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 53) Verona, Italy
Ski club	G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons	18 – (1993–2010)
Indiv. starts	251
Indiv. podiums	10
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	68
Team podiums	24
Team wins	4
Overall titles	0 – (8th in 2003)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay 2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay

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
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

• 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

Season standings

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

• 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

• 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

• 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