Olympic Athletes from Russia

Head coach	Alexei Chistyakov
Team colors
IIHF code	N/A
Ranking
Current IIHF	Unranked
First international
Canada 5–0 OAR (Pyeongchang, South Korea; 11 February 2018)
Biggest win
Switzerland 2–6 OAR (Pyeongchang, South Korea; 17 February 2018)
Biggest defeat
Canada 5–0 OAR (Pyeongchang, South Korea; 11 February 2018)  United States 5–0 OAR (Pyeongchang, South Korea; 13 February 2018)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
1–5–0

Olympic Athlete from Russia women's national ice hockey team (OAR) is the International Olympic Committee's designation of select Russian athletes permitted to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The designation is the result of the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee after the Olympic doping controversy.

Women's tournament

Russia women's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing 4th in the 2016 IIHF World Ranking.^[1]

Team roster

The following is the Olympic Athletes from Russia roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[2]

Head coach: Alexei Chistyakov     Assistant coach: Alexander Vedernikov

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2017–18 team
1	G	Valeria Tarakanova	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	20 June 1998	Zavolzhye	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod (RWHL)
2	D	Angelina Goncharenko	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	23 May 1994	Moscow	HC Tornado (RWHL)
10	F	Liudmila Belyakova	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	12 August 1994	Moscow	HC Tornado (RWHL)
11	D	Liana Ganeyeva	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	20 December 1997	Staroe Baisarovo	Arktik-Universitet Ukhta (RWHL)
12	D	Yekaterina Lobova	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	25 October 1998	Novosibirsk	Biryusa Krasnoyarsk (RWHL)
13	D	Nina Pirogova	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	26 January 1999	Moscow	HC Tornado (RWHL)
15	F	Valeria Pavlova	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	15 April 1995	Tyumen	Biryusa Krasnoyarsk (RWHL)
17	F	Fanuza Kadirova	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	6 April 1998	Kukmor	Arktik-Universitet Ukhta (RWHL)
18	F	Olga Sosina – C	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	27 July 1992	Almetyevsk	Agidel Ufa (RWHL)
22	D	Maria Batalova – A	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	3 May 1996		HC Tornado (RWHL)
28	F	Diana Kanayeva	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	27 March 1997	Naberezhnye Chelny	HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (RWHL)
31	G	Nadezhda Alexandrova	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	3 January 1986	Moscow, Soviet Union	HC Tornado (RWHL)
34	D	Svetlana Tkacheva	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	3 November 1984	Moscow, Soviet Union	HC Tornado (RWHL)
43	F	Yekaterina Likhachyova	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	24 August 1998	Kirovo-Chepetsk	SKIF Nizhni Novgorod (RWHL)
44	F	Alyona Starovoitova	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	22 October 1999	Moscow	HC Tornado (RWHL)
59	F	Yelena Dergachyova – A	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	8 November 1995	Moscow	HC Tornado (RWHL)
68	F	Alevtina Shtaryova	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	9 February 1997	Moscow	HC Tornado
73	F	Viktoria Kulishova	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	60 kg (132 lb)	12 August 1999	Tyumen	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod (RWHL)
76	D	Yekaterina Nikolayeva	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	5 October 1995	Saratov	HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (RWHL)
88	F	Yekaterina Smolina	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	8 October 1988	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union	HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (RWHL)
92	G	Nadezhda Morozova	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	29 November 1996	Moscow	Biryusa Krasnoyarsk (RWHL)
94	F	Yevgenia Dyupina	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	30 June 1994	Glazov	HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (RWHL)
97	F	Anna Shokhina	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	23 June 1997	Novosinkovo	HC Tornado (RWHL)

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	11	2	+9	9	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	0	0	1	9	3	+6	6
3	Finland	3	1	0	0	2	7	8	−1	3	Quarterfinals
4	Olympic Athletes from Russia	3	0	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

11 February 2018 21:10

Canada

5–0 (0–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Olympic Athletes from Russia

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,912

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Nadezhda Morozova Nadezhda Aleksandrova	Referees: Nikoleta Celárová Katarina Timglas Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Lisa Linnek
	Johnston (Jenner, Saulnier) – 21:55 1–0 Irwin (Johnston) (PP) – 24:13 2–0 Daoust (Agosta, Poulin) – 35:58 3–0 Johnston (Lacquette, Poulin) (PP2) – 48:41 4–0 Daoust (Poulin) – 50:44 5–0
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	48	Shots	18

13 February 2018 21:10

United States

5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Olympic Athletes from Russia

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,797

Game reference
	Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Valeria Tarakanova Nadezhda Morozova	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Gabriella Gran Linesmen: Zuzana Svobodová Johanna Tauriainen
	Bellamy (Lamoureux-Davidson, Marvin) – 08:02 1–0 Lamoureux-Davidson (Lamoureux-Morando) – 31:46 2–0 Lamoureux-Davidson – 31:52 3–0 Marvin (Pelkey, Duggan) – 34:38 4–0 Brandt (Cameranesi, Keller) – 58:23 5–0
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	50	Shots	13

15 February 2018 16:40

Olympic Athletes from Russia

1–5 (0–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Finland

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,353

Game reference
	Nadezhda Morozova	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Justine Todd
	0–1 17:47 – Karvinen (Hiirikoski) (PP) 0–2 20:20 – Karvinen (Nuutinen, Välilä) 0–3 39:08 – Välilä Shokhina (Belyakova) – 44:50 1–3 1–4 52:49 – Tuominen (Hiirikoski, Nieminen) (PP) 1–5 55:33 – Nieminen
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	37

Quarterfinal

17 February 2018 12:10

Olympic Athletes from Russia

6–2 (1–0, 2–2, 3–0)

Switzerland

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,903

Game reference
	Nadezhda Morozova	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referees: Nikoleta Celárová Gabriella Gran Linesmen: Charlotte Girard-Fabre Johanna Tauriainen
	Shokhina (SH2) – 07:22 1–0 1–1 20:48 – Müller (Meier) 1–2 31:47 – Stalder (Stänz, Meier) (PP) Kulishova (Smolina) – 33:53 2–2 Ganeyeva (Shokhina) (PP) – 38:53 3–2 Dergachyova (Shokhina) – 47:36 4–2 Shokhina (Dergachyova) (PP) – 53:25 5–2 Sosina (SH, ENG) – 59:08 6–2
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	19

Semifinal

19 February 2018 21:10

Canada

5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Olympic Athletes from Russia

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,396

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Valeria Tarakanova Nadezhda Alexandrova	Referees: Katie Guay Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Johanna Tauriainen
	Wakefield (Spooner, Turnbull) – 01:50 1–0 Poulin (Daoust) – 23:10 2–0 Wakefield (Fortino, Turnbull) – 41:59 3–0 Clark (Stacey, Mikkelson) – 42:30 4–0 Johnston (Daoust, Irwin) (PP) – 54:08 5–0
	4 min	Penalties	16 min
	47	Shots	14

Bronze medal game

21 February 2018 16:40

Finland

3–2 (1–0, 2–1, 0–1)

Olympic Athletes from Russia

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,217

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Nadezhda Morozova	Referees: Dina Allen Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Justine Todd
	Nieminen (Tuominen, Tapani) (PP) – 02:23 1–0 Tapani (Karvinen) – 20:10 2–0 2–1 22:40 – Sosina (Belyakova) Välimäki (Hovi) – 32:18 3–1 3–2 46:03 – Belyakova (Batalova, Shtaryova) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	35 min
	22	Shots	22

References