Russian women's national ice hockey team

Russia
Association	Russian Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF member	since 1992
World ranking	4th place
Trainer	Alexei Chistjakov
Homepage	fhr.ru
statistics
First international game against Switzerland 1: 2 (April 1, 1994 in Brampton , Canada )
Biggest win 9-2 against Kazakhstan (April 9, 2009 in Hämeenlinna , Finland )
Biggest loss 0:15 against USA (April 4, 2000 in Mississauga , Canada )
Olympic games
Participation	4, since 2002
Best result:	4th place 2018
World Championship
Participation	16, since 1997
best result	Bronze: 2001 , 2013 , 2016
(As of November 15, 2019)

The Russian national ice hockey team for women represents Russia in international ice hockey tournaments and is supported by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation. After the 2019 World Cup , it is ranked fourth in the IIHF world rankings . There are 2,650 female ice hockey players registered in Russia.

Current squad

Squad at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games :

Goalkeepers Irina Gaschennikowa ( Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast ) Marija Onolbajewa ( Fakel Chelyabinsk ) Anna Prugowa (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Defenders Aljona Khomitsch ( SKIF Nizhny Novgorod ) Inna Djubanok (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Alexandra Kapustina (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod) Olga Permjakowa (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Kristina Petrowskaja (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Soy Polunina (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Svetlana Tkachova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod)

Strikers Yekaterina Ananyina ( Spartak-Merkuri Yekaterinburg ) Tatiana Burina (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Julija Deulina (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod) Ija Gavrilowa (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Yekaterina Lebedewa ( Dinamo Yekaterinburg ) Marina Sergina (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Ekaterina Smolenzewa (Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast) Olga Sossina (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod) Tatiana Sotnikowa (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod) Svetlana Terentjewa (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod) Alexandra Wafina (Fakel Chelyabinsk)

Placements

European championships

• 1989–1993 - no participation
• 1995 - 1st place B-EM, 7th place overall
• 1996 - silver medal

World championships

• 1990–1994 - no participation
• 1997 - 6th place
• 1999 - 6th place
• 2000 - 5th place
• 2001 - 3rd place, bronze medal
• 2004 - 5th place
• 2005 - 8th place
• 2007 - 7th place
• 2008 - 6th place
• 2009 - 5th place
• 2011 - 4th place
• 2012 - 6th place
• 2013 - 3rd place, bronze medal
• 2015 - 4th place
• 2016 - 3rd place, bronze medal
• 2017 - 5th place
• 2019 - 4th place

winter Olympics

• 1998 - no participation
• 2002 - 5th place
• 2006 - 6th place
• 2010 - 6th place
• 2014 - disqualified
• 2018 - 4th place (participation as Olympic athletes from Russia ) 

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  After the 0:13 against the USA, World Cup 2011

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  Victory celebration, World Cup 2011

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  Valentina Ostrovlyanchik

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  Tatiana Burina

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  Ekaterina Smolenzewa (left), Olympia 2010

Web links

Commons : Russian national women's ice hockey team  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} IIHF Member National Association Russia. iihf.com, accessed November 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Final Ranking As of SUN 12 APR 2009. (PDF; 70 kB) iihf.com, accessed on November 30, 2009 .