Galina Skiba

Galina Yuryevna Skiba (Russian: Галина Юрьевна Скиба) (born 9 May 1984) is a Russian ice hockey forward.

Galina Skiba
Born (1984-05-09) 9 May 1984
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
RWHL team Tornado Moscow Region
National team  Russia
Playing career 2004–present
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Canada
2016 Canada

On 12 December 2017 she and five other Russian hockey players were disqualified at the 2014 Olympics.[1] The team results were annulled.[2]

International career

Skiba was selected for the Russia women's national ice hockey team in the 2006 and 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2006, she had one assist in five games, and in 2014, she played in all six games, scoring a pair of goals.[3][4]

As of 2014, Skiba has also appeared for Russia at six IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2005. She won a bronze medal as a part of the team in 2013[3][5][6][7][8][9][10] and 2016.

Career statistics

International career

Through 2013–14 season

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Russia WW 5 0 0 0 2
2006 Russia Oly 5 0 0 0 2
2007 Russia WW 4 0 1 1 2
2008 Russia WW 4 0 0 0 2
2011 Russia WW 6 0 1 1 2
2012 Russia WW 5 1 1 2 2
2013 Russia WW 6 1 1 2 6
2014 Russia Oly 6 2 0 2 2

References
  1. "IOC sanctions six Russian athletes and closes one case as part of the Oswald Commission findingsdate=December 12, 2017". olympic.org. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2020/06/Medal%20reallocations_%20IOC%20EB_2.pdf
  3. IIHF (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. Fenn/M&S. p. 561. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  4. "IIHF - Team Russia Stats - 2014 Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  5. "IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2013 World Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  6. "IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2012 World Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  7. "IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2011 World Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  8. "IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2008 World Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  9. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2007 World Championship
  10. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2005 World Championship


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