Veronika Velez-Zuzulová

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová
Zuzulová at Aspen in November 2006
Personal information
Birth nameVeronika Zuzulová
Born (1984-07-15) 15 July 1984
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom
ClubVojenské športové centrum Dukla Banská Bystrica
World Cup debut28 October 2000 (age 16)
Retired10 March 2018 (age 33)
Websitezuzulova.com
Olympics
Teams4 – (2002, 2006, 2010, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8 – (2001, 2005-17)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (20012013, 20152018)
Wins5 – (4 SL, 1 CE)
Podiums30 – (27 SL, 3 CE)
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2013)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SL, 2016 & 2017)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Slovakia
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 0 1 0
Total 0 1 0
World Championships
2017 St. MoritzTeam event
Junior World Ski Championships
2002 Sella NeveaSlalom
New Zealand Winter Games
2011 QueenstownGiant Slalom
2011 QueenstownSlalom

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (née Zuzulová; born 15 July 1984) is a retired Slovak alpine ski racer. Born in Bratislava, she specialised in the slalom and was the most successful Slovak alpine skier before Petra Vlhová. She was coached by her father Timotej Zuzula and Vladimír Kovár. In April 2012, she married coach Romain Velez and added her maiden name to her married name becoming Velez-Zuzulová.

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