Lyubov Yegorova

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 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

Team podiums

12 victories 21 podiums

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.