Claim: Irina Cherniaeva is a former Russian pair skater who, with her partner Vasili Blagov, competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Evidence: Irina Evgenyevna Cherniaeva (Russian: Ирина Евгеньевна Черняева; born 29 October 1955 in Moscow) is a Russian former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With her skating partner, Vasili Blagov, she represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 6th.