Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova (; born 5 May 1966), 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).
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 decided to retire after the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim when she was disqualified for doping on bromantan, a stimulant drug. She was disqualified on 26 February 1997, three days after winning gold in the women's 5 km event, and stripped of that medal.
Return She returned after the suspension to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics but did not win a medal there.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 9 medals – (6 gold, 3 silver) Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay 1992 25 Silver Gold Gold Silver Gold 1994 27 Gold Silver Gold 5 Gold 2002 35 5 — — — 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 1991 24 4 8 11 Gold Gold 1993 26 Silver 15 Bronze Bronze Gold 1997 30 6 — —
World Cup Season titles 1 titles – (1 overall) SeasonDiscipline1993 Overall
Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1984 17 45 1988 21 29 1989 22 42 1990 23 6 1991 24 1992 25 1993 26 1994 27 1996 29 5 1997 30 10 9 9 1999 32 41 36 54 2000 33 14 14 11 39 2001 34 22 26 2002 35 17 21 2003 36 34 44
Individual podiums 13 victories 41 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1989–90 20 February 1990 Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd2 25 February 1990 Bohinj, Yugoslavia 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd3 17 March 1990 Vang, Norway 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd4 1990–91 15 December 1990 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd5 20 December 1990 Les Saisies, France 5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd6 16 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy 30 km Individual FWorld Championships 1st7 2 March 1991 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd8 9 March 1991 Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd9 1991–92 8 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd10 14 December 1991 Thunder Bay, Canada 5 km Individual F World Cup 2nd11 9 February 1992 Albertville, France 15 km Individual COlympic Games1st12 13 February 1992 5 km Individual C Olympic Games 2nd13 15 February 1992 10 km Pursuit FOlympic Games1st14 21 February 1992 30 km Individual F Olympic Games 2nd15 7 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd16 14 March 1992 Vang, Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd17 1992–9318 December 1992 Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st18 3 January 1993 Kavgolovo, Russia 30 km individual CWorld Cup1st19 16 January 1993 Cogne, Italy 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd20 21 February 1993 Falun, Sweden 5 km Individual C World Championships 2nd21 23 February 1993 10 km Pursuit F World Championships 3rd22 27 February 1993 30 km Individual F World Championships 3rd23 6 March 1993 Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual F World Cup1st24 9 March 1993 Lillehammer, Norway 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd25 10 March 1993 10 km Pursuit F World Cup1st26 19 March 1993 Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd27 1993–94 11 December 1993 Santa Caterina, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd28 21 December 1993 Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd29 8 January 1994 Kavgolovo, Russia 10 km Individual C World Cup1st30 15 January 1994 Oslo, Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup1st31 13 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 15 km Individual F Olympic Games 2nd32 15 February 1994 5 km Individual C Olympic Games1st33 17 February 1994 10 km Pursuit F Olympic Games1st34 6 March 1994 Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd35 20 March 1994 Thunder Bay, Canada 10 km Pursuit F World Cup 3rd36 1995–9625 November 1995 Vuokatti, Finland 5 km Individual C World Cup 1st37 29 November 1995 Gällivare, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd38 10 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Pursuit C World Cup1st39 13 December 1995 Brusson, Italy 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd40 16 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd41 1996–97 5 January 1997 Kavgolovo, Russia 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
Team podiums
12 victories 21 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Smetanina / Lazutina 2 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Lazutina / Tikhonova / Välbe3 1990–9115 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Smetanina / Tikhonova / Välbe4 10 March 1991 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup 1st Nageykina / Tikhonova / Välbe5 1991–9218 February 1992 Albertville, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 1st Välbe / Smetanina / Lazutina 6 8 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Välbe / Lazutina / Nageykina7 1992–9326 February 1993 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Välbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk8 1993–9422 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 1st Välbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk9 1995–9617 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe10 10 March 1996 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe111996–9724 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe12 8 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe13 15 December 1996 Brusson, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Danilova / Välbe14 1998–99 14 March 1999 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk / Reztsova / Skladneva1521 March 1999 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Baranova-Masalkina / Reztsova / Skladneva161999–0028 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Skladneva / Reztsova / Chepalova17 13 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Danilova / Nageykina / Lazutina18 27 February 2000 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Skladneva / Gavrylyuk19 4 March 2000 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Denisova / Stchastlivaia / Skladneva 20 2000–01 26 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Danilova / Lazutina / Chepalova21 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sidko / 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.
See also List of female Heroes of the Russian Federation List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Winter Olympic medalists
References
External links
Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Information on Yegorova's doping disqualification Lyubov Yegorova