Lyubov Sergeyevna Zabolotskaya (; born April 2, 1956, in the village of Sardyk of

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) is a former

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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

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. As a senior skier she competed for "Zenith" club of

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. She joined

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

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in 1981 and 1983. Zabolotskaya was also the winner of the 45th Prazdnik Severa () in

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Since 1987 she works as a coach of the cross-country ski tea

of the

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation, International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

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

References

External links

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World Championship results
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