TEAM COMPOSITION

RUS / Russia

Team manager	Erkhov Andrey
Coach	Marichev Iury
Assistant coach	Kurnosov Igor
2nd assistant coach	Ushakov Konstantin
Doctor	Sturua Vakhtang
Physiotherapist	Semenychev Nikolay

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
	3	Daria	Isaeva	Isaeva	29.03.1990	186	75	310	304	Fakel
	5	Liubov	Shashkova	Sokolova	04.12.1977	192	72	315	307	Dinamo Krasnodar
L	7	Svetlana	Kryuchkova	Kryuchkova	21.02.1985	174	63	290	286	Dinamo Krasnodar
C	10	Ekaterina	Pankova	Pankova	02.02.1990	178	64	290	285	Zarechie-Odinzovo
	11	Victoriia	Chaplina	Chaplina	23.10.1988	188	77	301	295	Uralochka-NTMK
	12	Alexandra	Pasynkova	Pasynkova	14.04.1987	190	75	313	305	Uralochka-NTMK
	13	Evgeniya	Startseva	Startseva	12.02.1989	185	68	294	290	Dinamo-Kazan
	14	Natalia	Dianskaya	Dianskaya	07.03.1989	186	64	310	295	Dinamo-Krasnodar
	15	Tatiana	Kosheleva	Kosheleva	23.12.1988	191	67	315	305	Dinamo-Moscow
	17	Natalia	Malykh	Malykh	08.12.1993	187	65	308	297	Zarechie-Odinzovo
L	19	Anna	Malova	Malova	16.04.1990	175	59	286	290	Ufimochka
	20	Anastasia	Shlyakhovaya	Shlyakhovaya	05.10.1990	192	69	313	307	Omichka

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

Russia share the limelight with teams like Brazil, USA, Italy, China and Cuba, who have won multiple medals and titles in major volleyball events such as the Olympics, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix and the World Grand Champions Cup. With forward-thinking coach Yuri Marichev at the helm, Russia are starting another era by harnessing immense talent that will gradually take them back to their prominent form.

Russia brags a long list of legendary names such as Evguenia Artamonova, Elena Godina, Elizaveta Tichtchenko, Elena Vassilevskaia, Lioubov Sokolova, and Ekaterina Gamova, who have all been a part of one of the most glorious eras of the team in its history. Former team leader Ekaterina Gamova who helped them to win the 2010 World Championship is no longer in the team, but with Maria Borodakova and Natalia Obmochaeva still there, Russia still packs plenty of punch.

Having a new coach meant having to undergo with a lot of adjustments, but this was not the case for Russia as they have redeemed themselves easily, taking the European Championship title after falling short of a World Grand Prix Finals appearance this year. Tatiana Kosheleva took home the Most Valuable Player award while team-mate Ekaterina Pankova won the Best Setter award at the European Championship.

Coach profile

Russian coach Yuri Marichev had a 20-year stint playing for clubs CSKA Moscow, Eczacibasi, Lefty Tula and Oil Industry Bashkiria, winning a total of two Russian Championships and a European Champions Cup. He shifted to coaching at Torch New Urengoy and Ural Ufa, and then the youth national team that won the 2005 World Youth Championship. He moved to Dinamo Krasnodar to coach the women’s team for a season then the men’s team from 2010-present. In January 2013, he became coach of the Russian women’s team and guided them to finish on top at the European Championship.