As part of the Night Hockey League Festival in Sochi, the final of the Women’s Night Hockey League Tournament will be held once again. From April 11-15, Moscow, St. 6 teams from St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk and Kazan will compete for the medal. Sport24 presents the beauties that will start the championship fight in the Amazon section today.

Ekaterina Mark, ZhKhK “Groza-1” (St. Petersburg)

Ekaterina, who won a bronze medal at last year’s Festival in St. Petersburg women’s hockey club Groza-1. An interesting fact: Ekaterina has been working for a long time as the sports director of the Women’s Night Hockey League, in which her team plays.

This beauty loves to travel, has already traveled half the world, loves diving and, of course, is a master at scoring goals.

Alexandra Zakharova, Grizzly-1 (Novosibirsk)

Alexandra is 23 years old. She has a higher education in psychology. I came to hockey by chance, thanks to my father, who saw a recruitment ad for a women’s team. And the girl was gradually drawn in, so much so that now she will fight with her team for the highest step of the podium at this Hockey Festival.

Alexandra’s hobbies and studies are related to horses. Now he has his own riding club. Sasha trains young athletes, competes on his own, and also rides young horses.

Anzhelika Egorova, residential and communal complex “Groza-1” (St. Petersburg)

Lika is 25 years old. He is a graduate student in the NSU Ice Hockey Department. lesgaft “We don’t play hockey – we live,” says the girl. Hockey completely penetrated all the habitats of this fragile beauty. Currently, she is engaged in the development of scientific women’s hockey and is the author of a training manual, as well as maintains a personal blog about hockey.

“If hockey was a person, it would be love at first sight and touch. This is what happened to me 12 years ago and this love doesn’t stop. “Team spirit, excitement, challenge, emotions and growth – that’s what hockey gave me and it’s been a kind of doping of my life,” he said. Angelica agrees.

Sümbel Mukhametdinova, Advanced Housing and Trade Complex (Kazan)

Sümbel, 23 years old, is a lawyer by profession. The love of hockey was instilled in the girl by her father, a hockey player. She was the one who taught him how to skate.

“Hockey is oxygen, living without it is unbearable. The main thing is not what kind of skate you are and how you skate, the main thing is the dream and the desire to win. When I go on the ice, I experience maximum joy, high and adrenaline. This smell of ice, the sound of skates is crazy. Hockey is emotions. It’s passion, it’s life! I don’t know what else I love more than hockey.” – Sumbel confesses her love for the sport.

Oksana Bashlykova, 1st Degree (Moscow)

Oksana is 32 years old. He gave 22 of them to his professional career: he was engaged in his favorite thing – hockey. In addition to her two higher educations, she has an international personal trainer certification. In his spare time he trains male hockey players (physical training trainer). This was his favorite pastime for the past three years.

Hockey gambling is an emotional, high game. And Oksana describes herself as a “hurricane man”, so this sport was the most suitable for her. The beauty was born in Pervouralsk – previously this city was the blacksmith of women’s hockey staff for all Russia, so the choice was not large. “I was very lucky that he chose me for hockey,” the girl says.

Alena Finogenova, residential and communal complex “Grad-2” (Moscow)

Alena is 25 years old. He has a higher education – graduated from RGUFKSMiT in 2019. I started playing hockey when I was 7 years old, sophomore year. The coaches of the neighboring hockey club came to the boys and asked the girls who would like to try themselves in a demanding sport. Although Alena was the smallest and thinnest among all her classmates, she signed up for a training session and proudly informed her parents at home. Of course they were shocked. But her interest was supported, and since then Alena can not leave hockey!

Veronika Chemodankina, ZhKHK “Nika” (Chelyabinsk)

Veronica is 21 years old, accountant by education and professional in procurement and trade with China. I came to hockey at the age of 8, I wanted to skate and the figure skating section was away from home. One fine day, the universe sent a television report about getting free members for the women’s hockey team, and also distributed uniforms for free. I fell in love with this sport after the first training.

Ekaterina Anisimova, ZhKhK “Groza-1” (St. Petersburg)

Ekaterina is 30 years old, married and has a son. She has been in hockey life for a very long time, for almost 20 years she plays professionally for girls clubs and the Russian national team!

“This sport came into my life quite by chance, a coach came to school and invited me to the section, my friends and I decided to go out of curiosity. After all, they didn’t go, but I stayed, which made me very happy.” says Ekaterina.

After completing her career, she had coaching experience in the WHL, after a season the girl went on maternity leave, which continues to this day. But I did not want to sit without hockey, here Night League of Women’s Hockey came to the aid of the beauty!