Ilona Markova

Russian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Ilona Markova Илона Маркова
Born	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
ZhHL team Former teams	Agidel Ufa SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
National team	Russia
Playing career	2017–present

Ilona Vladimirovna Markova (Russian: Илона Владимировна Маркова; born 18 January 2002) is a Russian ice hockey player and member of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with Agidel Ufa.

Playing career

Markova represented the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship and was selected by the coaches as one of Russia’s top three players.^[1]^[2] She was named to the ROC roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics but was unable to participate after receiving a positive COVID-19 test result shortly before the team departed for Beijing.^[3]

As a junior player with the Russian national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2018, 2019, and 2020. At the 2018 and 2019 tournaments, she was selected by the coaches as one of Russia’s top three players and also named to the tournament All-Star Teams. At the 2020 tournament, she captained Russia to a bronze medal finish.

Markova made her senior club debut with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod in the 2017–18 ZhHL season and has played with Agidel Ufa since the 2018–19 season. She was selected to the 2022 ZhHL All-Star Game.^[4]

References

^ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: ROC - ROC". International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Илона Маркова не сыграет на Олимпиаде в Пекине". Zhenskaya Hockey League (in Russian). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Десять дебютанток, шесть постоянных участниц. Составы Востока и Запада на Матч Звезд ЖХЛ" [Ten debutants, six consistent participants. East and West rosters for the ZhHL All-Star Game]. Zhenskaya Hockey League (in Russian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.