Yekaterina Lobysheva

Yekaterina Alexandrovna Lobyschewa (Russian Екатерина Александровна Лобышева; born March 13, 1985 in Kolomna ) is a Russian speed skater.

Yekaterina Lobyschewa debuted in January 2004 at the World Cup in Hamar. In single race she could not yet run in the top ten, but reached it with the team several placements in the top five. Lobyschewa is more specialized in the multi-discipline than on individual routes. An all-around European Championships they close up 2006 ( 6 ) and 2007 ( 13 ) part. Her biggest success so far was winning the bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Three times Lobyschewa was between 2004 and 2006 Russian champion, twice runner-up and third as often.

In March 2008, Yekaterina Lobyschewa was warned by the Russian Federation due to a brawl with her ​​teammate Ekaterina Abramova at the World Cup in Heerenveen, while Abramova suspended for one year for all national and international championships, including the World Cup races.

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(Updated: January 21, 2007)