Irina KAZAKEVICH

ROC

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of birth: BERDSK

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Residence: EKATERINBURG

Residence Country:

Russian Federation

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Women's 7.5km Sprint	20
	Women's 10km Pursuit	23
	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	20
	Women's 4x6km Relay ROC ROC	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 7.5km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 10km Pursuit	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 4x6km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
19	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
20	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
23	Women's 10km Pursuit	2021	Pokljuka, SLO

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women's 12.5km Individual	2018	Otepaa, EST
6	Women's 3x6km Relay	2019	Osrblie, SVK
7	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2019	Osrblie, SVK
12	Women's 12.5km Individual	2019	Osrblie, SVK
15	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2018	Otepaa, EST
18	Women's 10km Pursuit	2018	Otepaa, EST
20	Women's 10km Pursuit	2019	Osrblie, SVK

World Cup
Rank	Event	Season
29	Women's Mass Start	2020/21
33	Women's Pursuit	2020/21
36	Women's Sprint	2020/21
37	Women's Total	2020/21

Hobbies:

Books, skiing, snowboarding, skydiving, learning languages.

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Masters (Motivation and Self-Realisation in Sports) - Ural State University of Physical Culture (Ekaterinburg, RUS).

Family:

Mother, Olga

Languages spoken:

Russian, English

Club name:

CSKA

Coach:

National: Mikhail Viktorovich Shashilov (RUS)

Sporting relatives:

Mother Olga Kazakevich (Swimming): Master of Sports.

Debut:

2018 IBU Cup in Idre (Sprint - 20th, Pursuit - 15th)
2020 World Cup in Kontiolahti (Individual - 52nd, Sprint 28th)

National team:

2014

Start:

Began biathlon in 2005.

Training:

Incorporates yoga, fitness and Pilates into her training. (24smi.org, Jun 2021)

Hero:

Four-time Olympic biathlon gold medallist and 12-time World Champion, Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR). (biathlonrus.com, 2021)

Ritual:

Uses separate pairs of sport sneakers for training, gym, stadium, asphalt, treadmill, etc. (24smi.org, Jun 2021)

Award:

Master of Sports of Russia.

General Interest

UNIVERSITY
In 2018, received a grant from Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue her university studies.

CHILDHOOD
Born in Berdsk, her parents moved to Omsk and later to Ekaterinburg.

Milestones

Won silver in the relay at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

First World Cup season in 2020/21, recording three finishes inside the top-16, including a 13th in the Kontiolahti sprint, where she also placed fourth in the relay.

Two career IBU Cup podiums (both in 2019), winning the Ridnaun mixed relay and finishing second at Martell sprint.

Dual silver medallist at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk in sprint and pursuit.

Junior World Championship bronze medallist in 2018 (individual), also finishing the 2017/18 IBU Junior Cup fifth overall in the individual.

Competed at the 2015 European Olympic Youth Festival, placing sixth in the sprint.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/irinkakazakevich/

Legend

:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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