Yelena Välbe

Yelena Valeryevna Välbe, born Trubitsyna on 20 April 1968, is a Russian former cross-country skier. The English Wikipedia lead says she won a record 14 gold medals at the FIS World Championships, five of them in relays, including all five golds of the 1997 edition. She also won three Olympic gold medals, all in relays, and four bronze medals at various Winter Olympic Games, as well as four World Cup Crystal Globes. After her racing career she became President of the Russian Cross-Country Ski Association in 2010 and manager of the Russian national team in 2012, and she was removed from the FIS Council in 2022. This entry records only what that lead states.