Olga Zavyalova

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Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova (Russian: О́льга Викторовна Завья́лова), née Korneyeva (born 24 August 1972 in Leningrad) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010. She won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two gold (30 km: 2003, 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit: 2007), one silver (10 km: 2007), and three bronzes (5 km + 5 km double pursuit, 15 km, and 4 × 5 km relay: all in 2003).

Olga Zavyalova
Zavyalova in 2008
Country Russia
Full nameOlga Viktorovna Zavyalova
Born (1972-08-24) 24 August 1972 (age 52)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (19931998, 20002007, 20092011)
Starts203
Podiums15
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1995, 2001)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Val di Fiemme 30 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 7.5 km + 7.5 km
double pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2007 Sapporo 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme 5 km + 5 km
double pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1992 Vuokatti 15 km freestyle
Representing  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1991 Reit im Winkl 4 × 5 km relay

Zavyalova's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was seventh in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit in Turin in 2006. She has twelve additional individual victories at distances up to 30 km from 1996 to 2006.

Zayalova took the 2007-08 season off due to pregnancy, but returned for the 2008-09 season.

Since her retirement after the 2010 Winter Olympics, Zayalova has been acting as a sports ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 29 11 19
2006 33 24 7 9
2010 37 12 12 22 7

World Championships

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  • 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1993 20 18 16
1995 22 27 9
2001 28 10 CNX[a]
2003 30 5 Bronze Bronze Gold Bronze
2005 32 6 17 9 32
2007 34 Silver Gold 8 7
2009 36 33 13
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1993 20 23
1994 21 24
1995 22 5
1996 23 11
1997 24 23 16 18
1998 25 25 21 24
2000 27 11 9 13 13
2001 28 5 28
2002 29 12 44
2003 30 11 45
2004 31 8 5 36
2005 32 30 20 51
2006 33 38 25
2007 34 12 7 NC 14
2009 35 35 26 87 21 22
2010 36 11 15 64 7 11
2011 37 76 52

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 15 podiums – (14 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1994–95  17 December 1994   Sappada, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2 20 December 1994 5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3  2000–01  10 March 2001   Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4 17 March 2001   Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
5 24 March 2001   Kuopio, Finland 40 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
6  2002–03  15 February 2003   Asiago, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
7 16 March 2003   Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
8 22 March 2003   Falun, Sweden 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
9  2003–04  29 November 2003   Rukatunturi, Finland 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
10 14 February 2004   Oberstdorf, Germany 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
11 7 March 2004   Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
12 2004–05 12 February 2005   Reit im Winkl, Germany 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
13  2006–07  2 January 2007   Oberstdorf, Germany 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd
14 3 February 2007   Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
15 11 March 2007   Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 7 victories – (6 RL, 1 TS)
  • 23 podiums – (19 RL, 4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1994–95 29 January 1995   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
2 12 February 1995   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Shalina / Martynova
3  1995–96  17 December 1995   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Baranova-Masalkina
4 3 February 1996   Seefeld, Austria 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Välbe
5 17 March 1996   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
6  1996–97  24 November 1996   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Danilova
7 15 December 1996   Brusson, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Lazutina / Chepalova
8  1997–98  7 December 1997   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Baranova-Masalkina / Nageykina / Gavrylyuk
9 14 December 1997   Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova / Gavrylyuk
10 6 March 1998   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Baranova-Masalkina / Skladneva
11  1999–00  13 January 2000   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk / Skladneva / Chepalova
12 27 February 2000   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Danilova / Lazutina / Chepalova
13 4 March 2000   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
14 2000–01 9 December 2000   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 3 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Chepalova
15 13 December 2000   Clusone, Italy 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Chepalova
16  2001–02  27 November 2001   Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sidko / Yegorova / Burukhina
17 3 March 2002   Lahti, Finland 4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk
18  2002–03  8 December 2002   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Vasilyeva / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Gavrylyuk
19  2003–04  23 November 2003   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hahina / Sidko / Vorontsova
20 14 December 2003   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova
21 7 February 2004   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova
22 22 February 2004   Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kurkina / Vorontsova / Chepalova
23 6 March 2004   Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Kurkina

References

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  1. ^ "SAVIALOVA Olga". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  • FIS Newsflash 177 on Zavyalova's return from pregnancy. April 30, 2008.
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