Iryna Varvynets
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.
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| Born | 4 July 1992 Mokhnatyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 took part 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 of 6 races and won silver medal in relay. Next year she improved her performances 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 medal.
She debuted for Ukrainian team at the World Cup on 16 January 2014, in women's sprint in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, where she was just 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 women's national team. She participated in 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 points zone and once having a Top-10 finish. So she was included in 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 is a permanent member of Ukrainian national team.
Varvynets won 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 just 73rd in sprint and competed in both relays.
Performances
Winter Olympics
| Year | Event | IN | SP | PU | MS | RL | MRL |
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| 2018 |  | 73 | 11 | 7 |
World Championships
| Year | Event | IN | SP | PU | MS | RL | MRL |
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| 2015 |  | 36 | 37 | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2016 |  | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2017 |  | 20 | 2 |
World Cup
Relay podiums
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement |
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| 2014–15 |  | Mixed relay | 3 |
| 2015–16 |  | Relay | 1 |
 | Relay | 2 | |
| 2016–17 |  | Relay | 3 |
| Mixed relay | 3 |
Rankings
| Season | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass starts | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 25 | 44 | 46 | 45 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 28 | 34 |
| 2016–17 | 36 | 49 | 32 | 41 |
IBU Cup
Individual podiums
| Season | Place | Competition | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | | Individual | 2 |
| Sprint | 1 | |
| 2015–16 |  | Sprint | 1 |
| Pursuit | 3 |
References
- "Ukrainian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics". Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2018.