Lyubov Zabolotskaya

Lyubov Sergeyevna Zabolotskaya (; born April 2, 1956, in the village of Sardyk of Kirov Oblast) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the early 1980s, being a member of the Soviet Team between 1978 and 1985. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.

As a senior skier she competed for "Zenith" club of Moscow Oblast. She joined Soviet national team in 1978 at VI USSR National Winter Games . She never won gold of the Soviet National Championship, but she was the second in a 30 km race at the 1984 Soviet National Championship; several times she won bronze in 5 km and 10 km races in at 1981 and 1983. She was the absolute winner at Winter Universiade in 1981 and 1983. Zabolotskaya was also the winner of the 45th Prazdnik Severa in Murmansk.

Since 1987 she works as a coach of the cross-country ski team of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km relay 1982 26 — 15 — Silver

World Cup

Season standings Season Age Overall 1982 26 31 1983 27 30 1984 28 60

Team podiums

1 podium

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1981–82 24 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships 2nd Lyadova / Smetanina / Kulakova

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.