Stepan Zuev

Stepan Zuev Olegovich (Russian Степан Олегович Зуев; born October 31, 1988 in Kirovsk ) is a Russian skier. It starts in all disciplines and took part in three World Cups so far and once at the Olympic Winter Games. He scored a best result a 15th place in the slalom at the World Cup 2009. In World Cup, where he starts since the 2008/ 09 season, the five-time Russian champion has so far remained without points.

Biography

Zuev took in December 2003 for the first time in FIS races in part, a year later he succeeded in a giant slalom in Absakowo the first top- 10 ranking. At the European Youth Olympic Festival 2005, he scored the twelfth place in the giant slalom and rank 21 in the Super-G. After another top-10 results in FIS slalom and giant slalom, first in his home country and from the 2006/2007 season also often more occupied races in Central and Northern Europe, he came to the first sporadic operations in the European Cup, but did not reach most the target. In the Universiade 2007, he was 31 in the Super- G, but fell in the slalom out. In February 2007, Zuev sat next to three other Russians in the qualifying race for the slalom of the World Cup 2007 in Åre, Sweden part. With number 14, he qualified for the main draw, but different as well as Anton Konovalov, who qualified as the second Russian, in the first passage from. When three weeks later held the Junior World Championship in Altenmarkt was his best result of 20th place in the slalom. The next winter Zuev scored the twelfth place in the slalom and the Military World Ski Championships in Fieberbrunn as the best of the three Russian Starter 18th in the giant slalom at the Junior World Championship 2008 in Formigal. At season's end, he celebrated in the giant slalom in Poljarnyje Sori his first victory in a FIS race. Previously, he had already achieved at the German Championships 2008 in Sarn Valley in South Tyrol at the same time with Hannes Wagner took first place in the super combined.

26 October 2008 Zuev his debut in the giant slalom in Soelden in the World Cup, but was also not as with his next two World Cup starts in December in Val d'Isere to the finish. While he initially only rarely was used in the World Cup, Zuev since winter 2008/ 09 on a regular basis in the European Cup at the start. However, he had initially mainly in the slalom many failures suffered and reached for the time being not to score points, so placements among the fastest 30 was at the World Championship in 2009 in Val d'Isere Zuev in four disciplines at the start. His best result was the 15th place in the slalom, but only 17 runners finished in the standings. In the super -G and giant slalom, he just missed the top 30 and in the super-combined, he retired in downhill from. Two weeks after the World Cup he succeeded in the super combination of Sestriere his first countable result in the World Cup. Zuev finished 44th of 45 runners evaluated. In the 2009/10 season he left in his four World Cup races in the first run, or could not qualify for the second round, in the European Cup he came into this season only once in the top 40 after Zuev already at the Russian Championships in 2008 with space three was the first time stood in the giant slalom at the podium, he won the 2009 Super Combination of Russian championships. 2011 and 2012 he was again the Russian champion in the super combined, he also won the 2010 run and in 2011 the giant slalom. At the Olympic Winter Games 2010 in Vancouver Zuev achieved rank 23 in the super combined, 36th in the Super G, 54th in the downhill and 64th in the giant slalom. Only in slalom he fell out in the first round.

On November 28 2010 Stepan Zuev won 19th place in the giant slalom in Trysil his first points in the European Cup. Two months later he went ninth of the super combination of Méribel for the first time in the top ten. At the World Championships 2011 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, he finished 27th place in the Super -G. In the slalom and giant slalom, he left in the first round. In the European Cup season 2011/2012 Zuev reached another three top- 10 finishes, while he remained with no points in the World Cup. At the beginning of the 2012/2013 season his first podium reach the European Cup when he places two and three finished in the two giant slalom in Levi.

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

  • Vancouver 2010: 23 Super Combined 36 Super -G, downhill 54th, 64th Giant Slalom
  • Sochi 2014: 31 Super -G

World Championships

  • Val d'Isere 2009: slalom 15, 32, Super -G, Giant Slalom 34
  • Garmisch -Partenkirchen 2011: 27 Super -G

Junior World Championships

  • Altenmarkt 2007: 20th slalom, 47th downhill, giant slalom 62
  • Formigal 2008: 12th slalom, 48th departure

European Cup

  • Season 2012/13: 6 giant slalom rating
  • 4 podiums

Russian championships

Quintuple Champion of Russia:

  • Super Combined in 2009, 2011 and 2012
  • Departure 2010
  • Giant Slalom 2011

Other successes

  • 3 wins in FIS races
Slalom skiing Alpine skiing combined Winter Olympic Games FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 Abzakovo, Beloretsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 Levi, Finland Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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