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Olga Zavyalova
Zavyalova in 2008
Country	Russia
Full name	Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova
Born	(1972-08-24) 24 August 1972 (age 51) Leningrad, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	17 – (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009–2011)
Starts	203
Podiums	15
Wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 1995, 2001)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia World Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme 30 km freestyle 2007 Sapporo 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit 2007 Sapporo 10 km freestyle 2003 Val di Fiemme 5 km + 5 km double pursuit 2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km classical 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships Representing  Russia 1992 Vuokatti 15 km freestyle Representing  Soviet Union 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※

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

Olympic Games※

World Championships※

• 6 medals – (2 gold, "1 silver," 3 bronze)

World Cup※

Season standings※

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※

• FIS Newsflash 177 on Zavyalova's return from pregnancy. April 30, "2008."

External links※

• Olga Savialova at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation