Polina Bolgareva

Polina Pavlovna Bolgareva (Russian: Полина Павловна Болгарева; born 6 February 1999) is a Russian ice hockey forward and member of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Pavlovna and the family name is Bolgareva.
Polina Bolgareva
Полина Болгарева
Born (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999
Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
ZhHL team
Former teams		 Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
National team  Russia
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Russia
U18 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 United States
Bronze medal – third place2017 Czech Republic

Bolgareva represented the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1]

Playing career

At age 17, Bolgareva made her ZhHL debut with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod in the 2016–17 season. After two and a half seasons with SKIF, she signed with Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg midway through the 2018–19 season. She is a two-time ZhHL All-Star selection.

International play

As a junior player with the Russian national under-18 team, Bolgareva participated at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, winning bronze medals at the 2015 and 2017 tournaments.

She was a member of the Russian Olympic Committee team at the 2022 Winter Olympics and scored a hat-trick against Switzerland in the ROC's opening game of the group stage.[2] After testing positive for COVID-19 following the group stage match against Canada, Bolgareva did not appear in the final game of the group stage against Finland nor the quarterfinal rematch against Switzerland.[3]

References
  1. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Polina BOLGAREVA, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. Potts, Andy (5 February 2022). "Bolgareva's birthday bonus". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Following Canada's lead, Finnish team masks up for Olympic hockey game vs. ROC". CBC.ca. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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