Alena Zavarzina

Alena Zavarzina
Алёна Заварзина
Zavarzina in 2009
Personal information
Full nameAlena Igorevna Zavarzina
NicknameSuperzina[1][2]
NationalityRussian
Born (1989-05-27) 27 May 1989 (age 35)
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[3]
Websitealenazavarzina.com
Sport
Country Russia
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom
ClubKrasnoyarsk Academy of Winter Sports[3][4]
Coached byDenis Tikhomirov[3]
Retired31 August 2018 (age 29)[5]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at Sochi 2014
World finals Gold medal in parallel giant slalom at La Molina 2011
Silver medal in parallel giant slalom at Kreischberg 2015
Bronze medal in parallel slalom at Sierra Nevada 2017
Highest world ranking
  • FIS Crystal Globe 1st in Parallel Giant Slalom World Cup (2017)
  • 2nd in Parallel World Cup (2017)
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Russia
International snowboarding competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 1 1
Junior World Championships 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Parallel Slalom 1 1 3
Parallel Giant Slalom 3 3 2
Total 4 4 5
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Parallel giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 La Molina Parallel giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kreischberg Parallel giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sierra Nevada Parallel slalom
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Nagano Parallel slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Valmalenco Parallel giant slalom

Alena Igorevna Zavarzina (Russian: Алёна Игоревна Заварзина; born 27 May 1989) is a Russian former snowboarder specializing in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom disciplines. She is the 2011 World champion and bronze medalist from the 2014 Winter Olympics in parallel giant slalom. She won the parallel giant slalom crystal globe in 2016/17 World Cup season.

  1. ^ "Российская "Супер-Зина"". ski.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Zavarzina and Dufour top second Bansko parallel giant slalom". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Alena Zavarzina - Pyeongchang 2018 Profile". pyeongchang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "ОБ АКАДЕМИИ". azvs-krsk.ru. Krasnoyarsk Academy of Winter Sports. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ ""Как закончилась моя карьера". Манифест Алены Заварзиной". matchtv.ru (in Russian). Match TV. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.