Valeria Sergeyevna Merkusheva (Russian: Валерия Сергеевна Меркушева, also romanized Valeriya Sergeevna; born 20 September 1999) is a Russian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.
| Valeria Merkusheva Валерия Меркушева | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 September 1999 Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| ZhHL team Former teams |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Merkusheva represented Russia at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2019 Winter Universiade. She played under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Состав женской национальной сборной России для участия в чемпионате мира". Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (in Russian). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: RUS - Russia" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Valeria Merkusheva at Olympedia
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