DOB: April 24, 1982
Height: 166 cm
Weight: 45 kg
Start discipline: 1987
First international event: 1994
Club: M.C.S.A.
Head coach: Irina Viner
Assistant coach: Vera Shtelbaums
Choreographer: Elena Arais
Major achievements:
2005 BAKU World Championships 4th place/ball (16.600 points)
2005 BAKU World Championships 3rd place/clubs (16.400 points)
2005 BAKU World Championships 3rd place/Individual All-Around (65.425 points)
2005 BAKU World Championships 4th place/ribbon (16.275 points)
2005 BAKU World Championships 3rd place/rope (16.300 points)
2005 BAKU World Championships QR 1st place/team (166.025 points)
2005 BAKU World Cup/Series 2nd place/ball (16.775 points)
2005 BAKU World Cup/Series 1st place/ribbon (16.275 points)
2005 MOSCOW Continental Championships/Games 6th place/ball (15.875 points)
2005 MOSCOW Continental Championships/Games 1st place/clubs (17.150 points)
2005 MOSCOW Continental Championships/Games QR 1st place/Individual All-Around (50.775 points)
2005 MOSCOW Continental Championships/Games 6th place/ribbon (15.375 points)
2005 MOSCOW Continental Championships/Games 1st place/rope (17.050 points)
2005 MOSCOW Continental Championships/Games QR 1st place/team (133.625 points)
2005 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 4th place/ball (16.450 points)
2005 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 1st place/clubs (17.175 points)
2005 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 1st place/ribbon (17.275 points)
2005 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 1st place/rope (17.100 points)
2004 ATHENS Olympic Games 2nd place/Individual All-Around (107.325 points)
2004 BAKU World Cup/Series 3rd place/ball (25.450 points)
2004 BAKU World Cup/Series 2nd place/hoop (25.300 points)
2004 KIEV Continental Championships/Games 3rd place/Individual All-Around (101.775 points)
2004 MOSCOW World Cup/Series Final 1st place/ball (26.400 points)
2004 MOSCOW World Cup/Series Final 1st place/clubs (26.300 points)
2004 VARNA World Cup/Series 1st place/Individual All-Around (102.900 points)
2004 THIAIS Int. Tournaments 1st place/ball (27.050 points)
2004 THIAIS Int. Tournaments 2nd place/clubs (27.075 points)
2004 THIAIS Int. Tournaments 1st place/hoop (26.900 points)
2004 THIAIS Int. Tournaments 1st place/Individual All-Around (109.250 points)
2004 THIAIS Int. Tournaments 2nd place/ribbon (26.450 points)
2003 BUDAPEST World Championships 5th place/ball (25.625 points)
2003 BUDAPEST World Championships 2nd place/clubs (27.000 points)
2003 BUDAPEST World Championships 3rd place/hoop (25.200 points)
2003 BUDAPEST World Championships 3rd place/Individual All-Around (105.775 points)
2003 BUDAPEST World Championships 4th place/ribbon (23.825 points)
2003 BUDAPEST World Championships 1st place/team (255.600 points)
2003 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 1st place/ball (27.625 points)
2003 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 1st place/clubs (27.650 points)
2003 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 1st place/hoop (28.150 points)
2003 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 1st place/Individual All-Around (110.550 points)
2003 CORBEIL-ESSONNES World Cup/Series 2nd place/ribbon (27.125 points)
2003 BAK World Cup/Series 2nd place/ball (27.750 points)
2003 BAKU World Cup/Series 3rd place/clubs (27.050 points)
2003 BAKU World Cup/Series 1st place/hoop (27.450 points)
2003 BAKU World Cup/Series 2nd place/Individual All-Around (105.075 points)
2003 BAKU World Cup/Series 2nd place/ribbon (25.900 points)
2003 SARAGOZA World Cup/Series 1st place/ball (26.800 points)
2003 SARAGOZA World Cup/Series 2nd place/clubs (26.800 points)
2003 SARAGOZA World Cup/Series 1st place/hoop (27.125 points)
2003 SARAGOZA World Cup/Series 1st place/Individual All-Around (109.600 points)
2003 SARAGOZA World Cup/Series 1st place/ribbon (26.433 points)
2001 AKITA World Games 1st place/ball (28.625 points)
2001 AKITA World Games 1st place/clubs (28.575 points)
2001 AKITA World Games 1st place/hoop (28.175 points)
2001 AKITA World Games 1st place/rope (29.050 points)
2001 GENEVA Continental Championships/Games 2nd place/ball (28.525 points)
2001 GENEVA Continental Championships/Games 2nd place/clubs (27.900 points)
2001 GENEVA Continental Championships/Games 2nd place/hoop (28.800 points)
2001 GENEVA Continental Championships/Games 1st place/rope (28.825 points)
2000 GLASGOW World Cup/Series Final 4th place/ball (9.737 points)
2000 GLASGOW World Cup/Series Final 7th place/hoop (9.612 points)
2000 GLASGOW World Cup/Series Final 4th place/ribbon (9.737 ponts)
2000 GLASGOW World Cup/Series Final 3rd place/rope (9.725 points)
2000 SARAGOZA Continental Chships/Games 5th place/ribbon (9.950 points)
1999 OSAKA World Championships 6th place/ribbon (9.766 points)
1999 OSAKA World Championships 1st place/team (119.089 place)
Chaschina is one of the most elegant rhythmic gymnasts ever. Tall and gracious, she reflects the classic style in Rhythmic Gymnastics, which today is somewhat out of fashion in a world where spectacular tricks are favoured. Her favourite gymnasts are Vitrichenko and Batyrshina.
An accomplished competitor like her was a wonderful asset for Russia's team victories at the World Championships in Osaka 1999 and at the European Championships in Saragossa, 2000. She went on with a superb "grand chelem", which means 4 victories at the 2001 World Games in Akita (rope, hoop, ball, clubs). She came back at the 2003 World Championships in Budapest with another team victory, a silver medal on clubs and two bronze at the all around and the hoop. Finally, she earned the silver medal at the Olympic All Around in 2004.
In Athens, like in the majority of the competitions, Irina remains in the shade of her team-mates Alina Kabaeva and Yulia Barsoukova. The irony is, she was already on her way to"conquer" the world, when one year younger Kabaeva burst onto the scene and forged quickly the status of a star. Then unexpectedly Barsoukova became Olympic Champion in Sydney.
Irina retired from Rhythmic Gymnastics in early 2006.
Nevertheless, the challenge in the Russian team remains open-next time it might be Irina who will offer the surprise.
