Alex Ovechkin  #8

Ovechkin will be making his second Olympic appearance after being named to the tournament All-Star team as Russia finished fourth in 2006 &ndash; he finished tied for third in tournament scoring with five goals. He has represented Russia in three World Junior Championships, five World Championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. <br /> <br /> In his fifth World Championship, he helped Russia to a gold medal in 2008, tying for the team lead with six goals and assisted on Ilya Kovalchuk's gold-medal-winning goal in overtime (Russia defeated Canada 5-4). <br /> <br /> He won his first international gold medal in 2003 at the World Junior Championship, also defeating Canada in the gold medal game.&nbsp; He played&nbsp;&nbsp; alongside fellow 2010 Olympians Fedor Tyutin and Denis Grebeshkov. <br /> <br /> His mom, Tatyana, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, competing in basketball (1976 and 1980) for the Soviet Union. <br /> <br /> <div id="olystatsbox" style="border: 1px solid rgb(161, 161, 161); margin: 4px 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 660px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" class="asstat"> <tbody> <tr class="headrw"> <td>SEASON</td> <td>TEAM</td> <td>TOURNAMENT</td> <td align="center">GP</td> <td align="center">GOALS</td> <td align="center">ASSISTS</td> <td align="center">POINTS</td> <td align="center">PIM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002-2003</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WJC-A</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003-2004</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WC-A</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003-2004</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WJC-A</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004-2005</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>W-Cup</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">0</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004-2005</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WC-A</td> <td align="center">8</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">8</td> <td align="center">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004-2005</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WJC-A</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">11</td> <td align="center">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005-2006</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>Olympics</td> <td align="center">8</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">0</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005-2006</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WC-A</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">9</td> <td align="center">6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006-2007</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WC-A</td> <td align="center">8</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">29</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007-2008</td> <td>Russia</td> <td>WC-A</td> <td align="center">9</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">12</td> <td align="center">8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <script type="text/javascript">jQuery(function(){ jQuery('#olystatsbox').corner('6px'); });</script>