title: Yuri Skobov
text: # Yuri Skobov
  
  Yuri Georgievich Skobov (Russian: Юрий Георгиевич Скобов; born 13 March 1949) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1970s, training at Spartak in Omutninsk. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo for the USSR. Skobov also finished 5th in the 15 km event at those same games.
  
  He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.
  
  