Sabina Valbusa
Valbusa in 2010
Country Italy
Born (1972-01-21) 21 January 1972
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 place2006 Turin4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1999 Ramsau4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2001 Lahti4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2005 Oberstdorf4 × 5 km relay

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

Biography

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

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
199422——26—————
19982629——17————
200230——109—176—
200634———1710——Bronze
201038—17—18DNS—4—

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19952355——2814———
19972539—162220—4—
19992715—151332—Silver—
200129——1810CNX[a]4Bronze—
200331——DNF—525——
200533—8—1618—Bronze5
200735—13—33——68
200937———2819—5—
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
19932158——————
19942257——————
19952335——————
199624NC——————
19972521—13—26——
19982622—11—39——
19992721—20—29——
20002820—161549——
20012913———18——
20023010———8——
2003318———16——
200432109——42——
2005332216——NC——
2006342416——NC——
2007353124——6618—
2008362218——481914
2009374227——NC—46
2010384026——NC1725

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 10 podiums – (9 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1997–98 16 December 1997Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2 1999–00 16 February 2000Switzerland Ulrichen, Switzerland5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
3 2001–02 27 December 2001Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany0.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
46 January 2002Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
5 2002–03 4 January 2003Russia Kavgolovo, Russia5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
612 February 2003Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
7 2003–04 6 February 2004France La Clusaz, France10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
828 February 2004Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
913 March 2004Italy Pragelato, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
10 2007–08 29 December 2007Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 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 1995Norway Hamar, Norway4 × 3 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdDal Sasso / Paluselli / Belmondo
2 1996–97 15 December 1996Italy Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Dal Sasso / Belmondo
319 January 1997Finland Lahti, Finland8 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stBelmondo
416 March 1997Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Peyrot / Belmondo
5 1997–98 23 November 1997Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMoroder / Belmondo / Paruzzi
67 December 1997Italy Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Moroder / Belmondo
714 December 1997Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndParuzzi / Di Centa / Belmondo
8 1998–99 29 November 1998Finland Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoroder / Paruzzi / Belmondo
920 December 1998Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
1010 January 1999Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
1126 February 1999Austria Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
1214 March 1999Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
13 1999–00 27 February 2000Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
144 March 2000Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSanter / Paruzzi / Confortola
15 2000–01 13 December 2000Italy Clusone, Italy6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndBelmondo
1613 January 2001United States Soldier Hollow, United States4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stParuzzi / Paluselli / Belmondo
17 2001–02 13 January 2002Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndParuzzi
183 March 2002Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stParuzzi
1910 March 2002Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stParuzzi / Paluselli / Belmondo
20 2002–03 24 November 2002Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGenuin / Paruzzi / Follis
211 December 2002Finland Rukatunturi, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / F. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
2223 March 2003Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Follis
23 2003–04 7 February 2004France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLonga / Paruzzi / Confortola
24 2009–10 7 March 2010Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLonga / Confortola / Follis

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

Italian Championships

  • 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

  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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.