Russian Olympic squad announced

Posted by: Jānis Kacēns 2012-07-12 20:37 in Featured, National Teams

Following a practice game against Russian male student squad, head coach Boris Sokolovsky made final four cuts to the Russian National Team roster, bringing it down to the 12 who will go to London.

In the practice game the Russians earned their first victory against male student squads this summer 89-75.

Unlike what was reported by some Russian outlets two days ago, the final four cuts for the Russian NT were Liudmila Sapova, Katerina Keyru, Ekaterina Lisina and Tatiana Popova.

Russian 2012 roster looks like this:

Name	Height	Position	DOB	Club
Elena Danilochkina	182 cm	guard	27.01.1986	Nadezhda
Becky Hammon	168 cm	guard	11.03.1977	Sparta&K
Natalia Zhedik	183 cm	guard	11.07.1988	Nadezhda
Ilona Korstin	183 cm	guard	30.05.1980	Perfumerias Avenida, Spain
Evgenia Belyakova	182 cm	guard	27.06.1986	Sparta&K
Olga Arteshina	188 cm	forward	27.11.1982	UMMC
Natalia Vodopyanova	188 cm	forward	04.06.1981	Dynamo Kursk
Marina Kuzina	195 cm	forward	19.07.1985	Sparta&K
Natalia Vieru	196 cm	center	25.07.1989	Good Angels
Anna Petrakova	189 cm	forward	04.12.1984	Dynamo Kursk
Nadezhda Grishaeva	195 cm	center	02.07.1989	Arras, France
Irina Osipova	196 cm	center	25.06.1981	Sparta&K

From the 2011 European Champion squad they will be bringing back only 6 players – Danilochkina, Korstin, Belyakova, Arteshina, Kuzina, Osipova. With 50% from that squad they are bringing back 55% of their scoring, 40% of their rebounding 51% of their assists and 49% of their steals.

For Natalia Zhedik, Anna Petrakova and Nadezhda Grishaeva this will be their debut in a major tournament with the National Team.

Russia have been drawn in Group B with Australia, France, Brazil, Canada and Great Britain.