Yelena Vyalbe

Yelena Valeryevna Vyalbe (Russian: Елена Валерьевна Вяльбе, née Trubitsyna; born 20 April 1968) 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.

Yelena Vyalbe
Yelena Vyalbe in 2004
Country	Russia
Full name	Yelena Valeryevna Vyalbe
Born	(1968-04-20) 20 April 1968 Magadan, Soviet Union
Ski club	CSKA Moscow
World Cup career
Seasons	1987, 1989–1998
Individual wins	45
Team wins	24
Indiv. podiums	81
Team podiums	32
Indiv. starts	117
Team starts	33
Overall titles	5 – (1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997)
Discipline titles	1 – (1 LD: 1997)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Olympic Games Representing  Unified Team 1992 Albertville 4 × 5 km relay 1992 Albertville 5 km classical 1992 Albertville 15 km classical 1992 Albertville 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit 1992 Albertville 30 km freestyle Representing  Russia 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 5 km relay 1998 Nagano 4 × 5 km relay World Championships Representing  Soviet Union 1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle 1989 Lahti 30 km freestyle 1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle 1991 Val di Fiemme 15 km classical 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay 1989 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay 1991 Val di Fiemme 30 km freestyle Representing  Russia 1993 Falun 15 km classical 1993 Falun 4 × 5 km relay 1995 Thunder Bay 30 km freestyle 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay 1997 Trondheim 5 km classical 1997 Trondheim 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit 1997 Trondheim 15 km freestyle 1997 Trondheim 30 km classical 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay 1995 Thunder Bay 15 km classical Junior World Championships Representing  Soviet Union 1987 Asiago 15 km freestyle 1987 Asiago 3 × 5 km relay 1986 Lake Placid 5 km classical 1986 Lake Placid 3 × 5 km relay 1987 Asiago 5 km classical 1986 Lake Placid 15 km freestyle

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Vyalbe won a record-high fourteen gold (1989: 10 km freestyle, 30 km; 1991: 10 km, 15 km, 4 ×5 km relay; 1993: 15 km, 4 × 5 km relay; 1995: 30 km, 4 x 5 km relay), and three silver medals (1989: 4 × 5 km relay, 1991: 30 km, 1995: 15 km), including all five golds at the 1997 championships in Trondheim (5 km, 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 15 km, 30 km, and 4 × 5 km relay).[1] She also won three gold (all in relays) and four bronze medals in various Winter Olympic Games as well as the FIS Cross-Country World Cup five times (1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997)[2] (she also finished second in 1990, 1993, 1996, and third in 1994). Vyalbe also won the 5 km (1991) and 15 km (1992) 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.[3] – 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.[4]

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.[5]