Lyubov Yegorova (cross-country skier)

Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova (Russian: Любо́вь Ива́новна Его́рова; born 5 May 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).

Lyubov Yegorova
Lyubov Yegorova
Country Russia
Full nameLyubov Ivanovna Yegorova
Born (1966-05-05) 5 May 1966
Seversk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1984, 1988–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2003)
Individual wins13
Team wins12
Indiv. podiums41
Team podiums21
Indiv. starts119
Team starts26
Overall titles1 – (1993)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
Representing  Unified Team
Gold medal – first place1992 Albertville10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place1992 Albertville15 km classical
Gold medal – first place1992 Albertville4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1992 Albertville5 km classical
Silver medal – second place1992 Albertville30 km freestyle
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place1994 Lillehammer5 km classical
Gold medal – first place1994 Lillehammer10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place1994 Lillehammer4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1994 Lillehammer15 km freestyle
World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place1991 Val di Fiemme30 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place1991 Val di Fiemme4 × 5 km relay
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place1993 Falun4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1993 Falun5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1993 Falun10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place1993 Falun30 km freestyle
Disqualified1997 Trondheim5 km classical
Junior World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place1985 Täsch3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place1986 Lake Placid5 km
Silver medal – second place1986 Lake Placid15 km
Silver medal – second place1986 Lake Placid3 × 5 km relay

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).[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 
199225Silver—GoldGoldSilver—Gold
199427Gold—SilverGold5—Gold
200235—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 
1991245811—GoldGold
199326Silver—15BronzeBronzeGold
199730DSQ—6DNS——

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

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
19841745———
19882129———
19892242———
1990236———
1991243rd place, bronze medalist(s)———
1992253rd place, bronze medalist(s)———
1993261st place, gold medalist(s)———
1994272nd place, silver medalist(s)———
1996295———
199730109—9
1999324136—54
20003314141139
20013422——26
20023517——21
20033634——44

Individual podiums
  • 13 victories
  • 41 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1989–90 20 February 1990Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
225 February 1990Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bohinj, Yugoslavia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
317 March 1990Norway Vang, Norway10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
4 1990–91 15 December 1990Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
520 December 1990France Les Saisies, France5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
616 February 1991Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
72 March 1991Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
89 March 1991Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
9 1991–92 8 December 1991Canada Silver Star, Canada15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1014 December 1991Canada Thunder Bay, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
119 February 1992France Albertville, France15 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
1213 February 19925 km Individual COlympic Games[1]2nd
1315 February 199210 km Pursuit FOlympic Games[1]1st
1421 February 199230 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
157 March 1992Sweden Funäsdalen, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1614 March 1992Norway Vang, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
171992–9318 December 1992Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
183 January 1993Russia Kavgolovo, Russia30 km individual CWorld Cup1st
1916 January 1993Italy Cogne, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2021 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
2123 February 199310 km Pursuit FWorld Championships[1]3rd
2227 February 199330 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]3rd
236 March 1993Finland Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
249 March 1993Norway Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
2510 March 199310 km Pursuit FWorld Cup1st
2619 March 1993Slovakia Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
27 1993–94 11 December 1993Italy Santa Caterina, Italy5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
2821 December 1993Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
298 January 1994Russia Kavgolovo, Russia10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
3015 January 1994Norway Oslo, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
3113 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway15 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
3215 February 19945 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
3317 February 199410 km Pursuit FOlympic Games[1]1st
346 March 1994Finland Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3520 March 1994Canada Thunder Bay, Canada10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
361995–9625 November 1995Finland Vuokatti, Finland5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
3729 November 1995Sweden Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3810 December 1995Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Pursuit CWorld Cup1st
3913 December 1995Italy Brusson, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
4016 December 1995Italy Santa Caterina, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
41 1996–97 5 January 1997Russia 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 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Smetanina / Lazutina
211 March 1990Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLazutina / Tikhonova / Välbe
31990–9115 February 1991Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stSmetanina / Tikhonova / Välbe
410 March 1991Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stNageykina / Tikhonova / Välbe
51991–9218 February 1992France Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1stVälbe / Smetanina / Lazutina
68 March 1992Sweden Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVälbe / Lazutina / Nageykina
71992–9326 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stVälbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
81993–9422 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1stVälbe / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
91995–9617 December 1995Italy Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
1010 March 1996Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
111996–9724 November 1996Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
128 December 1996Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
1315 December 1996Italy Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Danilova / Välbe
14 1998–99 14 March 1999Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Reztsova / Skladneva
1521 March 1999Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndBaranova-Masalkina / Reztsova / Skladneva
161999–0028 November 1999Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stSkladneva / Reztsova / Chepalova
1713 January 2000Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Nageykina / Lazutina
1827 February 2000Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Skladneva / Gavrylyuk
194 March 2000Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDenisova / Stchastlivaia / Skladneva
20 2000–01 26 November 2000Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDanilova / Lazutina / Chepalova
21 2001–02 27 November 2001Finland 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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