Irina Yarotska

Irina Yarotska
Born	(1985-08-29) August 29, 1985 (age 39) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Ukraine
Eponymous skills	Uneven Bars
Retired	2004
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing   Ukraine World Championships 2002 Debrecen Balance Beam European Championships 2004 Amsterdam Team European Team Championships 2003 Moscow Team Summer Universiade 2003 Daegu All-Around 2003 Daegu Balance Beam 2003 Daegu Floor Exercise 2003 Daegu Team 2003 Daegu Uneven Bars

Irina Yarotska (also spelled Iryna, born August 29, 1985) is a Ukrainian female artistic gymnast. Yarotska was born in Kyiv, Ukraine 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 balance beam at the 2002 World Championships in Debrecen. ^[1] She also placed fourth in the all-around at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim, California 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 Valeri Goncharov, a fellow Ukrainian Olympian and gold medalist on the parallel bars. 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. ^[2]

Apparatus	Name	Description	Difficulty [a]
Uneven bars	Yarotska	Clear hip circle backward on low bar with hecht to hang on high bar	C

1. Valid for the 2025-2028 Code of Points

See also

• List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Ukraine

References

1. "PLUS: GYMNASTICS; Postell Triumphs On Balance Beam". The New York Times . Associated Press. November 25, 2002. Irina Yarotska
2. "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• Irina Yarotska at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Irina Yarotska at Olympics.com
• Iryna Yarotska at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)