Russia women's national ice hockey team

Russia
Nickname(s)	Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine)
Association	Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
Most games	Polina Bolgareva (18); Fanuza Kadirova (18); Nina Pirogova (18); Daria Seredina (18); Daria Teryoshkina (18)
Top scorer	Liudmila Belyakova (18)
Most points	Liudmila Belyakova (26)
IIHF code	RUS
Team colors
First international
	Finland 10 – 3 Russia ; (Moscow, Russia; November 19, 2006)
Biggest win
	Russia 19 – 0 Kazakhstan ; (Dmitrov, Russia; March 23, 2011)
Biggest defeat
	United States 17 – 0 Russia ; (Fussen, Germany; January 5, 2009)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2008)
Best result	(2015)
International record (W–L–T)
	20–29–0

Russia
Nickname(s)	Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine)
Association	Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
IIHF code	RUS
IIHF ranking	4
Highest IIHF ranking	4 (first in 2013)
Lowest IIHF ranking	6 (first in 2005)
Team colors
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)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	13 (first in 1997)
Best result	(2001, 2013, 2016)
IIHF European Women Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 1995)
Best result	(1996)
Olympics
Appearances	3 (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. Russia had 308 female players in 2011.^[1]

History

On 1 April 1994, Russia played its first game in Brampton, Canada, lost by 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 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

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

European Championship

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

U18 Team

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Russia women's national under-18 ice hockey team represents Russia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships. The Russia women's national U18 team is controlled by Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. Russia had 530 female players in 2011.^[4]

World Women's U18 Championship record

Year	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
2008	5	0	5	4	37	0	8th place
2009	5	2^	3*	9	28	6	7th place
2010	5	0	5	6	21	0	8th place (Relegated to Division I)
2011	5	5	0	44	2	15	9th place (Promoted to World Championships)
2012	6	2^	4	12	25	5	7th place
2013	5	3^^	2	18	22	7	7th place
2014	6	3	3*	12	11	10	4th place
2015	6	3	3	16	18	9	Won bronze medal
2016	6	2	4	9	19	6	4th place

*Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
^Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
^^Includes two wins in extra time (in the preliminary and relegation round)