Irina Yarotska (also spelled Iryna, born August 29, 1985) is a

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female

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. Yarotska was born in

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and is coached by Ghalina Chieghimagha.

Career

She started gymnastics at age 6 and began her career as a senior elite gymnast at 16, in 2001. Irina Vladimirovna Yarotskaya (her full name in her native Ukrainian) won the bronze medal on the

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at the 2002 World Championships in

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. She also placed fourth in the all-around at the 2003 World Championships in

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and went on to win the gold for all around and silver with her team at the 2003 University Games. The following year, she was a member of the 2004 Ukrainian Olympic team, where she finished fourth with her team and sixth in the all-around. Following her retirement in 2005, she married

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, a fellow Ukrainian Olympian and gold medalist on the

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. She was known for her elegant lines and nice execution, as are many of the Ukrainian gymnasts.

Eponymous skill

Yarotska has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.

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* * * 1985 births Living people Ukrainian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Ukraine Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Universiade medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts from Kyiv FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ukraine Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine Universiade bronze medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics 21st-century Ukrainian women {{Ukraine-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub

Career

Eponymous skill

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