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.

Iryna Varvynets
Born	(1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 Mokhnatyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup career
Seasons	2014-
Medal record World Championships 2017 Hochfilzen 4 x 6 km relay European Championships 2015 Otepää Relay 2018 Ridnaun Sprint 2018 Ridnaun Mixed relay 2015 Otepää Pursuit 2018 Ridnaun Pursuit 2013 Bansko Relay Junior World Championships 2013 Obertilliach Relay 2011 Nové Město Girls' relay 2012 Kontiolahti Relay Junior European Championships 2012 Osrblie Pursuit 2012 Osrblie Sprint 2012 Osrblie Mixed relay Universiade 2013 Trentino Mixed relay 2013 Trentino Mass start

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
2018	Pyeongchang, South Korea		73			11	7

World Championships

Year	Event	IN	SP	PU	MS	RL	MRL
2015	Kontiolahti, Finland	36	37	26		6
2016	Oslo, Norway	9	13	14	16	5
2017	Hochfilzen, Austria	20				2

World Cup

Relay podiums

Season	Place	Competition	Placement
2014–15	Nové Město, Czech Republic	Mixed relay	3
2015–16	Ruhpolding, Germany	Relay	1
	Presque Isle, United States	Relay	2
2016–17	Pokljuka, Slovenia	Relay	3
	Kontiolahti, Finland	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	Obertilliach, Austria	Individual	2
	Obertilliach, Austria	Sprint	1
2015–16	Ridanna, Italy	Sprint	1
	Ridanna, Italy	Pursuit	3

Relay podiums

Season	Place	Competition	Rank
2015–16	Ridanna, Italy	Mixed relay	3

References

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

External links

• Biathlon.com.ua
• IBU Datacenter