Club Ski Zu Bratislava Name Veronika Velez-Zuzulova Spouse Romain Velez (m. 2012) Website zuzulova.com Role Alpine ski racer Parents Timotej Zuzula | Teams 3 – (2002, 2006, 2010) Height 1.72 m Siblings Dominika Zuzulova Medals 0 Weight 69 kg | |
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Disciplines Slalom, giant slalom, combined Born 15 July 1984 (age 39)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia ( 1984-07-15 ) World Cup debut 28 October 2000 (age 16) Similar People Petra Vlhova, Sarka Strachova, Nastasia Noens Profiles | ||
Highlights | Velez-Zuzulova ends a long drought in Zagreb Slalom | FIS Alpine
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (née Zuzulová; born 15 July 1984) is a Slovakian World Cup alpine ski racer. 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.
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- Highlights Velez Zuzulova ends a long drought in Zagreb Slalom FIS Alpine
- European Cup
- World championships
- World Cup
- Season results
- Race podiums
- References
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.
In April 2012, she married coach Romain Velez and added her maiden name to her married name becoming Velez-Zuzulová.
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
Standings through 26 Feb 2017