Russian cross-country skier
Olga Zavyalova Zavyalova in 2008
Country Russia Full name Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova Born (1972-08-24 ) 24 August 1972 (age 52) Leningrad , Soviet UnionSeasons 17 – (1993 –1998 , 2000 –2007 , 2009 –2011 ) Starts 203 Podiums 15 Wins 1 Overall titles 0 – (5th in 1995 , 2001 ) Discipline titles 0
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
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS) .[ 1]
Olympic Games
World Championships
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
Season standings
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
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
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
^ "SAVIALOVA Olga" . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019 .
FIS Newsflash 177 on Zavyalova's return from pregnancy. April 30, 2008.
External links
5 km + 10 km combined 5 km + 5 km combined 5 km + 5 km double 7.5 km + 7.5 km double