Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (néeZuzulová; born 15 July 1984) is a retired Slovak alpine ski racer. Born in Bratislava, she specialised in the slalom and was the most successful Slovak alpine skier before Petra Vlhová. She was coached by her father Timotej Zuzula and Vladimír Kovár. In April 2012, she married coach Romain Velez and added her maiden name to her married name becoming Velez-Zuzulová.[1]
She started competing in the Europa Cup from the 2000/2001 season, and she took Europa Cup race wins on 21 December 2003, 23 February 2004 and 19 December 2006, and 3rd place on 6 and 22 February 2004.[2]
Velez-Zuzulová was part of the Slovakian team which took a surprise silver in the team event at the 2017 World Championships in St. Moritz, defeating Germany, Italy and Switzerland before being beaten by France in the final on time by eight hundredths of a second after a 2-2 tie.[3]
World CupEdit
Velez-Zuzulová made her World Cup debut in a giant slalom at Sölden, Austria, on 28 October 2000. In November 2002, she started competing in slalom. Her first major win was in 2002 when she became the World Junior Champion. Her first run in super combined was in 2006.
Across her career, Velez-Zuzulová took 30 World Cup podiums with five victories, all in slalom (or parallel slalom).[4] Her best results in the World Cup season standings came in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, when she finished second in the slalom discipline.[5] In the 2013 season, she finished third in slalom and 12th overall; she also finished third in slalom in 2008. She retired from competition in 2018, with her final World Cup start being in a slalom in Ofterschwang.[5]
^"Veronika Zuzulová". Osobnosti.sk (in Slovak). 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. from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018. Veronika Velez Zuzulova
^"VELEZ ZUZULOVA Veronika". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^ ab. news.yahoo.com. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018. Veronika Velez-Zuzulova
External linksEdit
Media related to Veronika Velez-Zuzulová at Wikimedia Commons
veronika, velez, zuzulová, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, learn, when, remove, this, template. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Veronika Velez Zuzulova nee Zuzulova born 15 July 1984 is a retired Slovak alpine ski racer Born in Bratislava she specialised in the slalom and was the most successful Slovak alpine skier before Petra Vlhova She was coached by her father Timotej Zuzula and Vladimir Kovar In April 2012 she married coach Romain Velez and added her maiden name to her married name becoming Velez Zuzulova 1 Veronika Velez ZuzulovaZuzulova at Aspen in November 2006BornVeronika Zuzulova 1984 07 15 15 July 1984 age 39 Bratislava CzechoslovakiaOccupationAlpine skierHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Skiing careerDisciplinesSlalomClubVojenske sportove centrum Dukla Banska BystricaWorld Cup debut28 October 2000 age 16 Retired10 March 2018 age 33 Websitezuzulova comOlympicsTeams4 2002 2006 2010 2018 Medals0World ChampionshipsTeams8 2001 2005 17 Medals1 0 gold World CupSeasons17 2001 2013 2015 2018 Wins5 4 SL 1 CE Podiums30 27 SL 3 CE Overall titles0 12th in 2013 Discipline titles0 2nd in SL 2016 amp 2017 Medal record Women s alpine skiingRepresenting SlovakiaInternational alpine ski competitionsEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 0 0 0World Championships 0 1 0Total 0 1 0World Championships2017 St Moritz Team eventJunior World Ski Championships2002 Sella Nevea SlalomNew Zealand Winter Games2011 Queenstown Giant Slalom2011 Queenstown SlalomVelez Zuzulova started skiing at age 3 at 14 she won the Trofeo Topolino in Italy an unofficial children s world championship Contents 1 Europa Cup 2 World Championships 3 World Cup 3 1 Season results 3 2 Race podiums 4 World Championship results 5 Olympic results 6 References 7 External linksEuropa Cup EditShe started competing in the Europa Cup from the 2000 2001 season and she took Europa Cup race wins on 21 December 2003 23 February 2004 and 19 December 2006 and 3rd place on 6 and 22 February 2004 2 World Championships EditAt the 2007 World Championships in Are Sweden she scored 9th place in super combined 13th place in slalom and 21st place in giant slalom Velez Zuzulova was part of the Slovakian team which took a surprise silver in the team event at the 2017 World Championships in St Moritz defeating Germany Italy and Switzerland before being beaten by France in the final on time by eight hundredths of a second after a 2 2 tie 3 World Cup EditVelez Zuzulova made her World Cup debut in a giant slalom at Solden Austria on 28 October 2000 In November 2002 she started competing in slalom Her first major win was in 2002 when she became the World Junior Champion Her first run in super combined was in 2006 Across her career Velez Zuzulova took 30 World Cup podiums with five victories all in slalom or parallel slalom 4 Her best results in the World Cup season standings came in the 2016 and 2017 seasons when she finished second in the slalom discipline 5 In the 2013 season she finished third in slalom and 12th overall she also finished third in slalom in 2008 She retired from competition in 2018 with her final World Cup start being in a slalom in Ofterschwang 5 Season results Edit Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Combined2002 17 68 23 2003 18 injured2004 19 42 15 2005 20 37 9 2006 21 77 28 442007 22 19 5 32 372008 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 injured2015 30 24 6 2016 31 13 2 2017 32 11 2 2018 33 97 42 Standings through 4 February 2018Race podiums Edit 5 wins 4 SL 1 CE 30 podiums 27 SL 3 CE Season Date Location Discipline Place2004 8 Feb 2004 Zwiesel Germany Slalom 3rd2007 7 Jan 2007 Kranjska Gora Slovenia Slalom 3rd25 Feb 2007 Sierra Nevada Spain Slalom 3rd17 Mar 2007 Lenzerheide Switzerland Slalom 3rd2008 6 Jan 2008 Spindleruv Mlyn Czech Republic Slalom 2nd13 Jan 2008 Maribor Slovenia Slalom 2nd15 Feb 2008 Zagreb Croatia Slalom 3rd14 Mar 2008 Bormio Italy Slalom 2nd2011 4 Feb 2011 Zwiesel Germany Slalom 2nd18 Mar 2011 Lenzerheide Switzerland Slalom 3rd2012 22 Jan 2012 Kranjska Gora Slovenia Slalom 3rd10 Mar 2012 Are Sweden Slalom 2nd17 Mar 2012 Schladming Austria Slalom 2nd2013 29 Dec 2012 Semmering Austria Slalom 1st1 Jan 2013 Munich Germany City event 1st29 Jan 2013 Moscow Russia City event 2nd2015 22 Feb 2015 Maribor Slovenia Slalom 2nd14 Mar 2015 Are Sweden Slalom 2nd21 Mar 2015 Meribel France Slalom 3rd2016 28 Nov 2015 Aspen USA Slalom 2nd5 Jan 2016 Santa Caterina Italy Slalom 3rd12 Jan 2016 Flachau Austria Slalom 1st15 Jan 2016 Slalom 1st6 Mar 2016 Jasna Slovakia Slalom 3rd19 Mar 2016 St Moritz Switzerland Slalom 2nd2017 27 Nov 2016 Killington USA Slalom 2nd11 Dec 2016 Sestriere Italy Slalom 2nd29 Dec 2016 Semmering Austria Slalom 2nd3 Jan 2017 Zagreb Croatia Slalom 1st31 Jan 2017 Stockholm Sweden City event 2ndWorld Championship results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super G Downhill Combined Team event2001 16 DNF1 34 2003 18 injured did not compete2005 20 DSQ1 2007 22 13 21 9 2009 24 DNS1 2011 26 10 15 2013 28 7 92015 30 4 2017 32 DNF2 2Olympic results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super G Downhill Combined2002 17 DNF1 32 2006 21 22 152010 25 10 DNS2 2014 29 injured did not compete2018 33 17 References Edit Slovakian Alpine ski athlete Veronika Velez Zuzulova gettyimages co uk Getty Images Retrieved 11 March 2017 Veronika Zuzulova 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 a b 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 ZuzulovaExternal links Edit Media related to Veronika Velez Zuzulova at Wikimedia Commons Veronika Velez Zuzulova at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Veronika Velez Zuzulova at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database Veronika Velez Zuzulova at Olympic sk in Slovak Veronika Velez Zuzulova at Olympedia Veronika Zuzulova at Olympics com Veronika Zuzulova official website at the Wayback Machine archived 26 January 2007 in Slovak Olympic GamesPreceded byZdeno Chara Flagbearer for SlovakiaPyeongChang 2018 Succeeded byMarek Hrivik amp Katarina Simonakova Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veronika Velez Zuzulova amp oldid 1156322102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
