Lyubov Yegorova (cross-country skier)

Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova (Russian: Любо́вь Ива́новна Его́рова; born May 5, 1966, Seversk), name also spelled Ljubov Jegorova, is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, multiple world champion (first time in 1991), winner of the World Cup (1993) and Hero of Russia. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen of Seversk (1992), Saint Petersburg (1994), and Tomsk Oblast (2005). Member of Communist party.

Lyubov Yegorova
Country Russia
Full nameLyubov Ivanovna Yegorova
Born (1966-05-05) 5 May 1966
Seversk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons1984, 1988–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2003
Individual wins13
Team wins12
Indiv. podiums41
Team podiums21
Indiv. starts119
Team starts26
Overall titles1 – (1993)
Discipline titles0

Career

Yegorova won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1991, 1993; 30 km: 1991), one silver (5 km: 1993), and two bronzes (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 30 km: 1993). 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 (shared with Vladimir Smirnov and Espen Bredesen).

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 (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 9 medals – (6 gold, 3 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
199225GoldN/ASilverGoldSilverN/AGold
199427GoldN/ASilverGold5N/AGold
200235N/A5———11—

World Championships
  • 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1991245811N/AGoldGold
199326SilverN/A15BronzeBronzeGold
199730DSQN/A6DNS——

World Cup

Season titles
  • 1 titles – (1 overall)
Season
Discipline
1993Overall

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
19841745N/AN/AN/A
19882129N/AN/AN/A
19892242N/AN/AN/A
1990236N/AN/AN/A
199124N/AN/AN/A
199225N/AN/AN/A
199326N/AN/AN/A
199427N/AN/AN/A
1996295N/AN/AN/A
199730109N/A9
1999324136N/A54
20003314141139
20013422N/AN/A26
20023517N/AN/A21
20033634N/AN/A44

Individual podiums
  • 13 victories
  • 41 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1989–90 20 February 1990 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
225 February 1990 Bohinj, Yugoslavia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
317 March 1990 Vang, Norway10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
4 1990–91 15 December 1990 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
520 December 1990 Les Saisies, France5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
616 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
72 March 1991 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
89 March 1991 Falun, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
9 1991–92 8 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1014 December 1991 Thunder Bay, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
119 February 1992 Albertville, France15 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
1213 February 1992 Albertville, France5 km Individual COlympic Games[1]2nd
1315 February 1992 Albertville, France10 km Pursuit FOlympic Games[1]1st
1421 February 1992 Albertville, France30 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
157 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1614 March 1992 Vang, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
171992–9318 December 1992 Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
183 January 1993 Kavgolovo, Russia30 km individual CWorld Cup1st
1916 January 1993 Cogne, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2021 February 1993 Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
2123 February 1993 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FWorld Championships[1]3rd
2227 February 1993 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]3rd
236 March 1993 Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
249 March 1993 Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
2510 March 1993 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup1st
2619 March 1993 Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
27 1993–94 11 December 1993 Santa Caterina, Italy5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
2821 December 1993 Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
298 January 1994 Kavgolovo, Russia10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
3015 January 1994 Oslo, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
3113 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway15 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
3215 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
3317 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit FOlympic Games[1]1st
346 March 1994 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3520 March 1994 Thunder Bay, Canada10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
361995–9625 November 1995 Vuokatti, Finland5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
3729 November 1995 Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3810 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland10 km Pursuit CWorld Cup1st
3913 December 1995 Brusson, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
4016 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
41 1996–97 5 January 1997 Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 12 victories
  • 21 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Smetanina / Lazutina
211 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 Championships[1]1stSmetanina / Tikhonova / Välbe
410 March 1991 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stNageykina / Tikhonova / Välbe
51991–9218 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1stVälbe / Smetanina / Lazutina
68 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVälbe / Lazutina / Nageykina
71992–9326 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stVälbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
81993–9422 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1stVälbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
91995–9617 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
1010 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
128 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
1315 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
1521 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
1713 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Nageykina / Lazutina
1827 February 2000 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Skladneva / Gavrylyuk
194 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: 1 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.[2]

See also

References
  1. "EGOROVA Ljubov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. Будущий депутат ЗакСа Сысоев: Придумайте что-нибудь сами (in Russian). Fontanka. 20 September 2016.
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