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Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova (Russian:Любо́вь Ива́новна Его́рова; born 5 May 1966), name also spelledLjubov Jegorova, is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, multiple world champion (first time in 1991), winner of the World Cup (1993) andHero of Russia. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen ofSeversk (1992),Saint Petersburg (1994), andTomsk Oblast (2005).
Yegorova won several medals at theFIS 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 theHolmenkollen ski festival in 1994.
Additionally, Yegorova won a total of nine medals at theWinter Olympics, earning six golds and three silver.
She was the most successful athlete at both the1992 and1994 Winter Olympics. She won theHolmenkollen medal in 1994 (shared withVladimir Smirnov andEspen Bredesen).
Yegorova decided to retire after the1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships inTrondheim when she was disqualified for doping onbromantan, 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.
She returned after the suspension to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics but did not win a medal there.
All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
| 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 | — |
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | — | Gold | Gold |
| 1993 | 26 | Silver | — | 15 | Bronze | Bronze | Gold |
| 1997 | 30 | DSQ | — | 6 | DNS | — | — |
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 1993 | Overall |
| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 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 |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989–90 | 20 February 1990 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 2 | 25 February 1990 | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 3 | 17 March 1990 | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 4 | 1990–91 | 15 December 1990 | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 5 | 20 December 1990 | 5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 6 | 16 February 1991 | 30 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st | ||
| 7 | 2 March 1991 | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 8 | 9 March 1991 | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 9 | 1991–92 | 8 December 1991 | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 10 | 14 December 1991 | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 11 | 9 February 1992 | 15 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | ||
| 12 | 13 February 1992 | 5 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | ||
| 13 | 15 February 1992 | 10 km Pursuit F | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | ||
| 14 | 21 February 1992 | 30 km Individual F | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | ||
| 15 | 7 March 1992 | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 16 | 14 March 1992 | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 17 | 1992–93 | 18 December 1992 | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 18 | 3 January 1993 | 30 km individual C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 19 | 16 January 1993 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 20 | 21 February 1993 | 5 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 2nd | ||
| 21 | 23 February 1993 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | ||
| 22 | 27 February 1993 | 30 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | ||
| 23 | 6 March 1993 | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 24 | 9 March 1993 | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 25 | 10 March 1993 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 26 | 19 March 1993 | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 27 | 1993–94 | 11 December 1993 | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 28 | 21 December 1993 | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 29 | 8 January 1994 | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 30 | 15 January 1994 | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 31 | 13 February 1994 | 15 km Individual F | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | ||
| 32 | 15 February 1994 | 5 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | ||
| 33 | 17 February 1994 | 10 km Pursuit F | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | ||
| 34 | 6 March 1994 | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 35 | 20 March 1994 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 36 | 1995–96 | 25 November 1995 | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 37 | 29 November 1995 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 38 | 10 December 1995 | 10 km Pursuit C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 39 | 13 December 1995 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 40 | 16 December 1995 | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 41 | 1996–97 | 5 January 1997 | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Nageykina /Smetanina /Lazutina | |
| 2 | 11 March 1990 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Lazutina /Tikhonova /Välbe | ||
| 3 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Smetanina /Tikhonova /Välbe | |
| 4 | 10 March 1991 | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Nageykina /Tikhonova /Välbe | ||
| 5 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | Välbe /Smetanina /Lazutina | |
| 6 | 8 March 1992 | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Välbe /Lazutina /Nageykina | ||
| 7 | 1992–93 | 26 February 1993 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Välbe /Lazutina /Gavrylyuk | |
| 8 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | Välbe /Lazutina /Gavrylyuk | |
| 9 | 1995–96 | 17 December 1995 | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Lazutina /Gavrylyuk /Välbe | |
| 10 | 10 March 1996 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Gavrylyuk /Lazutina /Välbe | ||
| 11 | 1996–97 | 24 November 1996 | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Gavrylyuk /Lazutina /Välbe | |
| 12 | 8 December 1996 | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Gavrylyuk /Lazutina /Välbe | ||
| 13 | 15 December 1996 | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Gavrylyuk /Danilova /Välbe | ||
| 14 | 1998–99 | 14 March 1999 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Gavrylyuk /Reztsova /Skladneva | |
| 15 | 21 March 1999 | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Baranova-Masalkina /Reztsova /Skladneva | ||
| 16 | 1999–00 | 28 November 1999 | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Skladneva /Reztsova /Chepalova | |
| 17 | 13 January 2000 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Danilova /Nageykina /Lazutina | ||
| 18 | 27 February 2000 | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Nageykina /Skladneva /Gavrylyuk | ||
| 19 | 4 March 2000 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Denisova /Stchastlivaia /Skladneva | ||
| 20 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Danilova /Lazutina /Chepalova | |
| 21 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sidko /Burukhina /Zavyalova |
Note:1 Until the1999 World Championships and the1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
She is the mother ofViktor Sysoyev.[2]