Lyubov Zabolotskaya

Lyubov Sergeyevna Zabolotskaya (Russian: Любо́вь Серге́евна Заболо́тская, born April 2, 1956 in the village of Sardyk of Kirov Oblast) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the early 1980s, being a member of the Soviet Team between 1978 and 1985. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.

Lyubov Zabolotskaya
Country	Russia
Born	(1952-11-17) 17 November 1952 Sardyk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	1982–1984
Team wins	0
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	1
Indiv. starts	5
Team starts	1
Overall titles	0 – (30th in 1983)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1982 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay

As a senior skier she competed for "Zenith" club of Moscow Oblast. She joined Soviet national team in 1978 at VI USSR National Winter Games (Russian: Зимняя спартакиада народов СССР). She never won gold of the Soviet National Championship, but she was the second in a 30 km race at the 1984 Soviet National Championship; several times she won bronze in 5 km and 10 km races in at 1981 and 1983. She was the absolute winner at Winter Universiade in 1981 and 1983. Zabolotskaya was also the winner of the 45th Prazdnik Severa (Russian: Праздник Севера) in Murmansk.

Since 1987 she works as a coach of the cross-country ski team of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.