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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Yelena Valeryevna Välbe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1968 Magadan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11– (1987, 1989–1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 117 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 5 – (1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (1 LD: 1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yelena Valeryevna Välbe (Russian: Елена Валерьевна Вяльбе, née Trubitsyna; born 20 April 1968) is a Russian former cross-country skier. She won a record-high 14 gold medals (5 in relays) at the FIS World Championships, including all five golds in the 1997 edition. She also won three Olympic gold medals (all in relays) and four bronze medals in various Winter Olympic Games as well as four World Cup Crystal Globes.
She has been president of the Russian Cross-Country Ski Association since 2010, and manager of the Russian National Cross-Country Team since 2012. White Snow, a biographical sports drama about Välbe, was released in 2020–21.
She was elected to the FIS Council in 2021, but after she supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a number of European Ski Federations objected to her participation in the 2022 election, and Välbe's nomination was publicly opposed by the representatives of Sweden, Poland and Finland. As a result, she was removed from the position after garnering the fewest votes.[1] In 2022, Välbe supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that "we are not at war with Ukraine and no one attacked it."
Career
Summary
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold (1989: 10 km freestyle, 30 km; 1991: 10 km, 15 km, 4 × 5 km relay; 1993: 15 km, 4 × 5 km relay; 1995: 30 km, 4 × 5 km relay), and three silver medals (1989: 4 × 5 km relay, 1991: 30 km, 1995: 15 km), including all five golds at the 1997 championships in Trondheim (5 km, 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 15 km, 30 km, and 4 × 5 km relay).[2] She also won three gold (all in relays) and four bronze medals in various Winter Olympic Games as well as the FIS Cross-Country World Cup five times (1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997).[3] Välbe also won the 5 km (1991) and 15 km (1992) competitions at the Holmenkollen ski festival. She received the Holmenkollen medal in 1992.
After retirement
In 2010, Välbe was elected as President of the Russian Cross-Country Ski Association.[4] – FIS 29 June 2010 article accessed 30 June 2010. Late in 2012, she got the position of manager for the Russian Cross-Country Team towards the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was also manager for the Russian team during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[5]
Välbe was elected to the FIS Council in 2021, but after she supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a number of European Ski Federations objected to her participation in the 2022 election, and Välbe's nomination was publicly opposed by the representatives of Sweden, Poland and Finland. As a result, she was removed from the position after garnering the fewest votes.[1]
Views
In 2022, Välbe supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that "we are not at war with Ukraine and no one attacked it."[6][7]
In March 2023, Välbe said the following about European politics and the United States.[8]
I don't understand why everyone is so afraid of America and dependent on it. The world is ruled only by the United States, why hide it. Europe should think hard now: “Guys, what have we done?” Large corporations fled to America. They used to buy Russian gas for 33 kopecks, now they take expensive American gas for 76 kopecks. Whom did they offend or bent, what should they have done? Maybe something I actually can understand. There is a huge amount of weapons that have been lying in storage for 60-70 years. It's all rusty and rotten, where would you get rid of it? Great, let's put it all in there. Today it is Ukraine.
They depend on the USA, because everyone pays with this dollar. An American bank collapsed, and an insurance company from Sweden, the state, kept all the assets there. All.
European politicians today were 90% chosen from a cohort of people who have some kind of terrible kompromat [compromising materials] on them. There are no other explanations. How dare are you to sell out your people in general, to harm them so badly? The main thing is that the United States of America is satisfied! They whole European policy is like that right now.
Look how Georgia Meloni [of Italy] "changed her shoes", who before the elections shouted that she was against these genders [LGBTQ+ community], that no weapons were going to be supplied [to Ukraine]. She was elected and everything changed. The woman turned by 180 degrees. Don't know.
Of course, I have nothing against the gynecologist Ursula von der Leyen [of the European Union]. Maybe she was an excellent doctor, but as the leader of the European coven, she does not cope very well.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[9]
Olympic Games
- 7 medals – (3 gold, 4 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Gold |
| 1994 | 25 | — | 6 | — | 6 | Gold |
| 1998 | 29 | — | 17 | — | 5 | Gold |
World Championships
- 17 medals – (14 gold, 3 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km classical |
10 km freestyle |
15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20 | — | 6 | Gold | — | — | Gold | Silver |
| 1991 | 22 | — | — | Gold | Gold | — | Silver | Gold |
| 1993 | 24 | 4 | — | — | Gold | 6 | 19 | Gold |
| 1995 | 26 | 4 | — | — | Silver | 12 | Gold | Gold |
| 1997 | 28 | Gold | — | — | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1987 | 18 | 23 | — | — |
| 1989 | 20 |  | — | — |
| 1990 | 21 |  | — | — |
| 1991 | 22 | | — | — |
| 1992 | 23 | | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 |  | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | | | |
| 1998 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
Individual podiums
- 45 victories
- 81 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988–89 | 10 December 1988 |  La Féclaz, France | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 14 December 1988 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Campra, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 17 December 1988 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | 7 January 1989 |  Kavgolovo, Soviet Union | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 5 | 19 February 1989 |  Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st | |
| 6 | 25 February 1989 | 30 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st | ||
| 7 | 11 March 1989 |  Falun, Sweden | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 8 | 1989–90 | 10 December 1989 |  Soldier Hollow, United States | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 9 | 18 February 1990 | Pontresina, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 10 | 20 February 1990 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 11 | 2 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 12 | 7 March 1990 | Sollefteå, Sweden | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 13 | 1990–91 | 8 December 1990 |  Tauplitzalm, Austria | 10 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 14 | 15 December 1990 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 15 | 15 December 1990 | Les Saisies, France | 5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 16 | 5 January 1991 | Minsk, Soviet Union | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 17 | 8 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 15 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 1st | |
| 18 | 10 February 1991 | 10 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st | ||
| 19 | 16 February 1991 | 30 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | ||
| 20 | 2 March 1991 | Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 21 | 9 March 1991 | Falun, Sweden | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 22 | 16 March 1991 |  Oslo, Norway | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 23 | 1991–92 | 7 December 1991 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Silver Star, Canada | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 24 | 8 December 1991 | 10 km Pursuit C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 25 | 14 December 1991 | Thunder Bay, Canada | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 26 | 4 January 1992 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kavgolovo, Russia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 27 | 9 February 1992 | Albertville, France | 15 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | |
| 28 | 13 February 1992 | 5 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | ||
| 29 | 15 February 1992 | 10 km Pursuit F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | ||
| 30 | 21 February 1992 | 10 km Pursuit F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | ||
| 31 | 14 March 1992 | Vang, Norway | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 32 | 1992–93 | 12 December 1992 | Ramsau, Austria | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 33 | 18 December 1992 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 34 | 3 January 1993 | Kavgolovo, Russia | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 35 | 9 January 1993 | Ulrichen, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 36 | 16 January 1993 | Cogne, Italy | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 37 | 19 February 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 15 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 1st | |
| 38 | 10 March 1993 | Lillehammer, Norway | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 39 | 19 March 1993 |  Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 40 | 1993–94 | 11 December 1993 | Santa Caterina, Italy | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 41 | 18 December 1993 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 42 | 21 December 1993 | Toblach, Italy | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 43 | 8 January 1994 | Kavgolovo, Russia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 44 | 12 March 1994 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 45 | 1994–95 | 27 November 1994 | Kiruna, Sweden | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 46 | 14 December 1994 | Tauplitzalm, Austria | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 47 | 17 December 1994 | Sappada, Italy | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 48 | 20 December 1994 | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 49 | 7 January 1995 | Östersund, Sweden | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 50 | 14 January 1995 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 51 | 4 February 1995 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 52 | 5 February 1995 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 53 | 10 March 1995 | Thunder Bay, Canada | 5 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 2nd | |
| 54 | 18 March 1995 | 30 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st | ||
| 55 | 25 March 1995 |  Sapporo, Japan | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 56 | 1995–96 | 25 November 1995 | Vuokatti, Finland | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 57 | 29 November 1995 | Gällivare, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 58 | 9 December 1995 | Davos, Switzerland | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 59 | 10 December 1995 | 10 km Pursuit C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 60 | 13 December 1995 | Brusson, Italy | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 61 | 9 January 1996 | Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 62 | 13 January 1996 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 63 | 2 February 1996 | Seefeld, Austria | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 64 | 4 February 1996 |  Reit im Winkl, Germany | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 65 | 25 February 1996 | Trondheim, Norway | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 66 | 10 March 1996 | Falun, Sweden | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 67 | 1996–97 | 23 November 1996 | Kiruna, Sweden | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 68 | 7 December 1996 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 69 | 14 December 1996 | Brusson, Italy | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 70 | 5 January 1997 | Kavgolovo, Russia | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 71 | 11 January 1997 | Hakuba, Japan | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 72 | 12 January 1997 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 73 | 18 January 1997 | Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 74 | 21 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway | 15 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st | |
| 75 | 23 February 1997 | 5 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 1st | ||
| 76 | 24 February 1997 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Championships[1] | 1st | ||
| 77 | 1 March 1997 | 30 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 1st | ||
| 78 | 8 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 79 | 11 March 1997 | Sunne, Sweden | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 80 | 15 March 1997 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 81 | 1997–98 | 20 December 1997 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 24 victories – (24 RL)
- 32 podiums – (30 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 1 March 1987 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Ordina / Lazutina / Reztsova |
| 2 | 1988–89 | 23 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Shamshurina / Smetanina / Tikhonova |
| 3 | 12 March 1989 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Lazutina / Smetanina / Tikhonova | |
| 4 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Yegorova / Lazutina / Tikhonova |
| 5 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Yegorova / Smetanina / Tikhonova |
| 6 | 10 March 1991 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Nageykina / Yegorova / Tikhonova | |
| 7 | 15 March 1991 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Nageykina / Smetanina / Tikhonova | |
| 8 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 | Albertville, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | Smetanina / Lazutina / Yegorova |
| 9 | 8 March 1992 | Funäsdalen, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Lazutina / Nageykina / Yegorova | |
| 10 | 1992–93 | 26 February 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Yegorova |
| 11 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Yegorova |
| 12 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk | |
| 13 | 13 March 1994 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Nageykina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina | |
| 14 | 1994–95 | 15 January 1995 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina |
| 15 | 29 January 1995 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Zavyalova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina | |
| 16 | 7 February 1995 | Hamar, Norway | 4 × 3 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina | |
| 17 | 12 February 1995 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Danilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk | |
| 18 | 17 March 1995 | Thunder Bay, Canada | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Danilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk | |
| 19 | 26 March 1995 | Sapporo, Japan | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Martynova | |
| 20 | 1995–96 | 17 December 1995 | Santa Caterina, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Yegorova |
| 21 | 14 January 1996 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk | |
| 22 | 2 February 1996 | Seefeld, Austria | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Zavyalova | |
| 23 | 10 March 1996 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Yegorova | |
| 24 | 1996–97 | 24 November 1996 | Kiruna, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Yegorova |
| 25 | 8 December 1996 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Yegorova | |
| 26 | 15 December 1996 | Brusson, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Gavrylyuk / Danilova / Yegorova | |
| 27 | 19 January 1997 | Lahti, Finland | 8 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Gavrylyuk | |
| 28 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Danilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk | |
| 29 | 9 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Danilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk | |
| 30 | 16 March 1997 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Nageykina | |
| 31 | 1997–98 | 7 December 1997 | Santa Caterina, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Chepalova / Lazutina / Danilova |
| 32 | 14 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Nageykina / Lazutina / Danilova | |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
Political career
Since 2001, Välbe has been an adviser to the governor of the Moscow Oblast on organizational issues.
Välbe is a member of the political council of the United Russia party in the State Duma from the regional branch.
Since 2017, Välbe has been a freelance adviser to the Head of the Republic of Khakassia, Viktor Zimin.
She participated in the 2021 Russian legislative election on the United Russia party list. She won in the United Russia primaries and was leader of United Russia's territorial group No. 29, which included the Vladimir and Ivanovo Oblasts. Having won the elections, she refused to be a deputy, and the Central Election Commission transferred her mandate to Aleksey Govyrin.
In 2023, Välbe joined the PutinTeam, whose members supported Vladimir Putin's nomination for the 2024 Russian presidential election.[10]
Personal life
She is estranged from her father. He is Ukrainian-born, and lives in Ukraine.
Formerly she was married to Estonian cross-country skier Urmas Välbe. Together they had one child, Franz. They divorced in 2005. She then married Maxim Dovolnov and gave birth to Polina and Varvara. She now lives in Moscow Oblast.
In popular culture
- White Snow – a biographical sports drama film about Välbe.
References
- 1 2 "Bumpy course for new FIS President Eliasch as the sport's heartlands revolt". www.insidethegames.biz. May 29, 2022.
- ↑ "VM i Trondheim i 1997" (in Norwegian). Ski-VM 2011 AS. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ↑ Mattias Karen (February 27, 2015). "La revanche des Norvégiennes" [Norwegian Revenge]. Le Devoir (in French). Associated Press. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Presidential elections in Norway, Russia". Retrieved February 24, 2013 Archived October 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Eirik Borud, Ole Kristian Strøm (December 6, 2012). "Denne kvinnen er Russlands nye landslagssjef" [This woman is Russia's new coach]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Елена Вяльбе: «Мы должны сплотиться вокруг президента и всей ситуации. Мы не воюем с Украиной, и на нее никто не нападал»" [Elena Vyalbe: “We must rally around the president and the whole situation. We are not at war with Ukraine, and no one attacked it.”]. Sports.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ↑ "Елена Вяльбе: считаю, что мы должны сплотиться вокруг Путина" [Elena Vyalbe: I think that we should rally around Putin]. betassist.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ↑ Вяльбе о США: «Когда есть огромное количество оружия, которое лежит уже 60-70 лет, куда бы от него избавиться? Супер, свалим все туда – сегодня это Украина»
- ↑ "VAELBE TRUBITSINA Elena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "Елена Вяльбе: для меня честь быть в команде Путина! Он должен победить" [Elena Vyalbe: it’s an honor for me to be on Putin’s team! He must win]. Sovsport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
External links
- Elena Vaelbe Trubitsina. at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
