Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova (), 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).
Olympic Games 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 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— — — — 2003 30 5 Bronze Bronze Gold — Bronze 2005 32 617 9 32 — — 2007 34 Silver Gold 8 — 7 — 2009 36 — 33 13 — — —
a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 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 14 2009 35 35 26 87 21 22 2010 36 11 15 64 7 11 2011 37 76 52 — — — —
Individual podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 15 podiums – (14 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1994–95 17 December 1994 Sappada, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd2 20 December 1994 5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd3 2000–01 10 March 2001 Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd4 17 March 2001 Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd5 24 March 2001 Kuopio, Finland 40 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd6 2002–03 15 February 2003 Asiago, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd7 16 March 2003 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd8 22 March 2003 Falun, Sweden 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd9 2003–04 29 November 2003 Rukatunturi, Finland 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd10 14 February 2004 Oberstdorf, Germany 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd11 7 March 2004 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd12 2004–0512 February 2005 Reit im Winkl, Germany 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st13 2006–07 2 January 2007 Oberstdorf, Germany 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd14 3 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd15 11 March 2007 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
Team podiums
7 victories – (6 , 1 ) 23 podiums – (19 , 4 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 1994–9529 January 1995 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe2 12 February 1995 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Shalina / Martynova3 1995–96 17 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Baranova-Masalkina4 3 February 1996 Seefeld, Austria 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Välbe5 17 March 1996 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk6 1996–97 24 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Chepalova / Danilova7 15 December 1996 Brusson, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Lazutina / Chepalova8 1997–98 7 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Baranova-Masalkina / Nageykina / Gavrylyuk9 14 December 1997 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova / Gavrylyuk10 6 March 1998 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Nageykina / Baranova-Masalkina / Skladneva11 1999–00 13 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk / Skladneva / Chepalova12 27 February 2000 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup 1st Danilova / Lazutina / Chepalova13 4 March 2000 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Danilova / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova14 2000–019 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 3 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Chepalova15 13 December 2000 Clusone, Italy 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup 1st Chepalova16 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sidko / Yegorova / Burukhina17 3 March 2002 Lahti, Finland 4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup 2nd Gavrylyuk18 2002–03 8 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Vasilyeva / Medvedeva-Arbuzova / Gavrylyuk19 2003–04 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hahina / Sidko / Vorontsova20 14 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova21 7 February 2004 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova22 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kurkina / Vorontsova / Chepalova23 6 March 2004 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Kurkina
References
FIS Newsflash 177 on Zavyalova's return from pregnancy. April 30, 2008.
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