Veronika Velez-Zuzulová

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová

— Alpine skier —
200px Zuzulová at Aspen in November 2006
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom, combined
Club	Ski Zu Bratislava
Born	(1984-07-15) 15 July 1984 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
World Cup debut	28 October 2000 (age 16)
Website	zuzulova.com
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	7 – (2001, 2005-15)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	15th – (2001–13, '15–16)
Wins	3 – (2 SL, 1 PS)
Podiums	22 – (20 SL, 2 PS)
Overall titles	0 – (12th in 2013)
Discipline titles	0 – (3rd in SL, 2008 & 2013)
Medal record Representing Slovakia Women's alpine skiing Junior World Ski Championships 2002 Sella Nevea Slalom New Zealand Winter Games 2011 Queenstown Giant Slalom 2011 Queenstown Slalom

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (née Zuzulová; born 15 July 1984) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovakia. Born in Bratislava, she specialises in the slalom and is the most successful Slovak alpine skier in recent years. She is coached by her father, Timotej Zuzula, and Vladimír Kovár.

Velez-Zuzulová started skiing at age 3; at 14 she won the Trofeo Topolino in Italy, an unofficial children's world championship.

European Cup

She started competing in the European Cup since the 2000/2001 season, and she was 1st place on 21 December 2003, 23 February 2004 and 19 December 2006, and 3rd place on 6 and 22 February 2004.

World championships

At the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden, she scored 9th place in super combined, 13th place in slalom and 21st place in giant slalom.

World Cup

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 greater success was in 2002 when she became the world champion in Junior Championships. Her first run in super combination was in 2006.

Through November 2015, she has 20 World Cup podiums with two victories, all in slalom (or parallel slalom). Her best results in the World Cup season standings came in the 2013 season, where she finished third in slalom and 12th overall; she also finished third in slalom in 2008.

Season results

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom
2002	17	68	23
2003	18	injured
2004	19	42	15
2005	20	37	9
2006	21	77	28
2007	22	19	5
2008	23	15	3
2009	24	65	22
2010	25	94	36
2011	26	19	5
2012	27	17	4
2013	28	12	3
2014	29	injured
2015	30	24	6

Standings through 22 Feb 2015.

Race podiums

• 3 wins – (2 SL, 1 PS)
• 22 podiums – (20 SL, 2 PS)

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	Parallel Slalom	1st
	29 Jan 2013	Moscow, Russia	Parallel Slalom	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

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2001	16	DNF1	34	—	—	—
2003	18	injured, did not compete
2005	20	DSQ1	—	—	—	—
2007	22	13	21	—	—	9
2009	24	—	DNS1	—	—	—
2011	26	10	15	—	—	—
2013	28	7	—	—	—	—
2015	30	4	—	—	—	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2002	17	DNF1	32	—	—	—
2006	21	22	—	—	—	15
2010	25	10	DNS2	—	—	—
2014	29	injured, did not compete

External links

• Veronika Velez-Zuzulová at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-ski.com – Veronika Zuzulová – World Cup season standings
• Ski-db.com – results – Veronika Zuzulová
• – Olympic results
• Official website (Slovak)