Valeria Merkusheva

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.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Merkushev.
Valeria Merkusheva
Валерия Меркушева
Born (1999-09-20) 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
Medal record
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2019 KrasnoyarskIce hockey

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
  1. "Состав женской национальной сборной России для участия в чемпионате мира". Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (in Russian). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: RUS - Russia" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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