Victor WILD

ROC
Snowboard
23 Aug 1986
35
Male
WHITE SALMON, WA
 
United States of America
MOSCOW
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SBD Snowboard Men's Parallel Giant Slalom 3 Bronze

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification Run
Finished
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Elimination Run
Finished
After 1/8 Final 2 		Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom 1/8 Final 3
Finished
After Quarterfinal1 		Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinal 2
Finished
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Semifinal 1
Finished
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Small Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Parallel Slalom2014Sochi, RUS
1Parallel Giant Slalom2014Sochi, RUS
10Men's Parallel Giant Slalom2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
3Parallel GS Men2013Stoneham, CAN
4Parallel Giant Slalom Men2019Park City, USA
6Parallel GS Men2017Sierra Nevada, ESP
7Parallel Slalom Men2015Kreischberg, AUT1:12.26
7Parallel GS Men2015Kreischberg, AUT1:10.67
8Parallel Slalom Men2017Sierra Nevada, ESP
18Parallel Slalom Men2013Stoneham, CAN1:12.03
22Parallel Giant Slalom Men2021Rogla, SLO1:03.43
World Cup Rankings
SeasonAllParallel Giant SlalomParallel SlalomParallelParallel/Snowboard Cross Overall
2021/2022221320
2020/2021192923
2019/2020131917
2018/2019171919
2017/2018241322
2016/2017141012
2015/20166128
2014/2015286
2013/2014464
2012/20131189
2010/20111937
2009/20104721
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonParallel Giant SlalomParallel SlalomParallel Slalom TeamParallel Giant Slalom Team
2021/20221 x 14th1 x 9th
2020/20211 x 9th1 x 19th
2019/20201 x 3rd1 x 14th1 x 19th
2018/20192 x 7th1 x 8th1 x 4th
2017/20181 x 4th1 x 4th1 x 8th
2016/20171 x 10th1 x 4th1 x 6th
2015/20161 x 3rd1 x 5th
2014/20151 x 1st1 x 6th
2013/20141 x 5th1 x 1st
2012/20131 x 3rd1 x 4th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
9Parallel Slalom2021/2022Bannoye, RUS1:01.66
14Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Scuol, SUI1:15.16
15Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Cortina d Ampezzo, ITA1:15.46
17Parallel Slalom2021/2022Bad Gastein, AUT54.87
18Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Bannoye, RUS1:14.46
20Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Simonhöhe, AUT1:02.23
31Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Carezza, ITA1:18.51
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Vic

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Track and road cycling, mountain biking, working out in the gym, climbing.

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Athlete

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English, Russian

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Moscow Region Centre of Olympic Sports

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2003 Nor-Am Cup in Mt.Bachelor (Parallel Giant Slalom - 29th)
2004 World Cup in Mt. Bachelor (Parallel Giant Slalom - 36th)

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August 2007: Broke his ankle during a training run on Mount Hood Meadows, OR, USA. Required four operations and spent almost a year on crutches.

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Began snowboarding at age seven in Mount Hood Meadows, OR, USA. (Info 2018)

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Became interested in snow sports thanks to Austrian Alpine skier Hermann Maier, who was his idol. However, he eventually gave up skiing in favour of snowboarding. (Info 2018)

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Trains up to four hours per day. (Info 2018)

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Winning two gold medals at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (Info 2018)

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Alpine skier Hermann Maier (AUT), two-time Olympic champion and three-time World Champion. (Info 2018)

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"For me, the most important factor in sport is psychology. I can’t just "want" to be successful. Instead, it is a need, no different than drinking water or breathing air." (Instagram, 11 Aug 2021)

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Order For Merit of the Fatherland (fourth grade) after winning two gold medals (Sochi 2014).

Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation (2014)

General Interest

MOVE TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION
After originally competing for the United States of America, he became frustrated with the lack of resources for US downhill snowboarders. In 2011 he married Russian snowboarder Alena Zavarzina and was granted Russian citizenship in May 2012 in a special deal that meant he did not have to give up his US passport. "It was a little bit crazy, but I wasn't that worried about it. I knew it would give me an opportunity to stay with Alena, which was really important to me at the time. And also it would give me a chance to reach my goals in snowboarding. I knew that if I gave up, stopped, then I would probably be bitter about it." (Info 2018)

SOCHI SUCCESS
Won gold in parallel giant slalom at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, with his now-former wife Alena Zavarzina (OAR) winning bronze in the women's event. This was only the second time a husband and wife had won medals in the same event at the Olympic Winter Games. "My wife and I won medals, you can't ask for more. I was so stoked. I would rather we both have a medal than just one of us." (Info 2018)

DIVORCE
After a 10-year marriage, in December 2021 Alena Zavarzina announced her divorce from Vic Wild. (Alena Zavarzina Instagram, 5 Dec 2021)

THOUGHTS OF RETIREMENT AFTER BEIJING 2022
"Probably after the Olympics, we’ll see. If I qualify for and go to the Olympics, maybe I finish the season, maybe not. I’ll feel it out. Probably should have retired a long time ago. But I’m going to stop now. For me to be able to snowboard, it’s just a big sacrifice,” he said. “I can’t really do anything else because it just takes up so much time. And I’ve done everything I needed to do. "I would have retired after the Olympics in Sochi had I not won. For sure it was the easier money to keep snowboarding. And I didn’t really know how else to earn money back then. And also, I felt like I kind of was obligated to keep going for the (Russian) snowboard federation, for a lot of people that invested a lot of time in me to come to Russia." (olympics.nbcsports.com, 23 Nov 2021)

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