Olga Zavyalova

Medal record

Zavyalova in 2008.
Women's cross country skiing
World Championships
Gold 2003 Val di Fiemme 30 km
Gold 2007 Sapporo 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit
Silver 2007 Sapporo 10 km
Bronze 2003 Val di Fiemme 5 km + 5 km double pursuit
Bronze 2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km
Bronze 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km

Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova (Russian: О́льга Викторовна Завья́лова), née Korneyeva (born August 24, 1972 in Leningrad) is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 1993. 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 4x5 km: all in 2003).

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.

References

5 km + 10 km combined
1993: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) * 1995: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) * 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) & Stefania Belmondo (ITA) * 1999: Stefania Belmondo (ITA)
5 km + 5 km combined
2001: Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)
5 km + 5 km double
2003: Kristina Šmigun (EST)
7.5 km + 7.5 km double
2005: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) * 2007: Olga Zavyalova (RUS) * 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) * 2011: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
20 km
1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS) * 1980: Veronika Hesse (GDR) * 1982: Raisa Smetanina (URS) * 1985: Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) * 1987: Marie-Helene Westin (SWE)
30 km
1989: Yelena Välbe (URS) * 1991: Lyubov Yegorova (URS) * 1993: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) * 1995: Yelena Välbe (RUS) * 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) * 1999: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) * 2001: cancelled * 2003: Olga Zavyalova (URS) * 2005: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) * 2007: Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) * 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) * 2011: Therese Johaug (NOR)