Irina Andreyevna Avvakumova née Taktayeva (Russian: Ирина Андреевна Аввакумова (Тактаева); born 14 September 1991) is a former Russian ski jumper. She is a multiple-time Russian national ski jumping champion and the Continental Cup winner in the 2012/13 season. At the 2013 Winter Universiade in Predazzo, Avvakumova won a gold medal in the team competition and bronze in the individual competition.[1] She represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing in the 16th position. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she finished fourth, the best placement of any ski jumper from independent Russia.
| Irina Avvakumova | |||||||||||||||
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 Avvakumova in Hinterzarten in 2013. | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Irina Andreyevna Taktayeva | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1991 Mysa, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia) | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Moscow RGSH Stolitsa Dinamo | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2012–2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 145 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13 March 2022. | |||||||||||||||
Career
editEarly years
editIn 2005 Avvakumova changed from cross-country skiing to ski jumping. In 2011, she participated in her first World Cup event in Lillehammer, placing 40th.
World Cup debut (2012)
editIn 2012 her best World Cup results were the 13th and 14th positions in Zao and Hinzenbach, respectively. With her Russian team, she placed 11th in Lillehammer (23 November 2012). At the Summer Grand Prix Ski Jumping Final in Almaty Avvakumova won the silver medal.[2] In 2012/13, Avvakumova won the Continental Cup, participating in four events and winning three in Örnköldsvik.
World Championships (2013)
editIn 2013, she represented Russia in the World Championships in Val di Fiemme and placed 13th in the individual ranking and 9th in the team ranking. At the Summer Grand Prix events in 2013, Avvakumova achieved top ten positions in Hinterzarten 8th and Courchevel 10th.
First world cup win (2014)
editIn the World Cup series, Avvakumova established herself among the world's best female jumpers placing third and second at Hinterzarten.[3] On 4 January 2014, she won the World Cup event in Chaykovsky, Russia, becoming the first Russian ski jumper (both male and female) ever to win the World Cup event.[4]
Avvakumova's coaches are Konstantin Shaitanov, Roman Kerov, and Roman Pashkin.[5]
World Cup
editStandings
edit| Season | Overall | ST | AK | L3 | RA | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 33 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012/13 | 31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013/14 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014/15 | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015/16 | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016/17 | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017/18 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| 2019/20 | 19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28 | N/A |
| 2020/21 | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 |
| 2021/22 [note 1] |
27 | 17 | 17 | N/A | — | N/A |
Wins
edit| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013/14 | 4 January 2014 | Chaykovsky |
Snezhinka HS106 | NH |
Higher education
editSince 2009 Avvakumova has studied sports at the Moscow State Academy of Physical Education, Youth and Tourism МГАФК (Московская государственная академия физической культуры, formerly known as МОГИФК) in Malakhovka.
Private life
editAvvakumova lives in Chulkovo (Чулково), a small village south east of Moscow. Her mother, Svetlana (Светлана Сергеевна Тактаева), is a teacher at the СОШ №20, the local high school Irina attended.[7]
In Russian media and several rankings, Avvakumova's maiden name Taktaeva (also Taktayeva, Russian Тактаева), is also used or rather used again. On 23 December 2011, Irina Taktaeva married Maxim Avvakumov[8] and from 2012/2013 on all rankings should have changed to Avvakumova, as did the FIS ranking. However, in her new VK account, Irina reverted to her maiden name[9] and explains that she is divorced.[10]
Irina's father's surname, Taktaev, is of Tatar origin, and her father, Andrey, is from Izhevsk (Ижевск), but Irina herself emphasizes that she is Russian.[11]
Notes
edit- ^ On 1 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIS decided not to allow athletes from Russian and Belarus to take part in FIS competitions, with an immediate effect.[6]
References
edit- ^ See http://www.universiadetrentino.org/stiframe1/HIDE/en/-60/Comp/DetailedScheduleByEvent?sportCode=SJX470000 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ See http://aussenseiter-spitzenreiter.info/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=487:2-platz-fuer-irina-avvakumova-beim-letzten-springen-des-sommer-grand-prix&catid=2:startseite[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ See http://www.ladiesskijumping.com/pokaz.php?show=ps. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Paone, Francesco (January 4, 2014). "Irina Avvakumova beats Sara Takanashi and writes the history of the Russian leap". NeueItalia. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ See http://www.team-russia2014.ru/person/69.html Archived 2013-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Russian and Belarusian Athletes not to take part in FIS Competitions". FIS. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "История продолжается..." (in Russian). Chulkovo Sport School. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ See http://www.skijumpingrus.ru/fednews/news_458.htmlRetrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ See http://vk.com/smrdinka. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ See http://ask.fm/smrdinka. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ See also http://ask.fm/smrdinka. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
