Valbusa made her debut in the World Cup on December 12, 1992 in Ramsau am Dachstein . At the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer in 1994 , Valbusa reached 26th place over 15 km. On December 14, 1996 she was able to run in Brusson with the 6th place over 15 km for the first time among the top ten. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Valbusa reached 29th place in the sprint over 5 km and 17th place in the pursuit. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 in Lahti , Valbusa just missed the medal ranks in the sprint over 1 km with 4th place. She was tenth over the 10 km and 18th place in the 15 km race. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , Valbusa also competed in sprint and distance competitions for the first time at the Olympic Games. She finished 17th in the sprint and 10th in the 15 km race. She finished ninth in the Pursuit and finished sixth in the season.
In March 2004 Valbusa won her first and so far only individual World Cup at the end of the season over 15 km freestyle in Pragelato .
She won medals only in 4 × 5 km relay races and this four times. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau in 1999 she won silver, in 2001 in Lahti and in 2005 in Obersdorf, bronze. She also came third in the relay race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . In addition, she was there over 30 km in the end tenth and reached 17th place in the pursuit.
Sabina Valbusa is the sister of the equally successful cross-country skier Fulvio Valbusa .
1998 Nagano : 17th place 15 km pursuit, 29th place 5 km classic
2002 Salt Lake City : 6th place relay, 9th place 10k pursuit, 10th place 15k freestyle mass start, 17th place sprint freestyle
2006 Turin : 3rd place relay, 10th place 30 km freestyle mass start, 17th place 15 km pursuit
2010 Vancouver : 4th place in relay, 17th place 10 km freestyle, 18th place 15 km pursuit
Nordic World Ski Championships
1995 Thunder Bay : 14th place 30 km freestyle, 28th place 15 km pursuit, 55th place 5 km classic
1997 Trondheim : 4th place relay, 16th place 15 km freestyle, 20th place 30 km classic, 22nd place 15 km pursuit, 39th place 5 km classic
1999 Ramsau : 2nd place relay, 13th place 15 km pursuit, 15th place 5 km classic, 15th place 15 km freestyle, 32nd place 30 km classic
2001 Lahti : 3rd place relay, 4th place sprint freestyle, 10 place 10 km pursuit, 18th place 15 km classic
2003 Val di Fiemme : 5th place 30 km freestyle, 25th place sprint freestyle
2005 Oberstdorf : 3rd place relay, 5th place team sprint freestyle, 8th place 10 km freestyle, 16th place 15 km pursuit, 18th place 30 km classic mass start
2007 Sapporo : 6th place relay, 8th place team sprint freestyle, 13th place 10 km freestyle, 33rd place 15 km pursuit
2009 Liberec : 5th place relay, 19th place 30 km freestyle mass start, 28th place 15 km pursuit
Italy
Lahti
Falun