Iryna Varvynets
Born (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992
Mokhnatyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup career
Seasons2014-
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Hochfilzen4 x 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 OtepääRelay
Gold medal – first place2018 RidnaunSprint
Gold medal – first place2018 RidnaunMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2015 OtepääPursuit
Silver medal – second place2018 RidnaunPursuit
Bronze medal – third place2013 BanskoRelay
Bronze medal – third place2021 Duszniki-ZdrójMixed relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Obertilliach3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2012 Kontiolahti3 × 6 km relay
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Nové Město3 × 6 km relay
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 OsrbliePursuit
Silver medal – second place2012 OsrblieSprint
Bronze medal – third place2012 OsrblieMixed relay
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2013 TrentinoMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 TrentinoMass start

Iryna Petrenko, née Iryna Varvynets (Ukrainian: Ірина Варвинець; born 4 July 1992, in Mokhnatyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is World Championships medalist. She participated at 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career

Her first international competition was 2009 Junior World Championships in Canmore, Canada. Her best achievement was just 27th in sprint. Next year she also competed only at junior-level competitions. For the first time, she participated in IBU Cup race in season 2010-11. She was 16th and 17th in sprints in Beitostolen, Norway. Later Varvynets had good results in Junior Worlds and Europeans, where she had 4 Top-10 finishes in 6 races and won a silver medal in relay. Next year she improved her performance and won four medals at Junior World and European championships. Two more relay medals came in season 2012-13. She also participated at 2013 Winter Universide in Italian Trentino, winning there silver and bronze medals.

She debuted for the Ukrainian team at the World Cup on 16 January 2014, in the women's sprint in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, where she was 61st. Following that World Cup stage 2014 in Nové Město wasn't very successful.

In 2014-15 season, she had some good results in IBU Cup, so she got a spot in the women's national team. She participated in the women's relay in Oberhof, Germany. Varvynets was appointed as finisher. She made two additional shots and had good chances to win a medal, but due to her low speed, Ukraine finished just 6th. Nevertheless, she had good personal results, regularly finishing in the points zone and once having a Top-10 finish. So she was included in the team roster for 2015 World championships in Kontiolahti, Finland.

On 17 January 2016, she had her first relay victory in Ruhpolding, Germany. Later that year, Iryna participated at 2016 World Championships in Oslo, Norway, where her best finish was 9th in individual race. Since then, she has been a permanent member of the Ukrainian national team.

Varvynets won a silver medal in relay at 2017 World Championships in Austrian Hochfilzen. But she participated only in one personal race - individual - placing 20th.

She qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] She was 73rd in sprint and competed in both relays.

Performances

Winter Olympics

YearEventINSPPUMSRLMRL
2018South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea73117

World Championships

YearEventINSPPUMSRLMRL
2015Finland Kontiolahti, Finland3637266
2016Norway Oslo, Norway91314165
2017Austria Hochfilzen, Austria202

World Cup

Relay podiums

SeasonPlaceCompetitionPlacement
2014–15Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech RepublicMixed relay3
2015–16Germany Ruhpolding, GermanyRelay1
United States Presque Isle, United StatesRelay2
2016–17Slovenia Pokljuka, SloveniaRelay3
Finland Kontiolahti, FinlandMixed relay3

Rankings

SeasonIndividualSprintPursuitMass startsTOTAL
2014–1525444645
2015–163033412834
2016–1736493241

IBU Cup

Individual podiums

SeasonPlaceCompetitionRank
2014–15Austria Obertilliach, AustriaIndividual2
Austria Obertilliach, AustriaSprint1
2015–16Italy Ridanna, ItalySprint1
Italy Ridanna, ItalyPursuit3

Relay podiums

SeasonPlaceCompetitionRank
2015–16Italy Ridanna, ItalyMixed relay3

References

  1. "Ukrainian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics". Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2018.


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