Veronika Velez-Zuzulová
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Slovakia |
| Name wey dem give am | Veronika |
| Ein date of birth | 15 July 1984 |
| Place dem born am | Bratislava |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | Slovak |
| Ein occupation | alpine skier |
| Sport | alpine skiing |
| Participant insyd | alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics, alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics, alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics, alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics |
| Award e receive | Ľudovít Štúr Order 1st class |
| Dema official website | http://www.zuzulova.com |
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (née Zuzulová; born 15 July 1984) be retired Slovak alpine ski racer. Dem born am insyd Bratislava, she specialise insyd de slalom wey na she be de most successful Slovak alpine skier before Petra Vlhová. Na she be coached by ein poppie Timotej Zuzula den Vladimír Kovár. Insyd April 2012, she marry coach Romain Velez wey she add ein maiden name to ein married name wey e cam turn Velez-Zuzulová.[1]
Velez-Zuzulová start skiing for age 3; for 14 she win de Trofeo Topolino insyd Italy, unofficial kiddies dema world championship.
Europa Cup
[edit | edit source]She start dey compete insyd de Europa Cup from de 2000/2001 season, wey she take Europa Cup race wins for 21 December 2003, 23 February 2004 den 19 December 2006, den 3rd place for 6 den 22 February 2004.[2]
World Championships
[edit | edit source]For de 2007 World Championships insyd Åre, Sweden, she score 9th place insyd super combined, 13th place insyd slalom den 21st place insyd giant slalom.
Na Velez-Zuzulová be part of de Slovakian team wey take surprise silver insyd de team event for de 2017 World Championships for St. Moritz insyd, dey defeat Germany, Italy den Switzerland before France beat insyd de final for time by eight hundredths of second after 2-2 tie.[3]
World Cup
[edit | edit source]Velez-Zuzulová make ein World Cup debut insyd giant slalom for Sölden, Austria, for 28 October 2000. Insyd November 2002, she start dey compete insyd slalom. Na ein first major win dey insyd 2002 wen she cam turn de World Junior Champion. Na ein first run insyd super combined dey insyd 2006.
Across ein career, Velez-Zuzulová take 30 World Cup podiums plus five victories, all insyd slalom (anaa parallel slalom).[4] Ein best results insyd de World Cup season standings cam insyd de 2016 den 2017 seasons, wen she fini second insyd de slalom discipline.[5] Insyd de 2013 season, she fini third insyd slalom den 12th overall; she sanso fini third insyd slalom for 2008 insyd. She retire from competition insyd 2018, plus ein final World Cup start be insyd slalom for Ofterschwang insyd.[5]
Season results
[edit | edit source]| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant
Slalom |
Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | 68 | 23 | — | — |
| 2003 | 18 | injured | |||
| 2004 | 19 | 42 | 15 | — | — |
| 2005 | 20 | 37 | 9 | — | — |
| 2006 | 21 | 77 | 28 | — | 44 |
| 2007 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 37 |
| 2008 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 41 | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 65 | 22 | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | 94 | 36 | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 42 | — |
| 2012 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 42 | — |
| 2013 | 28 | 12 | 3 | — | — |
| 2014 | 29 | she injure | |||
| 2015 | 30 | 24 | 6 | — | — |
| 2016 | 31 | 13 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 11 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018 | 33 | 97 | 42 | — | — |
- Standings thru 4 February 2018
Race podiums
[edit | edit source]- 5 wins – (4 SL, 1 CE)
- 30 podiums – (27 SL, 3 CE)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 Feb 2004 | Zwiesel, Germany | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2007 | 7 Jan 2007 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 3rd |
| 25 Feb 2007 | Sierra Nevada, Spain | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 17 Mar 2007 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2008 | 6 Jan 2008 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | Slalom | 2nd |
| 13 Jan 2008 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 15 Feb 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Bormio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2011 | 4 Feb 2011 | Zwiesel, Germany | Slalom | 2nd |
| 18 Mar 2011 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2012 | 22 Jan 2012 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 3rd |
| 10 Mar 2012 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2013 | 29 Dec 2012 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 1st |
| 1 Jan 2013 | Munich, Germany | City event | 1st | |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Moscow, Russia | City event | 2nd | |
| 2015 | 22 Feb 2015 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | 2nd |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 21 Mar 2015 | Méribel, France | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2016 | 28 Nov 2015 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 2nd |
| 5 Jan 2016 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 12 Jan 2016 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Slalom | 1st | ||
| 6 Mar 2016 | Jasná, Slovakia | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 19 Mar 2016 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2017 | 27 Nov 2016 | Killington, USA | Slalom | 2nd |
| 11 Dec 2016 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 29 Dec 2016 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 3 Jan 2017 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 1st | |
| 31 Jan 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden | City event | 2nd |
World Championship results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant
slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team
event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16 | DNF1 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 18 | she injure, no be compete | |||||
| 2005 | 20 | DSQ1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 22 | 13 | 21 | — | — | 9 | — |
| 2009 | 24 | — | DNS1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2015 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 32 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Olympic results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant
slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | DNF1 | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 2010 | 25 | 10 | DNS2 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 29 | she injure, no be compete | ||||
| 2018 | 33 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Slovakian Alpine ski athlete Veronika Velez- Zuzulova". gettyimages.co.uk. Getty Images. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Veronika Zuzulová". Osobnosti.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ↑ Baldwin, Alan (14 February 2017). Shine, Ossian (ed.). "France opens medal account with team gold". reuters.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
Veronika Velez Zuzulova
- ↑ "VELEZ ZUZULOVA Veronika". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Retiring ski stars dress to impress on final run". news.yahoo.com. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
Veronika Velez-Zuzulova
External links
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- Veronika Velez Zuzulova at de International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Veronika Velez Zuzulova at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Veronika Velez Zuzulová at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
- Veronika Velez-Zuzulová at Olympedia
- Veronika Zuzulova at Olympics.com
- Veronika Zuzulová official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 January 2007) (insyd Slovak)
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