Lioubov Vasilieva
Russian Para cross-country skier and biathlete (born 1967)
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Lioubov Vasilieva (born 24 May 1967) is a Russian female visually impaired Para 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]
Medalists at the visually impaired biathlon events during the 2010 Winter Paralympics including Liubov Vasilieva and fellow Russian Para Nordic skier Mikhalina Lysova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2003 – 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Vyacheslav Goldinov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
