In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Pavlovna and the family name is Bolgareva. Ice hockey player
| Polina Bolgareva Полина Болгарева | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
(1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 25) 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
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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.
Bolgareva represented the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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. 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.
References
- "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Polina BOLGAREVA, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Potts, Andy (5 February 2022). "Bolgareva's birthday bonus". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Following Canada's lead, Finnish team masks up for Olympic hockey game vs. ROC". CBC.ca. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Polina Bolgareva at Olympedia (archive)
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