Irina Slutskaya

Irina Slutskaya: Biography in Details

Who is Irina Slutskaya?

Irina Slutskaya is a Russian former figure skater. She is a two-time World champion, two-time Olympic medalist, the seven-time European champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time Russian national champion.

Irina Slutskaya: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Irina was born in Moscow, Russia on February 9, 1979, as Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya, the only child of a Russian mother and Jewish father. She is 42 years old. Her mother was a former cross-country skier for the Soviet Union.

She became interested in skating in her childhood years and began skating at the age of four. She is of Russian nationality. Furthermore, she belongs to Jewish-Russian ethnic background.

In which school did Irina Slutskaya attend?

Talking about her education, Irina graduated from the Moscow Academy of physical culture in 2000.

Irina Slutskaya: Career, Profession

Irina Slutskaya initially made her mark as a promising junior skater by winning the bronze medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships, held in December 1993 in Colorado Springs.

Additionally, in the 1994–95 season, she continued her rise; after winning the 1995 World Junior title in November 1994 in Budapest, she took bronze at the 1995 Russian Championships to qualify for her first senior ISU Championship.

At the 1995 European Championships, she came back from a fall in the short program to skate the third-best free skating and rose to fifth overall.

In figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Irina won the silver medal for her country and became the second Russian ever to win a medal in the women’s event.

Furthermore, has also has a credit as a writer. She is the two-time World Champion (2002, 2005), six-time European Champion (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), four-time Russian National Champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005), four-time ISU Grand Prix Final Champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005).

Additionally, she is the first Russian woman to win the European Championships, the first woman to perform a triple salchow-triple loop-double toe in competition, and the first woman to perform a triple lutz-triple loop in competition, and the first woman to perform a Biellmann spin from each foot. In addition, Irina also has credit as an actress.

How much does Irina Slutskaya earn in 2024?

Irina has not revealed her current salary. Additionally, her net worth is estimated to be between $1 Million – $5 Million.

Irina Slutskaya: Rumors, Controversy

Irina became part of controversy during the Winter Olympics after she duly beat Michelle Kwan but she was pipped to gold by Sarah Hughes. Additionally, the Italian judge’s decision to place her fourth was controversial. At present, there are no rumors concerning her life and career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Talking about her body measurement, Irina Slutskaya has a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m). Additionally, she weighs around 108 lbs or 55 kg. Her hair color is dark brown and her eye color is blue. Furthermore, her body measurements are 35-25-35 inches.

Social Media

Irina Slutskaya is fairly active on social media. She has a number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram. She has over 432k followers on Instagram. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 6k followers.

Also, read the biography of former figure skater Tonya Harding

References: (biographyworld, news.bbc.co.uk)

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