The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's hockey tournament. Though the Soviet Union was a four-time defending gold medalist and heavily favored, the United States upset them and won 4–3.
Igor Nikolayevich Larionov is a Russian ice hockey coach, sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as "the Professor". Along with Viacheslav Fetisov, he was instrumental in forcing the Soviet government to let Soviet players compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). He primarily played the centre position.
Tikhonov, sometimes spelled as Tychonoff, or Tikhonova is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Tikhon, the Russian form of the Greek name Τύχων, and literally means Tikhon's. It may refer to:
Yakovlev (Яковлев) is an East Slavic surname derived from the masculine given name Yakov. Yakovleva is the feminine form.
The Russian men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Russia, overseen by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. As of 2021, they are rated third in the IIHF World Ranking. The team has been competing internationally since 1992 and is recognized by the IIHF as the successor to the Soviet Union team and CIS team. The Russian team is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six," the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and the United States. The European nations of the Big Six participate in the Euro Hockey Tour, which Russia won seven times since 2005. Since April 2018, the head coach is Ilya Vorobiev, taking over for the second half of the 2017–18 Euro Hockey Tour.
The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team Canada.
Procházka is a very common Czech surname. The feminine variant is Procházková . A literal translation of the name to English is a stroll.
Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov was a Soviet ice hockey player and coach. Tikhonov was a defenceman with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow from 1949 to 1963, winning four national championships. He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was the dominant team in the world, winning eight World Championship gold medals, as well as Olympic gold in 1984, 1988, and 1992. Tikhonov also led CSKA Moscow to twelve consecutive league championships. He was named to the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 1998.
Arkhipov, or Arkhipova is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Arkhip and literally means Arkhip's.
Fedotov (Федотов) or Fedotova (feminine) is a common Russian last name from the given name Fedot, borrowed from Greek: Θεόδοτος "given by God". Belarusian form is Фядотаў. It may refer to the following people:
Matthew Ryan may refer to:
Viktor Vasilievich Tikhonov is a Latvian-born Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Tikhonov was originally selected 28th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, by the Phoenix Coyotes. After several years in the NHL with the Coyotes, Tikhonov moved to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia, where he spent four years with SKA St. Petersburg. In 2015, he returned to the NHL, signing a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, appearing in 11 games for them before he was claimed on waivers by the Coyotes.
VVS Moscow was a Soviet sports club representing the Soviet Air Force. Among the sports the club participated in were football, ice hockey, basketball, and volleyball. They won the Soviet national basketball league championship in 1952, as well as the Soviet national volleyball league championship in 1952, and the Soviet national ice hockey league championship three times, in the years 1951, 1952, and 1953.
Anisimov or Anisimoff is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Anisimova. It may refer to
Vasily Pavlovich Tikhonov is a Soviet rower. He is married to Irina Kalimbet who like him competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in rowing. Their twin daughters Anastasia and Elizaveta are both international rowers.
Irina Volodymyrivna Kalimbet is a Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Her husband, Vasily Tikhonov, also competed at the 1988 Olympics in rowing. Their twin daughters Anastasia and Elizaveta are both international rowers.
Vasili Viktorovich Tikhonov was a Russian ice hockey coach.
Viktor or Victor Tikhonov may refer to:
Zhilin or Zhylin is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Zhilina. It may refer to:
Vasily Tikhonov was a Soviet equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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