Individual CWorld Championships1st
761996–9724 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway10 km Pursuit FWorld Championships1st
771996–971 March 1997 Trondheim, Norway30 km Individual CWorld Championships1st
781996–978 March 1997 Falun, Sweden5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
791996–9711 March 1997 Sunne, Sweden1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
801996–9715 March 1997 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
811997–9820 December 1997 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
11986–871 March 1987 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOrdina / Lazutina / Reztsova
2 1988–89 23 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndShamshurina / Smetanina / Tikhonova
3 1988–89 12 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLazutina / Smetanina / Tikhonova
41989–9011 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stYegorova / Lazutina / Tikhonova
51990–9115 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stYegorova / Smetanina / Tikhonova
61990–9110 March 1991 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stNageykina / Yegorova / Tikhonova
71990–9115 March 1991 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Smetanina / Tikhonova
81991–9218 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games1stSmetanina / Lazutina / Yegorova
91991–928 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLazutina / Nageykina / Yegorova
101992–9326 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Yegorova
111993–9422 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Yegorova
121993–944 March 1994 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
131993–9413 March 1994 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
141994–9515 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stDanilova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
151994–9529 January 1995 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stZavyalova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
161994–957 February 1995 Hamar, Norway4 × 3 km Relay FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
171994–9512 February 1995 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
181994–9517 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
191994–9526 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Martynova
201995–9617 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Yegorova
211995–9614 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stNageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
221995–962 February 1996 Seefeld, Austria6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdZavyalova
231995–9610 March 1996 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Yegorova
241996–9724 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Yegorova
251996–978 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Yegorova
261996–9715 December 1996 Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Danilova / Yegorova
271996–9719 January 1997 Lahti, Finland8 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk
281996–9728 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
291996–979 March 1997 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
301996–9716 March 1997 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Gavrylyuk / Nageykina
311997–987 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stChepalova / Lazutina / Danilova
321997–9814 December 1997 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Lazutina / Danilova

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