Valentina Olivia Violeta Lizana Wallner (born 30 March 1990) is a Swedish retired
ice hockey
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goaltender
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and coach.
International career
Lizana Wallner was selected for the
Sweden women's national ice hockey team
The Swedish women's national ice hockey team ( sv, Sveriges damlandslag i ishockey) or Damkronorna ("the Lady Crowns" in Swedish) represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's nation ...
in the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, closing = February 28, 2010
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, but did not play during the tournament.
Lizana Wallner also appeared for Sweden at the
2009 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2009 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in Hämeenlinna, Finland, from April 4 to 12, 2009.
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against averag ...
, playing in four games, winning three and finishing with a goals against average of 1.25. She also played twice at the
2013 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2013 IIHF Women's World Championships was the 15th world championship sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and was the last world championship before the 2014 Winter Olympics. The tournament was hosted in Ottawa, Ontar ...
, losing both games, and allowing 6 goals on 49 shots.
She also represented her country at junior level, playing for the
Sweden women's national under-18 ice hockey team
The Swedish women's national under-18 ice hockey team () is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Sweden. The team represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Ice Hockey U18 Women' ...
. In
2008
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, she played in four games, winning two, with a goals against average of 2.66.
Lizana Wallner played also for Sweden the
2014 Olympics in
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
. She wanted to have the face of
Stefan Liv
Stefan Daniel Patryk Liv (born Patryk Śliż; 21 December 1980 – 7 September 2011) was a Swedish professional ice hockey, ice hockey player who played as a goaltender. Liv played professionally in Sweden, North America and Russia ...
on her Helmet, but was refused by the
International Olympic Committee
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.
Personal life
Lizana Wallner's father is from Chile, and her mother is Finnish.
Career statistics
International career
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
AIK Hockey Dam players
Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women) players
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Modo Hockey (women) players
Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
Ice hockey people from Stockholm
Swedish people of Chilean descent
Sportspeople of Chilean descent
Swedish women's ice hockey goaltenders
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