Sabina Valbusa (born 21 January 1972 in

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) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010.

Biography

Competing in five

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, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

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. Her best individual finish was a ninth in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit at the

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. Valbusa earned three medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

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(silver:

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, bronze :

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). Her best individual finish was a fourth in the individual sprint in 2001. Her only individual victory came at

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in a 15 km event in 2004. She is the younger sister of cross-country skier Fulvio Valbusa.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *10 podiums – (9 , 1 )

Team podiums

* 4 victories – (2 , 2 ) * 24 podiums – (20 , 4 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Italian Championships

* 1993: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km * 1994: ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km * 1995: ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km * 1997: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km * 1998: ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km * 1999: ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km * 2000: ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km * 2001: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit * 2002: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint * 2003: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km duathlon ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint * 2004: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 7.5 km free & classic ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit ** 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km * 2005: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit * 2006: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km * 2007: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km ** 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit * 2008: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km * 2010: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valbusa, Sabina 1972 births Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Italian female cross-country skiers Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Verona Skiers from Veneto