SLUTSKAYA Irina

бЇ Born February 9, 1979
. бЇ Place of birth Moscow
. бЇ Height: 160 cm
. бЇ Irina graduated from the Moscow Academy of Physical Culture in 2000
. бЇ Choreography:
. Margarita Romanenko ( "Timeless", "Samson et Dalila", "Cotton Eyed Joe")
. Giuseppe Arena (2001-2002)
. Elena Matveeva (1998-2002)
. Tatiana Stepanova (1997-1998)
. E. Vasilyeva (1997-1998)
. Elena Chaykovskaya (1996-1997)
. бЇ Trains: in Moscow, "Stadium of Young Pioneers"
. бЇ Club: "Trade Unions"
. бЇ Hobbies: soft toys, cars "Land Rover" and "TOYOTA PRADO"
. бЇ Favorite drink: juice
. бЇ Favorite fruit: melon
. бЇ Favorite writer: Mikhail Bulgakov
. бЇ Favorite piece: "The Master and Margarita"
. бЇ Favorite music program "Culture", rock, classical (Vivaldi), Russian pop
. бЇ Favorite movies - comedies and horrors
. бЇ Favorite director - Nikita Mikhalkov
. бЇ Motto - "Do not fall"
. бЇ Nickname - Ira, Slute
. бЇ Favorite colors: red and pink
. бЇ Pets: Dogs Erna and Bars, lizard Guan.

. As a child, Irina grew weak child, often ill, and so my grandmother took her to the section of figure skating
. Irina Slutskaya started skating at the age of four. At the same time she began studying ballet. In the six years it has become a coach Zhanna Gromova.
The repeated champion of our country, she never rests on his laurels. For the first time becoming the European champion in 1996, Irina Slutskaya, four times repeated her success, becoming the best in Europe in 2003. Before Russia's Irina Slutskaya, no skater has not been awarded such titles.

In 1997 at the World Championship during practice Irina was injured her back. After the short program, she skated perfectly free program. Slutskaya concluded by a combination of a triple Salchow - triple lutz. Three judges from Austria, Slovakia and Hungary to appreciate her free program, as the best, but Irina finished fourth.
. At the 1998 Olympics, she finished fifth, and a month later she won a silver medal in the World Championship.

. The 1998-1999 season was not good for her
. At the national championship judges rated her performance is low, putting the athlete only to fourth place, thus denied the opportunity to show his skill and talent to the most important competitions of the planet.
. But patience, skipping the season and returned to the ice as early as the 2000 season, Slutskaya, as if charged with new energy, won the championship of Russia, Europe, the stages of the Grand Prix series
. An excellent technique to perform, and displays of artistry was her performance at the competitions held among representatives of women's figure skating world.

Many fans have Irina Slutskaya in our country and abroad. After all her performances on the ice remain soft toys (gifts of admirers of her art), which collects athlete.