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Sabina Valbusa

Sabina Valbusa (born 21 January 1972 in Verona) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010.

Sabina Valbusa
Valbusa in 2010
Country Italy
Born (1972-01-21) 21 January 1972 (age 52)
Verona, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons18 – (1993–2010)
Starts251
Podiums10
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (8th in 2003)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay

Biography

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Competing in five Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her best individual finish was a ninth in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Valbusa earned three medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (silver: 1999, bronze :2001, 2005). Her best individual finish was a fourth in the individual sprint in 2001. Her only individual victory came at Pragelato, Italy in a 15 km event in 2004.

She is the younger sister of cross-country skier Fulvio Valbusa.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1994 22 — — 26 — — — — —
1998 26 29 — — 17 — — — —
2002 30 — — 10 9 — 17 6 —
2006 34 — — — 17 10 — — Bronze
2010 38 — 17 — 18 DNS — 4 —

World Championships

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  • 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1995 23 55 — — 28 14 — — —
1997 25 39 — 16 22 20 — 4 —
1999 27 15 — 15 13 32 — Silver —
2001 29 — — 18 10 CNX[a] 4 Bronze —
2003 31 — — DNF — 5 25 — —
2005 33 — 8 — 16 18 — Bronze 5
2007 35 — 13 — 33 — — 6 8
2009 37 — — — 28 19 — 5 —
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
1993 21 58 — — — — — —
1994 22 57 — — — — — —
1995 23 35 — — — — — —
1996 24 NC — — — — — —
1997 25 21 — 13 — 26 — —
1998 26 22 — 11 — 39 — —
1999 27 21 — 20 — 29 — —
2000 28 20 — 16 15 49 — —
2001 29 13 — — — 18 — —
2002 30 10 — — — 8 — —
2003 31 8 — — — 16 — —
2004 32 10 9 — — 42 — —
2005 33 22 16 — — NC — —
2006 34 24 16 — — NC — —
2007 35 31 24 — — 66 18 —
2008 36 22 18 — — 48 19 14
2009 37 42 27 — — NC — 46
2010 38 40 26 — — NC 17 25

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 10 podiums – (9 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1997–98  16 December 1997   Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2  1999–00  16 February 2000   Ulrichen, Switzerland 5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3  2001–02  27 December 2001   Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 0.7 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 6 January 2002   Val di Fiemme, Italy 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
5  2002–03  4 January 2003   Kavgolovo, Russia 5 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
6 12 February 2003   Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
7  2003–04  6 February 2004   La Clusaz, France 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
8 28 February 2004   Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
9 13 March 2004   Pragelato, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
10  2007–08  29 December 2007   Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 4 victories – (2 RL, 2 TS)
  • 24 podiums – (20 RL, 4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  1994–95  7 February 1995   Hamar, Norway 4 × 3 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Dal Sasso / Paluselli / Belmondo
2  1996–97  15 December 1996   Brusson, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Dal Sasso / Belmondo
3 19 January 1997   Lahti, Finland 8 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Belmondo
4 16 March 1997   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Peyrot / Belmondo
5  1997–98  23 November 1997   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Moroder / Belmondo / Paruzzi
6 7 December 1997   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Moroder / Belmondo
7 14 December 1997   Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Paruzzi / Di Centa / Belmondo
8  1998–99  29 November 1998   Muonio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Moroder / Paruzzi / Belmondo
9 20 December 1998   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Paruzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
10 10 January 1999   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
11 26 February 1999   Ramsau, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 2nd Paruzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
12 14 March 1999   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
13  1999–00  27 February 2000   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
14 4 March 2000   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Santer / Paruzzi / Confortola
15  2000–01  13 December 2000   Clusone, Italy 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Belmondo
16 13 January 2001   Soldier Hollow, United States 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Paruzzi / Paluselli / Belmondo
17  2001–02  13 January 2002   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Paruzzi
18 3 March 2002   Lahti, Finland 4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Paruzzi
19 10 March 2002   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Paruzzi / Paluselli / Belmondo
20  2002–03  24 November 2002   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Genuin / Paruzzi / Follis
21 1 December 2002   Rukatunturi, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / F. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
22 23 March 2003   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Confortola / Follis
23  2003–04  7 February 2004   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Longa / Paruzzi / Confortola
24  2009–10  7 March 2010   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Longa / Confortola / Follis

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Italian Championships

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ "Due Valbusa, una sola favola". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 17 December 1997. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "VALBUSA Sabina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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