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.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Championships
3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze)
a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
1 victory – (1 ) 10 podiums – (9 , 1 )
Team podiums
4 victories – (2 , 2 ) 24 podiums – (20 , 4 )
Note: 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