Irina Nikolayevna Alexeeva or Alekseeva is a Russian artistic gymnast and a former member of the Russian National Team.
17 Facts About Irina Alexeeva
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Irina Alexeeva was part of the teams that won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships and the silver medal at the 2018 World Championships.
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In 2010, Irina Alexeeva moved to the United States when she was 7 following Kamalova's departure, and resumed training under her at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, the same gym where Olympic champions Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin trained and where eventual Olympic champion Madison Kocian was currently training.
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Irina Alexeeva placed second on uneven bars, behind Angelina Melnikova and ahead of 2011 and 2015 World Champion Viktoria Komova, and third on floor exercise, behind Melnikova and Angelina Simakova.
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Irina Alexeeva later returned to Moscow and began training at Round Lake.
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Later that month, Irina Alexeeva was slated to compete at the Russian Cup but had to pull out due to a knee injury.
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On 20 July, Irina Alexeeva was named to the Russian team to compete at the 2018 European Championships alongside Melnikova, Simakova, Lilia Akhaimova, and Uliana Perebinosova.
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Irina Alexeeva only competed on uneven bars and balance beam in the qualification.
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Irina Alexeeva scored high enough to qualify to the Uneven Bars Finals but did not qualify due to her teammates Melnikova and Perebinosova scoring higher.
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Irina Alexeeva competed on uneven bars and balance beam in the Team Finals where Russia won the gold medal.
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On 29 September, Irina Alexeeva was named on the nominative team roster to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar alongside Akhaimova, Melnikova, Aliya Mustafina, and Simakova.
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Irina Alexeeva will be the first Russian national WAG team member to compete in NCAA gymnastics.
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Irina Alexeeva redshirted the season due to having 90 bone chips removed from her hip.
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Irina Alexeeva competed in four meets before stopping to focus on her continued recovery.
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Irina Alexeeva returned to competition on January 6,2023 at the Super 16 Invitational where she only competed on uneven bars.
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Irina Alexeeva earned scores of 9.875 and 9.85 towards Stanford's victory.
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Irina Alexeeva was named Pac-12 Coaches Choice of the Week.