| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1984 Sarajevo | Team | |
| Silver | 1980 Lake Placid | Team | |
Vladimir Semyonovich Myshkin (Russian: Владимир Семенович Мышкин) (born June 19, 1955 in Kirovo-Chepetsk, USSR) was a goaltender for the Soviet Union's national ice hockey team in the 1970s and 1980s. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Sarajevo The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Kirovo-Chepetsk (Ки́рово-Чепе́цк is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russian Federation, located at the confluence of the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
Myshkin was the back-up to legendary netminder Vladislav Tretiak. Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MSM (Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к born April 25, 1952 in the village Orudyevo His achievements include the following ones:
- Myshkin is six-time World and European champion (1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990)
- On February 11, 1979 he was the surprise choice of Coach Viktor Tikhonov to start in the deciding game in the Challenge Cup Tournament against the National Hockey League all stars. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Viktor Vasilevich Tikhonov (Виктор Васильевич Тихонов born June 4 1930) was a prominent Russian Ice hockey player and 1979 Challenge Cup was an Ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet national ice hockey team and a team of All-stars from the National Hockey The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Myshkin responded with a sterling effort shutting out the NHL stars 6-0 to win the Challenge Cup for the Soviet National team.
- Myshkin replaced Tretiak after the first period in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game versus Team USA in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympics. The The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February He faced only 2 shots in the 2nd period, and stopped them both, but gave up 2 goals in the third scored by Americans Mark Johnson and Mike Eruzione. Mark Johnson (b September 22, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Madison Wisconsin) is a former United States Ice Mike "Rizzo" Eruzione (born October 25, 1954) is an Italian-American former ice hockey player who was the captain of the 1980 Winter Team USA won the game 4-3 and went on to capture the gold medal with the Soviets taking the silver. As the Americans celebrated wildly and Myshkin waited politely with his teammates to congratulate them he was consoled by Tretiak.
- Won the 1981 Canada Cup with the USSR team. The 1981 Canada Cup was the second professional ice hockey world championship involving the world's top six ice hockey nations The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
- Won the gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with the Soviet team. The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Sarajevo
- In his first major event as starting goaltender of the Soviet National Team, he led the Soviets to a perfect 5-0 record in the round robin of the 1984 Canada Cup before being defeated by Canada 3-2 in overtime in the semifinals. The 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984 Nonetheless, Myshkin is named to the tournament all-star team for his heroics.
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