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Irina Sazonova

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Irina Sazonova
Full nameИрина Сазонова
Country represented Iceland
Former countries represented Russia
Born (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 33)
Vologda, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceReykjavík, Iceland
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2005–12 (RUS)
2014–Present (ISL)
ClubFimleikadeild Armanns
Head coach(es)Hildur Ketilsdottir, Vladimir Antonov
Former coach(es)Svetlana Kolomenskaya, Yuri Kolomensky
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Representing  Iceland
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Greve Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2015 Limerick Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tórshavn Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tórshavn All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kópavogur Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kópavogur Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Limerick Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Limerick Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kópavogur Vault

Irina Sazonova (born 2 September 1991) is a Russian-born Icelandic female artistic gymnast, currently representing Iceland at international competitions. Prior to her move to Iceland, she represented Russia at the 2011 Summer Universiade. She represented Iceland at the 2015 Northern European and World Championships and became the first female Icelandic gymnast at the Olympics, competing in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She currently resides in Reykjavík and trains at Fimleikadeild Armanns.[1]

As a Russian athlete, she competed at the 2009 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2010 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2011 Summer Universiade. Representing Iceland, she competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[2] She became the first Icelandic female to book an Olympic spot in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

Career

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Russia

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Sazonova made her international debut as a junior, competing at the 2005 WOGA Classic in Texas. She won bronze on vault, and placed fifth in the all-around and floor exercise, sixth on uneven bars, and thirteenth on balance beam. As a senior, she competed at the Russian Championships in 2010, winning team bronze, and placing fifth on floor and thirteenth in the all-around. She was sent to compete at the Cottbus World Cup the following year, but did not make the event finals. Later that year, she competed at the Universiade, winning team bronze, and placing sixth on uneven bars and seventh in the all-around.

Iceland

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Sazonova made the move to Iceland in 2014, with her change in nationality and international representation becoming official later that year. Her first international competition representing Iceland was the Voronin Cup in her native Russia, but she did not make the event finals. The following year, she competed at the Northern European Championships, winning uneven bars gold, floor exercise bronze, and placing fourth in the all-around. She also competed at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, but did not make the event finals. At the Voronin Cup at the end of the year, she placed sixth in the all-around and uneven bars and eighth on balance beam.

In April 2016, she competed at the Olympic Test Event. She placed thirty-ninth in the all-around, qualifying as an individual for the Olympics. She later competed at the Nordic Championships, winning team and uneven bars gold, vault silver, and placing fifth in the all-around. In June, she competed at the European Championships in Switzerland, but did not make the event finals.

Rio Olympics

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Sazonova competed in the fourth subdivision of qualifications, starting on vault. She placed fortieth in the all-around, fifty-eighth on uneven bars, sixtieth on floor exercise, and sixty-fourth on balance beam.

Following Rio, she placed sixth on uneven bars and seventh on vault at the Cottbus World Cup in November. In December, she competed at the Voronin Cup, winning silver on vault, bronze on bars and beam, and placing fourth in the all-around and sixth with her team and on floor.

Competitive history

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Year Event TF AA VT UB BB FX
2005 WOGA Classic 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 13 5
2010 Russian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13 5
Stuttgart World Cup 6
2011 Shenzhen Summer Universiade 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 6
2014 Voronin Cup 3
2015 Northern European Championships 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 98
Voronin Cup 6 6 8
2016 Icelandic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Test Event 39
GK Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nordic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 14
Olympic Games 40
TM Tournament 6 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Iceland Fall Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 7 6
Turnkunst International 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Voronin Cup 6 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
2017 Icelandic Team Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Icelandic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 39
GK Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 37
Northern European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 8 7
Voronin Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 5
2018 Reykjavík International Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Icelandic Team Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Icelandic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Northern European Championships 4 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 110

References

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  1. ^ Crumlish, John. "Russian-Born Sazonova Realizes Olympic Dream In Iceland". intlgymnast.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "2015 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Irina Sazonova". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.