Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 17 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| FIS World Championships |
| 1 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| 5 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| 9 | Parallel Slalom | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| 32 | Parallel Slalom | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | PS | PGS | PAR | ASP |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 43 | 26 | 35 | - |
| 2012/2013 | 10 | 14 | 12 | - |
| 2011/2012 | - | - | 17 | 28 |
| 2010/2011 | - | - | 11 | 16 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | PS | PGS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 30th | 1 x 22nd |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 4th |
| 2011/2012 | 2 x 12th | 1 x 8th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 2nd |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 22 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Sudelfeld, GER |
| 23 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Carezza, ITA |
| 30 | Parallel Slalom | 2013/2014 | Bad Gastein, AUT |
| 32 | Parallel Slalom | 2013/2014 | Carezza, ITA |
| 32 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Rogla, SLO |
| DNF | Parallel Slalom | 2013/2014 | Bad Gastein, AUT |
LegendALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Zina (Athlete, 17 Feb 2010)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Family: Husband Vic Wild
- Club Name: FSO Rossiya, Russia
- Sporting Relatives: Her husband Vic Wild is also an elite snowboarder. He used to compete for the United States but applied for Russian citizenship in 2011 and now represents his adopted country. (sovsport.ru, 04 May 2012)
- Injuries: She competed with a brace on her left arm at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, after breaking it a month before the event was due to begin. (nbcsports.com, 19 Feb 2014)
In January 2011 she tore ligaments in her right knee and missed six months of competition. (allsportinfo.ru, 16 Sep 2011)
She broke a bone in her shoulder in 2007, which took five months to heal. She also broke her arm in 2003. (Athlete, 17 Feb 2010)
- Hobbies: Art. (nios.ru, 05 Mar 2013)
- Education: Visual Arts - Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia
- Languages Spoken: English, Russian
- Coach: Denis Tikhomirov; Andrey Maksimov; Artur Zlobin (team-russia2014.ru, 31 May 2013)
- Debut: 2006 for Russia (Athlete, 17 Feb 2010)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
Additional Information
Member of national team since2006 (fgssr.ru, 2013)
Start of sporting careerShe first tried snowboarding in 2000 at age 10 in Novosibirsk, Russia. (Athlete, 17 Feb 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport"My mother's friend set up a snowboard school. I had always wanted to ski but there were no snowboarders in the country so I decided to take on the role of a little snowboarder girl. It began developing from there." (Athlete, 17 Feb 2010)
Most influential person in careerRussian snowboarder Ekaterina Tudegesheva. (Athlete, 17 Feb 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Just do it your way and don't listen to anyone's rules. It's your life and you rule it yourself." (Athlete, 17 Feb 2010)
AwardsShe holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russia. (team-russia2014.ru, 31 May 2013)
GeneralMILESTONE
She claimed bronze in parallel giant slalom at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, with husband Vic Wild winning gold in the men's event. This was only the second time a husband and wife had won medals in the same event at the Olympic Winter Games. Wild was born in the United States, but gained Russian citizenship in 2012 after becoming frustrated with what he perceived as a lack of support. "It's the first time we are the winners together. He has had the most incredible journey. He deserves it more than anyone," Zavarzina said. (bloomberg.com, 19 Feb 2014; nbcsports.com, 19 Feb 2014)
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