Lyubov Yegorova

Lyubov Egorova Ivanovna (Russian: Любовь Ивановна Егорова, born May 5, 1966 in Sewersk ) is a former Soviet / Russian cross-country skier.

Career

Egorova won at the Winter Olympics six gold medals: 1992 in Albertville over 10 km ( Pursuit ), 15 km ( mass start ) and with the 4x5 km relay in 1994 in Lillehammer over 5 km, 10 km ( Pursuit ) and the 4x5 km relay. In addition, it was three-time world champion: 1991 over 30 km and with the season, the 1993 season. In 1993 she won the overall ranking of cross-country skiing World Cup. In 1994, she received the Holmenkollen medal.

In April 1994 Jegorowa the award Hero of the Russian Federation was by a decree of the then Russian President, Boris Yeltsin awarded.

During the World Cup 1997, the use of anabolic steroid bromantan was detected in the doping control at Jegorowa. On 26 February 1997, three days after her victory in the race over 5km, she was stripped of the gold medal ( this went to Jelena Välbe ). After the two- year ban she attempted a comeback, but could never build on the previous achievements and entered in 2003 finally back.

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

World Championships

World Cup wins

  • Appreciation Cross Country World Cup: 1st in 1993, 2nd in 1994, 3rd place in 1991 and 1992
Winter Olympic Games Nordic skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Nordic skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 Bromantane Fiemme Valley Falun Italy France Lahti Finland Davos List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Toini Gustafsson Galina Kulakova Raisa Smetanina Beckie Scott Manuela Di Centa Stefania Belmondo Yevdokiya Mekshilo Babben Enger-Damon Marlies Rostock Carola Anding Anne Jahren Britt Pettersen Berit Aunli Tamara Tikhonova Viola Bauer Manuela Henkel Ida Ingemarsdotter Charlotte Kalla List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Justyna Kowalczyk Hilkka Riihivuori Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Heidi Weng Gabriella Paruzzi
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