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Russia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine)
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Russia
Head coachAlexei Chistyakov
AssistantsAlexander Verdernikov
CaptainOlga Sosina
Team colors     
IIHF codeRUS
Ranking
Current IIHF4 Steady
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
Appearances15 (first in 1997)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2001, 2013, 2016)
European Championships
Appearances2 (first in 1995)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (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

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 Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. Russia had 2,376 female players in 2018.[1]

The Russian women warming up before the game against China at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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 upsetting Finland in the bronze medal game.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

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

European Championship

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

Team

Current roster

Template:2018 Winter Olympics Olympic Athletes from Russia women's ice hockey team roster

Notable players

References

  1. ^ Profile
  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". olympic.org. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Final Ranking As of SUN 12 APR 2009" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved 30 November 2009.