Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova (russian: О́льга Викторовна Завья́лова), née ''Korneyeva'' (born August 24, 1972 in

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) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010. She won six medals at the

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with two gold (30 km:

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, 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit:

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), 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

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was seventh in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit in

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. 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

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, but returned for the 2008-09 season. Since her retirement after the

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, Zayalova has been acting as a sports ambassador for the

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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) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *15 podiums – (14 , 1 )

Team podiums

* 7 victories – (6 , 1 ) * 23 podiums – (19 , 4 )

References

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zavyalova, Olga 1972 births Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic cross-country skiers of Russia Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Russian female cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni