COMPOSITION OF WOMEN'S YOUTH TEAM RUSSIA - 2017

Valeria Merkusheva (SKSO Yekaterinburg) - goalkeeper

Valeria, who started playing in Zelenograd, had no other choice, since her father at one time devoted a lot of time to hockey, and her brother is engaged in this sport. Almost from the start, when she was eight, she took a seat at the gate. Previously, Merkusheva also studied figure skating... In addition, she graduated from a music school, domra class, having studied there for 5 years, although since childhood she dreamed of playing the guitar. For Valeria, the current youth world championship is already the second in her career, and in the summer she was at the training camp with the main national team. In rare moments of relaxation he listens to music and loves to draw.

Milena Tretyak ("Orbit" Zelenograd) - goalkeeper

Tretiak got into hockey at the age of seven because of her brother. He initially went in for swimming, but because of the developed otitis media, he changed the pool to an ice rink. Together with Valeria Merkusheva, Milena began to play in the attack, but almost immediately got into the goal. The surname obliges. Tretyak plays for boys in the Moscow open championship with the first number. “It’s more difficult, but more interesting, and the throws are stronger,” the girl admitted. “My father helps to sort out mistakes.” Milena believes that she needs to work additionally to get to the senior world championship and the Olympics.

Diana Farkhutdinova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - goalkeeper

A native of Ufa, who took the first serious steps in hockey in the homeland of Oleg Znark in Ust-Katava, and then in Chelyabinsk, at one time had to persuade her parents. Those at first were categorically against Diana's hobby. She herself became interested in hockey because of a friend who was already involved in this wonderful sport. Farkhutdinova tried her hand at boxing and judo. Dad and mom eventually accepted their daughter's choice. Diana spends her second season in the Nizhny Novgorod SKIF and sets a goal to get to the Olympics in order to take first place there.

Svetlana Bobrova (Tornado Moscow Region) - defender

Svetlana's mother is an international master of sports, until recently she played in "Tornado" and was involved in the first Russian national team. The eldest of three daughters always saw an example in front of her eyes, so she came to hockey at the age of 6. Also, like Elena's mother, Svetlana began to play as a defender. "In this regard, I get more criticism at home, but little praise," admits Bobrova Jr. Svetlana played for four years in Dmitrov for the boys' team, and then in Moscow at the Severnaya Zvezda school. This world championship was the first for her. Further plans - to get to the Olympics.

Anna Klimkina (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - defender

Anna is from Zelenograd, where she started hockey at the age of 9. She met ice and skates even earlier, when she tried to prove herself in figure skating. In her own words, she didn’t do well. One day, the father offered to try his hand at hockey with his brother, and Anya agreed. “Hockey got me hooked right away, especially since, due to the fact that I already knew how to skate, at first I easily went around the boys,” Klimkina recalls. At the age of 14 she was called to Krasnoyarsk, where she plays for Biryusa. This will be the second World Youth Championship for Anna. “At the first tournament a year ago, I was worried, I was a quiet one in the team, but now, after having gained experience, I feel completely calm,” said Klimkina. Anna has a rather unusual hobby - scrapbooking. With her own hands, she designs the covers of diaries for friends in a highly artistic style.

Maria Kuznetsova ("Arctic University" Ukhta) - defender

Maria got into hockey by chance when she was 10 years old. She skated on the rink, took a golf club from her brother and tried to portray something. At that moment, a coach who happened to be nearby drew attention to her. Previously, the girl studied piano for six years at a music school. Kuznetsova is from the Arkhangelsk region, and moved to Ukhta at the age of 14. “Mom, as soon as this option arose, began to sound the alarm and did not want to let me go, but in the end everything turned out fine,” Maria said. Kuznetsova dreams not only of sports achievements, hoping to get into the main national team, but also not without reason believes that everything will work out for her on her personal front - she plans to get married and start a family.

Alina Orlova (Arctic University Ukhta) - defender

Orlova hails from Stupino and started playing with the leader of the current national team Nina Pirogova. Like many girls, she got into hockey after her brother. “I came to his training and at the age of five declared that I wanted to try,” Alina recalls. They put on my brother's uniform, gave me huge skates - my legs parted. At first I crawled, holding on to the side, but after 15 minutes I was already running around the site. they immediately said that this was given to me, and the next day dad bought a uniform. Earlier, Alina was engaged in ballroom dancing in tandem with her brother, and unlike him, she did little. not mine, - said the girl. - My family graduated from music school, but things didn't work out with her right away. Teacher said that I shouldn't make music because a bear stepped on my ear. Swimming did not work out either because of an allergy to bleach, so I devoted myself entirely to hockey. ”Orlova does not have the largest dimensions, she tries to act more at the expense of technology.

Nina Pirogova ("Tornado" Moscow region) - defender

Pirogova is the leader of the team. Regularly and for several years now he is called up to the national team. Nina came to hockey very early - at the age of three, after her brother. In addition, she simultaneously studied English, folk dances and music. By the age of seven, when Pirogova went to school, she left hockey and English for herself. “I also play for the first team, the girls are more masterful there, and I have to do it more difficult, - says Nina. - But here I have a great responsibility. I am the captain and I try to be the leader in the team.”

Elena Provorova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - defender

The youngest member of the youth team - Elena turned 15 only last November. She is from Nizhny Novgorod; both her father and brother played hockey. It was dad who offered to try himself in this sport. Provorova began to play hockey with boys, and she immediately liked it. One of the goals is to go to play abroad to see the world. Elena spends her first season in adult hockey and makes her debut in the youth team.

Anna Savonina (Atlant Voskresensk) - defender

Anna is only 15 years old, so it was very difficult for her at the training camp, but she was able to prove her right to a place in the squad. Her father and brother at one time also played hockey, and the latter reached SKA-Karelia in the VHL, but at the age of 20 he decided to end his career. “It’s hard for a hockey family, because they can criticize from every corner,” Anya smiles. started in Elektrostal at the age of seven, at one time sharing a puck and a club with a basketball.

Daria Zubok (Tornado Moscow Region) - defender

Daria was a hyperactive child, which is why she ended up on mass skating - first she went out on the ice on figure skates, then on hockey. Her parents gave her to hockey, and for four years the girl played with boys of different ages in the small town of Megion, located in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. “Then I moved to Surgut with my dad and mom to develop,” Zubok said. “But there I received a compression fracture of my back and spent half a year. Then I ended up in Chelyabinsk, where I spent two years, and in the third year I moved to Dmitrov, Daria spends his third season for the youth team and expects to get an education related to sports, but does not want to be a coach.

Daria Beloglazova ("Rus" Moscow) - forward

Dasha began to play hockey at the school of the capital "Rus" at the age of five after a friend called her to practice. She liked it and stayed. Beloglazova's parents had never been associated with hockey before. Father - former footballer, mom was engaged athletics... “My relatives watch all my games, worry, they call after each game,” the girl said. “I started at Rus, then spent six months with the boys at the Center, then two years at Penguins. “Rus.” Coaches immediately put on the attack. In general, I wanted to be a goalkeeper, but my parents said, they say, and so I chose hockey. That's enough. What other goalkeeper? " For Beloglazova, hockey is not the main thing in life. According to her, she also has another hobby. She prefers not to talk about him publicly. “I’ll play hockey for myself, and when I’m tired, I’ll play for those who like to run,” Daria is sure.

Polina Bolgareva (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

One of the most sociable girls on the team has been playing hockey for 11 years. Bolgareva's father is friends with several hockey players and somehow, as a joke, little Polina was put on a uniform and forced to skate. However, the joke dragged on and the girl, who had been doing rhythmic gymnastics from three to seven years old, happily exchanged her club and ribbons for a hockey stick and skates. Bolgareva spent four years - from 12 to 16 - in Boston, where she studied at a Catholic school and played for local teams, both with girls and boys. Polina is very self-critical and considers herself a "mid-level player". V free time loves to relax and eat deliciously. “For this reason, my beloved friend is the bed,” laughs Bolgareva. Polina knows how to play the flute, and over time she would like to return to the United States again and graduate from the university there.

Oksana Bratischeva (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

This is the first world championship for Oksana. She herself is from Chelyabinsk, where she started with her current teammate Liza Rodnova in the boys' team. The brother was engaged in hockey, therefore, looking at him, Oksana begged her parents to give her to this sport instead of the bored by that moment rhythmic gymnastics... As a result, she managed to achieve her goal at eight years old. "Now I have one goal - to do everything so that the team wins a medal, - believes Bratischeva. - In the future, I want to get to the Olympics."

Ekaterina Dobrodeeva (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - forward

Ekaterina was born in Khabarovsk, and then lived in a village near this city. She came to hockey at the age of eight at the suggestion of her father, who himself plays actively at the amateur level. Now dad has come to support her at the World Championships. “At first, my father tried to tell me, but then he realized that I don’t like this and can only listen to the coaches,” Dobrodeeva said. not ballroom shoes.

Margarita Dorofeeva ("Orbit" Moscow) - forward

Margarita is from Zelenograd, where she started playing at the age of 8 with the boys in the position of a defender. Prior to that, for five years - from 3 to 8, she was engaged in figure skating. “My parents liked it, I didn't,” the girl recalls. “After us the hockey players trained, I had many acquaintances there, in the end I finished off my parents with my requests. At first I was engaged in figure skating and hockey. This lasted for a year. But how I just got on hockey skates, I liked it right away, I realized - it's mine. " Margarita captivated the whole family with hockey, and after her dad and younger brother began to study it. In her free time, Dorofeeva loves to travel and discover new places.

Victoria Kulishova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

Kulishova is from Megion, a town in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. At first, from 4 to 6 years old, she was engaged in acrobatics, and then she got into a sports class with boys who played hockey. This influenced her choice. Kulishova chose between Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod, where she was invited, eventually ending up in SKIF. Victoria loves music and can play the guitar. “Dad first showed three chords, and then she began to study everything, - the girl recalls. - In the national team I feel a great responsibility for the country. I really want to win a medal, get into the national team and the Olympics.”

Elena Mezentseva (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - forward

At the age of 15, Elena is one of the youngest players in the youth team. She herself comes from Chita, she was noticed at a tournament in Achinsk and was invited to Krasnoyarsk when Mezentseva was only 14. The girl has been playing hockey since she was 8 years old, following the example of her older brother. “I just went with him to learn to skate, but there was a stick and a puck, I took them and, as they say, it started,” Elena says. “I started with the boys. My grandmother always supported me and went with me. My mother was against the move to Krasnoyarsk, her father could hardly persuade her, and she resigned herself. " Mezentseva connects her near future exclusively with hockey and seeks to get to the Olympics in order to win gold there.

Maria Nadezhdina (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

Maria is from the Volga region - a city in the Nizhny Novgorod region. She has two brothers, the youngest of whom was sent to hockey. The girl watched his workouts and asked her dad to be allowed to do this sport too. "The form was expensive, but one good man gave it to me, and at the age of 7 I began to play, - said Nadezhdina. - First with the boys, then with the girls. In addition, she studied ballet for five years, but once she simply did not go on stage - she did not want to. I went to a music school for another 8 years. "The younger brother is now playing in amateurs, and Maria intends to break into the first national team. She has a strong character and loves to argue with coaches. At home she occasionally plays the synthesizer, learns to be a journalist and loves to cook.

Elizaveta Rodnova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

Lisa was born in Chelyabinsk, and spends her first season in the national team. Her father was a children's coach. “I was there, repeating after them, although I was dancing at the time and was a good student at school,” Rodnova recalls. - But I was interested in hockey, although only at the age of 12 I began to practice it professionally at the Makarov school. Dad later switched from boys to girls. I got it from him both in training and at home. After all, he is a coach, he notices something and tries to fix it. ”Lisa's younger brother also plays hockey.

Tatyana Shatalova (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - forward

Tatiana began to play hockey in Minsk at the Yunost school, and now she has been playing for the third year in the Krasnoyarsk Biryusa. Her older brother also tried to realize himself on the ice, he regularly went to train in America, but once his visa was not extended, and he finished. “I myself asked to play hockey from the age of 4-5, my parents were against it, but then I wanted to try myself in boxing,” Shatalova says. “They told me that it would be better to give it to hockey. games, he behaves emotionally. After the matches he consoles and encourages, but he doesn’t climb to point out mistakes, leaving it to the coaches. He came to the World Cup and is rooting for me in the stands. ” In her free time, Tatiana prefers to watch movies.

Olga Shirokova ("Orbit" Moscow) - forward

Olga is from Moscow, she started hockey at the age of four at the school "White Bears". “My brother played hockey, and I went to figure skating,” the girl said. “But I didn't like it. But in hockey there was a form, it didn't hurt to fall there, and this attracted me. I don't think hockey is not a female sport. Everyone chooses what they like. "

Alena Starovoitova ("Tornado" Moscow region) - forward

Alena from 2 to 9 years old was engaged in figure skating, and her father Mikhail loved to watch bandy matches. Once he took his daughter with him, and she saw at the end of one of the games of the adult teams how the girls came out on the ice. “I wanted to try. I managed to persuade my dad, although we returned to the conversation only a few months later, and in the end I gave the bandy for a whole year,” the girl recalls. the school where the girls studied. They then went to "Tornado" and "Dynamo." replace with a washer. "

Starovoitova has been playing hockey since she was 10 and has tried all positions except for the goalkeeper. Most of all, she likes to go out on the ice as a center striker, because you can prove yourself both in attack and in defense.

Based on materials from the Russian Ice Hockey Federation

The Women's World Ice Hockey Championship kicks off on March 31 in Plymouth. Meet the most beautiful participants of the tournament.

"American judges killed us." Russian women are the best in Almaty

The Russian women's student team won gold medals at the Universiade in Alma-Ata, confidently beating the Canadians in the final with a score of 4: 1.

Finland goalkeeper Evelina Swanpa
Evelina is only 21 years old and is already one of the best goalkeepers in Finland. Like many desperate ice hockey players, Swanpa played in a team with men for several years. In 2014 she took part in Olympic Games in Sochi, and throughout the year she played for the student team of the University of Minnesota.

Switzerland goalkeeper Florence Schelling
In 2013, the girl worked as an IT coordinator at the IIHF, and in parallel with this she played for the men's team "Bulach". At the Olympics in Sochi, Florence won bronze medals and was recognized as the most valuable player in the tournament.

Teresa Vanisova, Czech Republic forward
21-year-old Teresa has been playing for the senior Czech national team for only her second year. The girl already has a bronze medal from the youth championship, and in Plymouth there will be a chance to compete for a medal among adults. At the club level, Vanisova plays for the University of Maine team in the American Student League.

Canada striker Sarah Potomac
Getting into the powerful Canadian national team is not an easy task. 19-year-old Sarah will go to the adult world championship for the first time in her career. The girl studies at the Institute of Minnesota and plays for the student team. She previously won gold at the World Youth Championship. Sarah has a truly athletic family - two older brothers and a younger sister also play hockey, but they only dream of such success.

Fanny Rusk, Sweden striker
Fanny's younger brother Victor Rusk plays for Carolina in the NHL. The girl herself has not yet tried her hand overseas and plays in the Swedish women's league. Rusk has been playing for the national team for a long time, just get to the medals for international competitions Tre Kronur still can't do it.

Russian national team defender Angelina Goncharenko
In the piggy bank, Angelina already has a bronze medal at the 2016 World Championship. Also, as part of the Russian national team in 2015, the girl won the Universiade. As a teenager, Goncharenko played for the men's team "White Bears", now the 22-year-old hockey player plays for "Tornado" from the ZhKhL. By the way, Angelina's idol is Evgeni Malkin. Will the girl collect as many gold medals as the Pittsburgh striker has?

Forward of the Russian national team Anna Shokhina
On youth championship world in 2015, in which the Russian national team won bronze medals, Anna was the team captain. Shokhina is also a two-time Universiade champion. The only thing missing is a medal from the world championship.

Forward of the Russian national team Alevtina Shtareva
Alevtina played for Tornado for the last two seasons, this year the girl in the Russian national team won the Universiade gold. Last year, the 20-year-old hockey player played for the youth team, and now she is going to the USA for the adult championship.

Russian national team forward Elina Mitrofanova

Elina loves water skiing and motorcycles, and also dreams of winning the world ice hockey championship. The girl said that by the age of 12 she was already playing better than many boys. At last year's World Championships, she won a bronze medal as part of the Russian national team.

Forward of the Russian national team Lyudmila Belyakova
The most popular player in the Russian national team last season signed a contract with the women's NHL club New York Riveters. True, a year later Lyudmila returned to Russia, where she became a Tornado player. Belyakova already has two bronze medals of the world championship, and now she is not at all averse to aiming for more.

“We're crazy. And we can! " Women's youth team took bronze

The Russian women's youth team won bronze medals at the World Championship, beating the Swedish team in the match for third place - 2: 0.

The 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship for Women is hosted by the United States of America. Games of the women's hockey world championship will be held from March 31 to April 7 in Plymouth, Michigan, USA. The matches of the tournament will be held at the USA-Hockey Arena, which can accommodate three and a half thousand spectators. Next, we will tell you in detail about the composition of the World Championship participants, the tournament formula and, of course, about the schedule.

Ice Hockey World Championship for Women 2017: participants and regulations

The 2017 women's world ice hockey championship is attended by 8 teams, divided into two subgroups of 4 teams. Quartet A will feature the hosts of the World Cup, the US team, as well as teams from Canada, Finland and Russia. The national teams of Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic will play in Group B.

Note that these groups are not equivalent. So, group A is considered the quartet of the strongest, and therefore the teams that took the first two places in it immediately advance to the semifinals. Only two national teams will qualify from Group B - and only to the quarterfinals, of which there will be two. In the first quarter-final, the winner of Group B will play against the team that took the last place in Group A. In the second meeting for reaching the semifinals, the team that took the third place in Group A will face the second team in Group B.

In the semifinals, the strongest team in Group A will play with the winner of the A4-B1 match, and the second team in Group B - with the winner in the quarterfinals A3-B2. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the finals, while the losers will compete for bronze.

Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2017: Schedule

We bring to your attention the full schedule of the strongest Group A, where the Russian national team plays, as well as the playoffs of the 2017 Women's World Cup, compiled by Moscow time. On Friday, March 31, at 23:00 Moscow time, the Russian national team will start their first match in the tournament against the Finnish national team. A little later - on Saturday, April 1, at 02:35, the Canadian and American clubs will be crossed.

On Saturday evening, at 22:35, the Russians will play with the US national team, and on Sunday, April 2, at 02:35, the national teams of Canada and Finland will play.
By the evening of Monday, April 3 at 22:35, the Russian national team will complete the meeting with the Canadians at the group stage, and on April 4 at 02:35 the USA - Finland match will complete the group stage.

The Russian national team will in any case leave the group: either to the quarterfinals (if it takes 3-4 places in the quartet), or immediately to the semifinals (if it takes 1-2 places). The first quarterfinals will begin on Tuesday, April 4, at 22:35, and the second on Wednesday, April 5, at 02:35. The semi-finals are scheduled as follows: the first - April 6, 10:35 pm, the second - April 7, 02:35 am. The match for 5th place will start exactly at midnight - from 6th to 7th April, and the game for bronze - on 7th April at 22:35. The final is scheduled for April 8, 02:35.

The composition of the Russian national team for the women's ice hockey world championship 2017

In conclusion, about the composition of the Russian women's national hockey team for the 2017 World Championship. At the world championship in the American Plymouth, Russia will be represented by the following hockey players (note that the Russian women's national team is the current bronze medalist of the World Cup):

Goalkeepers: Nadezhda Aleksandrova (Tornado), Nadezhda Morozova (Biryusa), Maria Sorokina (Dynamo St. Petersburg).

Defenders: Angelina Goncharenko, Maria Batalova, Nina Pirogova (all - Tornado), Anastasia Chistyakova (Dynamo St. Petersburg), Ekaterina Lobova (Biryusa), Anna Shibanova, Anna Shchukina (all - Agidel), Liana Ganeeva ("Arctic University").

Forwards: Galina Skiba, Elena Dergacheva, Anna Shokhina, Lyudmila Belyakova, Alevtina Shtareva (all Tornado), Olga Sosina, Ekaterina Smolentseva, Elina Mitrofanova (all Agidel), Fanuza Kadirova (Arctic University), Evgenia Dupina (Dynamo St. Petersburg), Lydia Malyavko (Biryusa), Iya Gavrilova (Calgary Inferno), Alexandra Vafin (Calgary Dinos).