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In the World Cup series Avvakumova established herself among the world's best female jumpers placing third and second at Hinterzarten. On 4 January 2014 she won the World Cup event in Chaykovsky, Russia, becoming the first Russian ski jumper (both male and female) to ever win the World Cup event.

In 2013, she represented Russia in the World Championships in Val di Fiemme and placed 13th in the individual ranking and 9th in the team ranking. At the Summer Grand Prix events in 2013, Avvakumova achieved top ten positions in Hinterzarten 8th and Courchevel 10th.

In 2012 her best World Cup results are the 13th and 14th position in Zao and Hinzenbach respectively. With her Russian team she placed 11th in Lillehammer (23 November 2012). At the Summer Grand Prix Ski Jumping Final in Almaty Avvakumova won the silver medal. In 2012/13 Avvakumova was the winner of the Continental Cup, taking part in four events and winning three of them in Örnköldsvik.

In Russian media and in several rankings, Avvakumova's maiden name Taktaeva (also Taktayeva, Russian Тактаева) is also used or rather used again. On 23 December 2011, Irina Taktaeva married Maxim Avvakumov and from 2012/2013 on all rankings should have changed to Avvakumova, as did the FIS ranking. In her new VK account, however, Irina reverted to her maiden name and explains that she is divorced.

Since 2009 Avvakumova has studied sports at the Moscow State Academy of Physical Education, Youth and Tourism МГАФК (Московская государственная академия физической культуры, formerly known as МОГИФК) in Malakhovka.

In 2005 Avvakumova changed from cross country skiing to ski jumping. In 2011, she took part in her first World Cup event in Lillehammer, placing 40th.

Irina Andreyevna Avvakumova née Taktayeva (Russian: Ирина Андреевна Аввакумова (Тактаева) ; born 14 September 1991) is a Russian ski jumper. She is a multiple-time Russian national ski jumping champion, and won the women's Continental Cup season in 2012/13. At the 2013 Winter Universiade in Predazzo, Avvakumova won a gold medal in the team competition and bronze in the individual competition. She represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing in the 16th position. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became fourth. This is the best placement of any Russian Olympic ski jumper ever, and the best since 1968 (when Vladimir Belousov won a gold medal in the large hill) if the Soviet Union is included.