Russia women's national ice hockey team
The Russian women's national ice hockey team represents Russia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia.
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| Nickname(s) | Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine) |
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Russia |
| General manager | Vladislav Prodan |
| Head coach | Yevgeni Bobariko |
| Assistants | Denis Afinogenov Mikhail Vorobyov |
| Captain | Olga Sosina |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | RUS |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 4  (1 September 2021)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 4 (first in 2013) |
| Lowest IIHF | 6 (first in 2005) |
| First international | |
Switzerland  2–1  Russia(Brampton, Canada; 1 April 1994) | |
| Biggest win | |
Russia 15–0  France(Esbjerg, Denmark; 28 March 1995) Russia 16–1  Denmark(Lyss, Switzerland; 29 December 1997) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
United States  15–0 Russia(Mississauga, Canada; 4 April 2000) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1997) |
| Best result |  Bronze: (2001, 2013, 2016) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1995) |
| Best result |  Silver: (1996) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 103–130–7 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||
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| 2013 Canada | |
| 2016 Canada | |
| European Championships | ||
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History
On 1 April 1994, Russia played its first game in Brampton, Canada, losing 1–2 to Switzerland.[2] Russia is currently ranked 4th in the world in women's ice hockey. This is also the highest rank in team's history. Three times – at 2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship and the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Russia reached 3rd place by defeating Finland in the bronze medal game.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
The Russian women warming up before the game against China at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
World Championship
- 1997 – Finished in 6th place
- 1999 – Finished in 6th place
- 2000 – Finished in 5th place
- 2001 –
Won bronze medal - 2004 – Finished in 5th place
- 2005 – Finished in 8th place
- 2007 – Finished in 7th place
- 2008 – Finished in 6th place
- 2009 – Finished in 5th place[4]
- 2011 – Finished in 4th place
- 2012 – Finished in 6th place
- 2013 – Won bronze medal
- 2015 – Finished in 4th place
- 2016 – Won bronze medal
- 2017 – Finished in 5th place
- 2019 – Finished in 4th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]
- 2021 – Finished in 5th place
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[6][7]
Head coach: Yevgeni Bobariko
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | Angelina Goncharenko | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 23 May 1994 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 7 | F | Kristi Shashkina | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 9 January 2003 | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg |
| 11 | D | Liana Ganeeva | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 20 December 1997 | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg |
| 13 | D | Nina Pirogova – A | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 26 January 1999 | Tornado Moscow |
| 15 | F | Valeria Pavlova | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 15 April 1995 | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk |
| 16 | F | Ilona Markova | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 18 January 2002 | Agidel Ufa |
| 17 | F | Fanuza Kadirova | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 6 April 1998 | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg |
| 18 | F | Olga Sosina – C | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 27 July 1992 | Agidel Ufa |
| 19 | D | Elena Provorova | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 22 November 2001 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 22 | D | Maria Batalova | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 3 May 1996 | Agidel Ufa |
| 26 | F | Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 10 December 1999 | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk |
| 27 | F | Veronika Korzhakova | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 9 June 2003 | Agidel Ufa |
| 29 | F | Alexandra Vafina | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 28 July 1990 | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg |
| 30 | G | Valeria Merkusheva | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 30 September 1999 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 31 | G | Anna Prugova | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 3 January 1986 | Agidel Ufa |
| 42 | F | Oksana Bratishcheva | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 5 June 2000 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 43 | F | Yekaterina Likhachyova | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 24 August 1998 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 59 | F | Sofiya Lifatova | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 27 March 2003 | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk |
| 70 | D | Anna Shibanova – A | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 10 November 1994 | Agidel Ufa |
| 72 | D | Anna Savonina | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 5 December 2001 | Tornado Moscow |
| 73 | F | Viktoria Kulishova | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 12 August 1999 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 79 | F | Landysh Falyakhova | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 52 kg (115 lb) | 31 August 1998 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 92 | G | Nadezhda Morozova | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 29 November 1996 | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg |
| 93 | F | Elizaveta Rodnova | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 12 July 1999 | Agidel Ufa |
Notable players
References
- "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Women's international matches 1993/94" (in French). HockeyArchives. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- "IOC sanctions six Russian athletes and closes one case as part of the Oswald Commission findingsdate=December 12, 2017". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Final Ranking As of SUN 12 APR 2009" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
- "Состав женской национальной сборной России на ЖЧМ-2021". Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (in Russian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: ROC – ROC" (PDF). IIHF. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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