Russia women's national ice hockey team
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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 | 6  1 (28 August 2023)[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 | 6 (first in 2002) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 103–130–7 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| World Championships | ||
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2001 United States | |
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2013 Canada | |
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2016 Canada | |
| European Championships | ||
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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. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[2]
History
[edit]On 1 April 1994, Russia played its first game in Brampton, Canada, losing 1–2 to Switzerland.[3] 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.[citation needed]
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[2]
Tournament record
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Olympic Games
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- 2002 – Finished in 5th place
- 2006 – Finished in 6th place
- 2010 – Finished in 6th place
- 2014 – Finished in 6th place, disqualified[4]
- 2018 – Finished in 4th place (As Olympic Athletes from Russia women's national ice hockey team)
- 2022 – Finished in 5th place (As ROC women's national ice hockey team)
World Championship
[edit]- 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[5]
- 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[6]
- 2021 – Finished in 5th place (As ROC women's national ice hockey team)
- 2022 – Expelled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[7]
European Championship
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Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]A 23-player roster playing for the ROC was announced on 24 January 2022.[8] The roster submitted in the ROC’s preliminary application on 2 February featured only nineteen players. Due to positive COVID-19 test results, previously named goaltender Diana Farkhutdinova, defencemen Angelina Goncharenko and Yekaterina Nikolayeva, and forwards Lyudmila Belyakova and captain Olga Sosina were removed and reserve forward Polina Luchnikova was added to the roster. Goaltender Valeria Merkusheva and defenceman Maria Batalova were expected join the team in Beijing on 3 February.[9] On 3 February, defenceman Yulia Smirnova and forward Landysh Falyakhova were registered and, on 5 February, Maria Batalova was registered and both Angelina Goncharenko and Olga Sosina returned to the official roster.[10]
Head coach: Yevgeni Bobariko
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 2 | D | Angelina Goncharenko | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 23 May 1994 (aged 27) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
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| 4 | D | Yulia Smirnova | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 8 May 1998 (aged 23) | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
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| 12 | D | Maria Pechnikova | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 8 June 1992 (aged 29) | Agidel Ufa
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| 13 | D | Nina Pirogova | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 26 January 1999 (aged 23) | HC Tornado
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| 15 | F | Valeria Pavlova | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 15 April 1995 (aged 26) | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
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| 17 | F | Fanuza Kadirova | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 6 April 1998 (aged 23) | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
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| 18 | F | Olga Sosina – C | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 27 July 1992 (aged 29) | Agidel Ufa
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| 19 | D | Yelena Provorova | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 22 November 2001 (aged 20) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
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| 21 | F | Polina Bolgareva | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 6 February 1999 (aged 22) | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
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| 22 | D | Maria Batalova | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 3 May 1996 (aged 25) | Agidel Ufa
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| 23 | G | Daria Gredzen | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 23 March 2004 (aged 17) | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
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| 26 | F | Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 10 December 1999 (aged 22) | Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
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| 27 | F | Veronika Korzhakova | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 9 June 2003 (aged 18) | Agidel Ufa
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| 29 | F | Alexandra Vafina | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 28 July 1990 | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
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| 42 | F | Oxana Bratisheva | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 5 June 2000 (aged 21) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
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| 59 | F | Yelena Dergachyova | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 8 November 1995 (aged 26) | HC Tornado
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| 69 | G | Maria Sorokina | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 19 August 1995 (aged 26) | Agidel Ufa
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| 70 | D | Anna Shibanova | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 10 November 1994 (aged 27) | Agidel Ufa
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| 72 | D | Anna Savonina | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 5 December 2001 (aged 20) | HC Tornado
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| 73 | F | Viktoria Kulishova | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 12 August 1999 (aged 22) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
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| 79 | F | Landysh Falyakhova | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 31 August 1999 (aged 22) | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
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| 87 | F | Polina Luchnikova | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 30 January 2002 (aged 20) | Agidel Ufa
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| 97 | F | Anna Shokhina | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 23 June 1997 (aged 24) | HC Tornado
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Notable players
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b Lord, Sarah. "The War in Ukraine Shakes Up NHL and Hockey Worldwide". CNET.
- ^ "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". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Final Ranking As of SUN 12 APR 2009" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. 7 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Potts, Andy (24 January 2022). "ROC targets Olympic first". IIHF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "В предварительной заявке сборной России на Олимпиаду-2022 – 19 игроков ЖХЛ". Zhenskaya Hockey League (in Russian). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing 2022 – Ice Hockey, Women – Team Roster: ROC - ROC" (PDF). IIHF. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links
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