Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova (russian: Любо́вь Ива́новна Его́рова; born 5 May 1966,

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), 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 (1993) and

Hero of Russia Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...

. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen of

(1992),

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

(1994), and

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(2005).

Career

Yegorova won several medals at the

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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

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in 1994. Additionally, Yegorova won a total of nine medals at the

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, earning six golds and three silver. She was the most successful athlete at both the

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and

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

. She won the Holmenkollen medal in 1994 (shared with Vladimir Smirnov and

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Doping case

Yegorova made a decision to retire after the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

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when she was disqualified for doping on

bromantan Bromantane, sold under the brand name Ladasten, is an atypical psychostimulant and anxiolytic drug of the adamantane family related to amantadine and memantine which is used in Russia in the treatment of neurasthenia. Although the effects of the ...

, 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)

World Championships

* 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles

* 1 titles – (1 overall)

Season standings

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.

References

External links

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Holmenkollen medalists
– click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file

Lyubov Yegorova
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yegorova, Lyubov 1966 births Living people People from Seversk Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Doping cases in cross-country skiing Heroes of the Russian Federation Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Russian female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of the Unified Team Olympic cross-country skiers of Russia Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Russian sportspeople in doping cases Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Tomsk State Pedagogical University alumni Russian sportsperson-politicians Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Herzen University alumni Members of Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg