Yekaterina Anatolievna "Katya" Smolina (russian: Екатерина Анатольевна Смолина; born 8 October 1988) is a Russian

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, playing with

SKIF Nizhny Novgorod HC SKIF Nizhny Novgorod () are a Russian ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They play in Nizhny Novgorod at the CEC Nagorny, which is also home to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL. SKIF have won the Russian Championship in ...

of the

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(ZhHL). She was a member of the Russian national ice hockey team during 2005 to 2019 and participated in three

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and eight

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International career

Smolina was selected for the

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in the

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and

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Winter Olympics. In 2006, she didn't have a point in five games, and in 2014, she played in all six games, recording one assist. As of 2014, Smolina has also appeared for Russia at five

. Her appearance came in

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. She won a bronze medal as a part of the team in

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IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2007 World Championship
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Career statistics

International career

Through 2013–14 season

References

External links

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