Lioubov Vasilieva

Lioubov Vasilieva generally often known as Liubov Vasilyeva (Russian: Любовь Юрьевна Васильева) (born 24 May 1967) is a Russian female visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.[1][2] She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2006 and in 2010 claiming 9 medals in her Paralympic career including 3 gold medals in her debut Paralympic event including the cross-country skiing events during the 2006 Winter Paralympics.[3]

Lioubov Vasilieva (Liubov Vasilyeva)

Medalists at the visually impaired biathlon events during the 2010 Winter Paralympics including Liubov Vasilieva and fellow Russian Paralympic Nordic skier Mikhalina Lysova
Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	May 24, 1967 Sinegorye, Soviet Union
Years active	2003 – 2010
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class	B2
Coached by	Vyacheslav Goldinov
Medal record Representing  Russia Women's Cross-country skiing Winter Paralympics Turin 2006 10km visually impaired Turin 2006 15km visually impaired Turin 2006 3 × 2.5 km relay open Vancouver 2010 3 x 2.5 km relay open Vancouver 2010 15km visually impaired Women's Biathlon Vancouver 2010 12.5km visually impaired Vancouver 2010 3km pursuit visually impaired Turin 2006 5km visually impaired Vancouver 2010 1km sprint visually impaired

Career

Liubov Vasilieva was part of the Russian delegation at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and displayed her medal hunt as she claimed 3 gold medals in the cross-country skiing and a bronze medal in the biathlon events.[4][5][6]

She continued her medal success at the Winter Paralympics as she clinched 5 medals during the 2010 Winter Paralympics including a gold, silver medals in the cross-country skiing and 2 silver and a bronze medal in the biathlon events.[7]

References

1. "Liubov Vasilyeva". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
2. "BEST sports - Profile - Lioubov VASILIEVA". www.bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
3. "Liubov Vasilyeva - Biathlon Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics". 2010-03-13. Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
4. "Любовь Васильева | Биатлон, Лыжные гонки". www.olympic-champions.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
5. Johnson, Robin (2009-08-05). Paralympic Sports Events. Crabtree Publishing Company. ISBN 9780778740254.
6. "Torino 2006 Paralympics - Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
7. "Women's 15 km Free, Visually Impaired - Visually Impaired, Free : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics". 2010-04-09. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2018-02-11.