Sabina Valbusa


Sabina Valbusa 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. 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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
19952355—2814—
199725391622204
19992715151332Silver
200129—18104Bronze
200331——525—
20053381618—Bronze5
2007351333——68
200937—2819—5—

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1997–98 16 December 1997 Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2 1999–00 16 February 2000 Ulrichen, Switzerland5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
3 2001–02 27 December 2001 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany0.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
4 2001–02 6 January 2002 Val di Fiemme, Italy1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
5 2002–03 4 January 2003 Kavgolovo, Russia5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
6 2002–03 12 February 2003 Reit im Winkl, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
7 2003–04 6 February 2004 La Clusaz, France10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
8 2003–04 28 February 2004 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
9 2003–04 13 March 2004 Pragelato, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
10 2007–08 29 December 2007 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 1994–95 7 February 1995 Hamar, Norway4 × 3 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdDal Sasso / Paluselli / Belmondo
2 1996–97 15 December 1996 Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Dal Sasso / Belmondo
3 1996–97 19 January 1997 Lahti, Finland8 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stBelmondo
4 1996–97 16 March 1997 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Peyrot / Belmondo
5 1997–98 23 November 1997 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMoroder / Belmondo / Paruzzi
6 1997–98 7 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Moroder / Belmondo
7 1997–98 14 December 1997 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndParuzzi / Di Centa / Belmondo
8 1998–99 29 November 1998 Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoroder / Paruzzi / Belmondo
9 1998–99 20 December 1998 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
10 1998–99 10 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
11 1998–99 26 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
12 1998–99 14 March 1999 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
13 1999–00 27 February 2000 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Belmondo
14 1999–00 4 March 2000 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSanter / Paruzzi / Confortola
15 2000–01 13 December 2000 Clusone, Italy6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndBelmondo
16 2000–01 13 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stParuzzi / Paluselli / Belmondo
17 2001–02 13 January 2002 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndParuzzi
18 2001–02 3 March 2002 Lahti, Finland4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stParuzzi
19 2001–02 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stParuzzi / Paluselli / Belmondo
20 2002–03 24 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGenuin / Paruzzi / Follis
21 2002–03 1 December 2002 Rukatunturi, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / F. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
22 2002–03 23 March 2003 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi / Confortola / Follis
23 2003–04 7 February 2004 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLonga / Paruzzi / Confortola
24 2009–10 7 March 2010 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLonga / Confortola / Follis

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

Italian Championships