Olga Sosina
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Almetyevsk, Russia
| Olga Sosina Ольга Сосина | |||
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| Born |
27 July 1992 Almetyevsk, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ZhHL team Former teams |
HC Agidel Ufa SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Olga Petrovna Sosina (Russian: Ольга Петровна Сосина; born 27 July 1992) is a Russian ice hockey forward and captain of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently serving as alternate captain of Agidel Ufa in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). She won bronze medals at the World Championships in 2013 and 2016. Sosina has played in the women's ice hockey tournament at three Olympic Games, first in 2010.
Sosina was selected for the Russian national ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014. At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, she played in all five games but did not record any points.[1][2] At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, she played in all six games, recording four points (3 goals, 1 assist). Sosina served as captain of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Sosina has also represented Russia at eight IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2009.[3] She was a member of the bronze medal winning teams at the 2013 and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championships.[4]
She also competed in three junior tournaments for the Russia women's national under-18 ice hockey team, with her first the inaugural event in 2008.[5][6][7]
