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Olga Zavyalova

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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

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).

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 Italy 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 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4 17 March 2001 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
5 24 March 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 40 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
6  2002–03  15 February 2003 Italy Asiago, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
7 16 March 2003 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
8 22 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 5 km 5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
9  2003–04  29 November 2003 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
10 14 February 2004 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
11 7 March 2004 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
12 2004–05 12 February 2005 Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
13  2006–07  2 January 2007 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 5 km 5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd
14 3 February 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
15 11 March 2007 Finland 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 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
2 12 February 1995 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Shalina / Martynova
3  1995–96  17 December 1995 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Baranova-Masalkina
4 3 February 1996 Austria Seefeld, Austria 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Välbe
5 17 March 1996 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
6  1996–97  24 November 1996 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Danilova
7 15 December 1996 Italy Brusson, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Lazutina / Chepalova
8  1997–98  7 December 1997 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Baranova-Masalkina / Nageykina / Gavrylyuk
9 14 December 1997 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova / Gavrylyuk
10 6 March 1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Baranova-Masalkina / Skladneva
11  1999–00  13 January 2000 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk / Skladneva / Chepalova
12 27 February 2000 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Danilova / Lazutina / Chepalova
13 4 March 2000 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
14 2000–01 9 December 2000 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 3 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Chepalova
15 13 December 2000 Italy Clusone, Italy 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Chepalova
16  2001–02  27 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sidko / Yegorova / Burukhina
17 3 March 2002 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk
18  2002–03  8 December 2002 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Vasilyeva / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Gavrylyuk
19  2003–04  23 November 2003 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hahina / Sidko / Vorontsova
20 14 December 2003 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova
21 7 February 2004 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova
22 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kurkina / Vorontsova / Chepalova
23 6 March 2004 Finland 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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