The senior Russian women's national team are preparing for the Four Nations

Ahead of the Four Nations which will take place in the Czech Republic between the 22nd and 26th of August, the senior Russian women's national team have started training in Novogorsk.

In the morning, Red Machine National Development Program coach for player development and power skating Daniel Bochner worked with the team. Head coach Alexei Chistyakov called up these following players:

Goalkeepers: Nadezhda Morozov (Biryusa), Valeria Tarakanova (SKIF).

Defenders: Maria Batalova, Anna Shibanova (Agidel), Angelina Goncharenko, Nina Pirogova (Tornado), Ekaterina Nikolaeva (Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Ekaterina Lobova (Biryusa), Darya Teryoshkina (Chelyabinsk), Elena Provorova (SKIF).

Forwards: Olga Sosina (Agidel), Alexandra Vafina (SKIF), Elena Dergachyova, Alyona Starovoytova, Anna Shokhina, Alevtina Shtaryova (Tornado), Lidiya Malyavko, Valeria Pavlova, Tatyana Shatalova (Biryusa), Evgeniya Dyupina, Diana Kanaeva, Ekaterina Smolina (Dynamo Saint Petersburg).

Four Nations schedule:

August 23, Russia W - Czech Republic W;
August 24, Sweden W - Russia W;
August 25, Russia W - Finland W.