Lyubov Zabolotskaya

Lyubov Sergeyevna Zabolotskaya (Russian: Любо́вь Серге́евна Заболо́тская, 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.

Lyubov Zabolotskaya
Country Russia
Born (1952-11-17) 17 November 1952
Sardyk, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons19821984
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts5
Team starts1
Overall titles0 – (30th in 1983)

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 (Russian: Зимняя спартакиада народов СССР). 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 (Russian: Праздник Севера) 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).[1]

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19822915Silver

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822931
19833030
19843160

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 24 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndLyadova / Smetanina / Kulakova

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "ZABOLOTSKAYA Ljubov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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