Lyubov Yegorova

Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova, born on 5 May 1966 and also spelled Ljubov Jegorova, is a Russian former cross-country skier and Hero of Russia. She won a total of nine medals at the Winter Olympics, six golds and three silvers, and she was the most successful athlete at both the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. At the world championships she took three golds, one silver and two bronzes, starting in 1991, and in 1993 she won the overall World Cup. She received the Holmenkollen medal in 1994, shared with Vladimir Smirnov and Espen Bredesen. She decided to retire after the 1997 world championships in Trondheim, where she was disqualified for doping on the stimulant bromantan three days after winning the 5 km, but she returned after the suspension and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics without a medal. She is an honorary citizen of Seversk, Saint Petersburg and Tomsk Oblast.