Irina Kazakova

Irina Kazakova
Personal information
Born	(1986-09-23) September 23, 1986 (age 38)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Russia

Irina Kazakova (Russian: Ирина Валерьевна Казакова; born September 23, 1986)^[1] is known as one of the world's most flexible rhythmic gymnasts. She specializes in contortion and rhythmic gymnastics on Russia's national team. She is trained with a personal trainer, with whom she works on her oversplits.^[2][3] Her most popular performance is her "Snake Dance".^[4] As a rhythmic gymnast, she has performed with the ball,^[5] clubs,^[6] hoop,^[7][8] and ribbons.^[9]

Kazakova currently resides in Los Angeles. She is a certified free diver & scuba diver, and has worked in underwater modeling performance.

She is also known for underwater and fashion/portrait photography.

Awards and honors

• 2002: Honored Master of Sports in Rhythmic Gymnastics, Russian Award, Government of Russia (The highest national honor for achievements in this field)
• 2002–2007: Russian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team member
• 2003: 1st Place – Russian Open Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics
• 2003: “Miss Cleopatra” rhythmic gymnastics award, Alexandria, Egypt
• 2007: Finalist, The Minute of the Glory^[10] (Russian version of America's Got Talent)
• 2007: Record winner of The Show of Russian Records^[11] 2010
• 2008 "Shock News" TV show - Featured, Contortionist, Tokyo, Japan
• 2007-2009 "Golden Ice of Stradivary" tour, "The road to Vancouver" tour, "King of Ice". Aerialist tour, Contortionist
• 2009 "Art on Ice" - Aerialist, Contortionist, Zurich, Lausanne, Switzerland
• 2010 Launching "Material Girl" Madonna's new clothing line and new single

Contortionist, New York

• 2010 "MTV Music Awards" - Contortionist, Miami Beach, FL
• 2012 Theater "Belini" by Cipriani, Contortionist, Ibiza, Spain
• 2012 Snoop Dogg Presents : The Bad Girls of Comedy (TV movie, netflix) Contortionist, Los Angeles

Featured on MSNBC

• 2013 Talent, Contortionist in Dance nation - Los Angeles, California
• 2013 Movie Pain & Gain ( directed by Michael Bay) Contortionist, Miami Beach, FL
• 2010-2019 ULTRA - Aerialist, contortionist, Miami, FL2014
• 2013 Featured on Discovery Channel - Photo exhibition, Art collaboration with Gino Tozzi LMNT Gallery, Miami, FL
• 2016-2017 C'est Rouge Circus-Cabaret Show - Contortionist/ Aerialist, Faena Theater, Miami Beach, FL
• 2017 Die Antwoord's music video "FFFF" - Contortionist, Los Angeles, California
• 2017 - Die Antwoord's short comedy horror film "Tommy can't sleep". Contortionist, Los Angeles, California
• 2017-2018 "Sensatia" Circus / Cabaret - Contortionist - Faena Theater, Miami Beach, FL

References

1. biography. Irina Kazakova (September 23, 1986). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
2. Irina Kazakova – Oversplits training. YouTube (July 12, 2006). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
3. Irina Kazakova – the most flexible? (1988078) – Read article: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap, Irish, Disco, Twirling, Cheer: Photos, Chat, Games, Jobs, Events!. dance.net. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
4. Contortionist – Irina Kazakova. YouTube (February 22, 2006). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
5. Irina Kazakova.ball.RUS. YouTube (September 28, 2009). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
6. Irina Kazakova Clubs Miss Valentine 2004. YouTube (July 5, 2009). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
7. Irina Kazakova.hoop.RUS. YouTube (September 28, 2009). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
8. Irina Kazakova Hoop 2003. YouTube (June 29, 2008). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
9. Irina Kazakova. YouTube. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
10. Bulkin and Kazakova – beautiful contortion duet. YouTube (February 8, 2008). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
11. Irina Kazakova. YouTube. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.