1. Irina Alexandrovna Viner, formerly Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova, is a Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach, former head coach of the Russian national team, former president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, and former vice president of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation.
In 2015, Viner was awarded the Olympic Order in recognition of her outstanding achievements in global sports, making Viner the first gymnastics coach in history to receive the award.
Irina Viner is one of the most successful gymnastics coaches of all time.
Irina Viner's pupils won five Olympic all-around golds in a row: Margarita Mamun, Evgeniya Kanaeva, Alina Kabaeva, and Yulia Barsukova.
Irina Viner was married to business magnate Alisher Usmanov, formerly Russia's richest man.
Irina Viner's father, Alexander, was a People's Painter of Uzbekistan.
Irina Viner has a son from her first marriage, Anton, who was born in 1973 and later adopted by Usmanov.
Irina Viner was a three-time champion of the Uzbek SSR and graduated from the Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture.
Irina Viner worked as coach of the national team in rhythmic gymnastics in Tashkent, and under her tutelage, Venera Zaripova became her first successful gymnast.
In 1990, Irina Viner briefly moved to Great Britain to coach the British national team.
Since 1992 Irina Viner-Usmanova was the head coach of the Olympic Training Center.
Irina Viner became the head coach of the Russian National Team in 2001 and the president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation in 2008.
In 2015, Irina Viner was awarded the Olympic Order in recognition of her outstanding achievements in global sports, making Irina Viner the first gymnastics coach to receive the award.
On 6 February 2016, Irina Viner was elected to the Supreme Council of the United Russia party.
Irina Viner featured in the 2017 documentary Over the Limit, which covered her training of Margarita Mamun in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics.
Irina Viner resigned as the president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation in October 2024.
In February 2025, Irina Viner announced her resignation from position of head coach of Russian National team in rhythmic gymnastics.
On 9 May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Irina Viner was sanctioned by Latvia, included in the country's list of undesirable persons, and was prohibited from entering the country.
In 2023, Irina Viner proposed establishing an alternative Olympics Games and invite BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries to participate in it, following the news that Western nations oppose Russia's involvement in the 2024 Summer Olympics due to its invasion of Ukraine.
Irina Viner was sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation on 6 March 2023 for her behavior and statements at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The disciplinary commission ruled that Irina Viner would be prohibited from attending international competitions for the next two years.