Lyubov Yegorova (cross-country skier)

Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova (Любо́вь Ива́новна Его́рова; born 5 May 1966, Seversk), 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. 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)

World Championships

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

Season titles

 * 1 titles – (1 overall)

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.