Valeria Sergeyevna Merkusheva (born September 20, 1999) is a Russian ice hockey goaltender. Master of Sport of Russia. She was a member of the Russian national team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.[1]
Early Career
Merkusheva was trained at the Moscow club "Orbita" (the team of players born in 2000). From the 2012/2013 season through 2016/2017, she regularly played for Orbita in the Open Moscow Championship and the city's Cups among junior girls. The goaltender's height is 170 cm, her weight is 52 kg, and she catches left-handed.[2] In the 2016/2017 season, she was listed on the roster of the "ZelYunior" team in Women's Hockey League tournaments (Division A), although she did not receive any playing time in those competitions.[3]
Connection to Nizhny Novgorod
According to Wikidata, Merkusheva played for the Nizhny Novgorod women's Torpedo Hockey Club", one of the leading teams in women's hockey in Russia.
Olympic Games
In 2022, Merkusheva was named to the Russian Olympic team at the Winter Games in Beijing (the XXIV Olympic Winter Games).[1] By that time, she had been awarded the title of Master of Sport of Russia.[1]
Sources
- olympic.ru — Merkusheva Valeria Sergeyevna — Russian Olympic Team 2026 — ROC
- stats.mihf.ru — Moscow Hockey Federation. Statistics.
- zelhl.ru — Player List
- infosport.ru — MERKUSHEVA Valeria Sergeyevna — Russian Athletes — Sports Russia