Olga Zavyalova
Cross-country skier, Olympic athlete
1972 –
Who is Olga Zavyalova?
Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova, née Korneyeva 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, one silver, and three bronzes.
Zavyalova's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was seventh in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit at 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 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.
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- Born
- Aug 24, 1972
Leningrad Oblast - Nationality
- Russia
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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