Russia women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine) |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Russia |
| IIHF code | RUS |
| IIHF ranking | 6 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 4 (first in 2013) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 6 (first in 2005) |
| Team colors | |
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| 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 | |
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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. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.
History
On 1 April 1994, Russia played its first game in Brampton, Canada, lost by 1–2 to Switzerland.[1] 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 IIHF Women's World Championship, 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
- 2002 – Finished in 5th place
- 2006 – Finished in 6th place
- 2010 – Finished in 6th place
- 2014 – Finished in 6th place, disqualified[2]
- 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
- 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[3]
- 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 pandemi][4]
- 2021 – Finished in 5th place (As ROC women's national ice hockey team)
- 2022 – Expelled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[5]
European Championship
References
- ↑ "Women's international matches 1993/94" (in French). HockeyArchives. http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/intfem1994.htm. 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. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-six-russian-athletes-and-closes-one-case-as-part-of-oswald-commission-findings.
- ↑ "Final Ranking As of SUN 12 APR 2009" (PDF). IIHF.com. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/178/IHW178000_Final_Ranking_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ↑ "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. 7 March 2020. https://iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-cancelled.
- ↑ "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF. 1 March 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar.
External links
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