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khazova in 2010 . irina khazova by ivan isaev from russian ski magazine.jpg irina khazova
 irina artemova
irina khazova

irina viktorovna khazova , born `` irina artemova '' -lrb- ; born march 20 , 1984 in sarov -rrb- is a russian cross-country skier who competed from 2003 to 2007 .
she was then suspended for two year for the use of illegal drugs -lrb- doping -rrb- .
she then resumed her career for the 2009 -- 10 olympic season in very good shape .
khazova won a bronze in the women 's team sprint event at the 2010 winter olympics in vancouver .
her best world cup finish so far is a second place , which she earned in a 10 km classic competition at ruka , kuusamo , finland on november 29 , 2009 .
khazova competed for russia at the 2007 world championships in sapporo , finishing 24th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit .
