Olga Zavyalova
# Olga Zavyalova

Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova (Russian: О́льга Викторовна Завья́лова), née Korneyeva (born August 24, 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 | — | — | CNX | — | — | — |
| 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 | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Age | 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 | 1994–95 | 20 December 1994 | Sappada, Italy | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2000–01 | 10 March 2001 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 2000–01 | 17 March 2001 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 2000–01 | 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 | 2002–03 | 16 March 2003 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 8 | 2002–03 | 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 | 2003–04 | 14 February 2004 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 11 | 2003–04 | 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 | 2006–07 | 3 February 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 15 | 2006–07 | 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 | 1994–95 | 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 | 1995–96 | 3 February 1996 | Seefeld, Austria | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Välbe |
| 5 | 1995–96 | 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 | 1996–97 | 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 | 1997–98 | 14 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova / Gavrylyuk |
| 10 | 1997–98 | 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 | 1999–00 | 27 February 2000 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Danilova / Lazutina / Chepalova |
| 13 | 1999–00 | 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 | 2000–01 | 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 | 2001–02 | 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 | 2003–04 | 14 December 2003 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova |
| 21 | 2003–04 | 7 February 2004 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Kurkina / Vasilyeva / Vorontsova |
| 22 | 2003–04 | 22 February 2004 | Umeå, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Kurkina / Vorontsova / Chepalova |
| 23 | 2003–04 | 6 March 2004 | Lahti, Finland | 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Kurkina |
