Russia women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine) |
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Russia |
| General Manager | Olga Votolovskaya |
| Head coach | Mikhail Chekanov |
| Assistants | Sergei Kostyukhin Alexander Verdernikov |
| Captain | Iya Gavrilova |
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| IIHF code | RUS |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 4  2 |
| Highest IIHF | 4 (first in 2013) |
| Lowest IIHF | 6 (first in 2005) |
| First international | |
 Switzerland 2–1 Russia  (Brampton, Canada; 1 April 1994) |
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| Biggest win | |
Russia 15–0 France  (Esbjerg, Denmark; 28 March 1995) Russia 16–1 Denmark  (Lyss, Switzerland; 29 December 1997) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 United States 15–0 Russia (Mississauga, Canada; 4 April 2000) |
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| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 15 (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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| World Championships | ||
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2001 United States | |
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2013 Canada | |
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2016 Canada | |
| Winter Universiade | ||
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2015 Spain | Team |
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.
On 1 April 1994, Russia played its first game in Brampton, Canada, lost by 1–2 to Switzerland. 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.
Roster for the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head coach: Mikhail Chekanov / Alexei Chistyakov
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