Alena Zavarzina

Alena Zavarzina

Zavarzina in 2009
Personal information
Birth name	Alena Igorevna Zavarzina
Born	(1989-05-27) 27 May 1989 (age 27) Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Snowboarding
Event(s)	Parallel Slalom, Parallel Giant Slalom
Achievements and titles
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
Olympic finals	Bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at Sochi 2014
Highest world ranking	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 2 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Parallel Giant Slalom World Championships 2011 La Molina Parallel Giant Slalom 2015 Kreischberg Parallel Giant Slalom 2017 Sierra Nevada Parallel Slalom World Junior Championships 2009 Nagano Parallel Slalom 2008 Valmalenco Parallel Giant Slalom

Alena Igorevna Zavarzina (Russian: Алёна Игоревна Заварзина; born 27 May 1989) is a Russian snowboarder. She is married to American-born snowboarder Vic Wild who competed for Russia in the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi.

Zavarzina competed for Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in parallel giant slalom, finishing 17th. Zavarzina later won the gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships parallel giant slalom in La Molina in the Spanish Pyrenees. In 2009, she won her first race in the snowboard world cup in Telluride, Colorado. She won the bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).