Varvara Zelenskaya
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 October 1972 SG, GS |
| World Cup debut | 18 February 1989 |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 4 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002) |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001) |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 14 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Varvara Vladimirovna Zelenskaya (Russian: Варвара Владимировна Зеленская, often transliterated as Warwara Zelenskaja; born 5 October 1972 in
Career
Zelenskaya began skiing at the age of six in her native Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, on the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia.[2]
Zelenskaya made her debut on the
She also competed in four
Zelenskaya retired from top-level competition in April 2002, after the end of the World Cup season and the Russian national championships in which she won the Super G and placed second in the downhill. Following the birth of her daughter in 2003, she returned to limited competition in 2004, winning the downhill and Super G at the Russian national championships that year, and repeating as national champion in Super G again in 2006.[1]
World Cup victories
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
1996 |
1 March 1996 | Narvik, Norway | Downhill |
1997 |
1 February 1997 | Laax, Switzerland | Downhill |
| 28 February 1997 | Happo One , Japan |
Downhill | |
| 2 March 1997 | Happo One, Japan | Downhill |
Personal life
Zelenskaya married Julien Degeorges, the former physiotherapist of the French women's ski team, in 2001.[2] The official name on her passport has been "Varvara Vladimirovna Degeorges" since their marriage.[3] Their daughter Marta was born in 2003 and their son Anton was born in 2008.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Varvara Zelenskaja-Degeorges at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ a b c Варвара Зеленская: Скоростной спуск к фамилии Дежорж. Вечерняя Москва (in Russian). 31 October 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. (English translation: Varvara Zelenskaya: Downhill to the name Degeorges)
- ^ Французская любовь Варвары Зеленской. Комсомольская правда (in Russian). 13 April 2001. (English translation: The French love Varvara Zelenskaya)
External links
- Warwara Zelenskaja at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Varvara Zelenskaya at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)