Russia women's national ice hockey team

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Russia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine)
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Russia
General ManagerVladislav Prodan
Head coach
AssistantsDenis Afinogenov
Mikhail Vorobyov
CaptainOlga Sosina
Team colors     
IIHF codeRUS
Russia national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png
Ranking
Current IIHF4 Steady (1 September 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF4 (first in 2013)
Lowest IIHF6 (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
Appearances17 (first in 1997)
Best resultBronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze: (2001, 2013, 2016)
European Championships
Appearances2 (first in 1995)
Best resultSilver medal europe.svg Silver: (1996)
Olympics
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
International record (W–L–T)
103–130–7
Russia women's national ice hockey team
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 United States
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Canada
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Russia

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.

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 – Bronze medal icon.svg 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 – Bronze medal icon.svg Won bronze medal
  • 2015 – Finished in 4th place
  • 2016 – Bronze medal icon.svg 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

European Championship[]

  • 1995 – Finished in 7th place (won Pool B)
  • 1996 – Silver medal icon.svg Won silver medal

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[6][7]

Head coach:

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Angelina Goncharenko 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 27) Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
7 F 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 18) Russia
11 D Liana Ganeeva 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 23) Russia
13 D Nina Pirogova – A 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 22) Russia Tornado Moscow
15 F Valeria Pavlova 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 26) Russia
16 F 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 19) Russia Agidel Ufa
17 F Fanuza Kadirova 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 23) Russia
18 F Olga Sosina – C 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 29) Russia Agidel Ufa
19 D 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 19) Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
22 D Maria Batalova 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 25) Russia Agidel Ufa
26 F 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 21) Russia
27 F 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 18) Russia Agidel Ufa
29 F Alexandra Vafina 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 57 kg (126 lb) (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 31) Russia
30 G Valeria Merkusheva 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 21) Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
31 G Anna Prugova 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 35) Russia Agidel Ufa
42 F Oksana Bratishcheva 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 54 kg (119 lb) (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 21) Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
43 F Yekaterina Likhachyova 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 23) Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
59 F 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 18) Russia
70 D Anna Shibanova – A 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 26) Russia Agidel Ufa
72 D Anna Savonina 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 19) Russia Tornado Moscow
73 F Viktoria Kulishova 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 22) Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
79 F 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 52 kg (115 lb) (1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 (age 23) Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
92 G Nadezhda Morozova 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 24) Russia
93 F 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 22) Russia Agidel Ufa

Notable players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's international matches 1993/94" (in French). HockeyArchives. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Final Ranking As of SUN 12 APR 2009" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Состав женской национальной сборной России на ЖЧМ-2021". Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (in Russian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: ROC – ROC" (PDF). IIHF. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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