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Profile

We have players from 5 different clubs. 8 of them are from team JuPiter, the current and 5 time consecutive Russian national champion. Our team roster includes 5 of the 6 top Russian team captains, a talented 18-year-old junior, three or four women's and junior's team coaches, an ex-football-goalkeeper, Ukrainians who live and work in Russia, a Hawaiian stranded in Russia for 10 years, the star of a Snickers Commercial, and our most experienced player who has been hiding out in Sweden studying Swedish tactics.

Goal for Worlds

As with every other team we want to improve our ranking. We're going to work hard in every game and get as much experience as possible.

Associated Club Team

JuPiter (St.Petersburg), Dolgorukie and Sokol (both from Moscow), Novgorod Bears (Novgorod) and Kudesniki Diska (Nizhni Novgorod).

Worlds Experience

Our first and the only team experience was at the last World championships in Heilbronn, Germany in 2000 where we finished 15th. Four players from that team went to Worlds to Hawaii in 2002, these were Yaroslav "R" Petrenko, Eric "Hawaiian" Reppun, George "Yegor" Fedorov and Anatoly "Tolya" Vasilyev.

Major Tournaments

Won The national team has never won any international tournaments, but some of the players that play for the St.Petersburg team JuPiter are 5-time national champions and have won many international indoor, beach and outdoor tournaments in Eastern Europe.

How Many Ultimate Teams in Your Country in Your Division

It differs every year, but at the moment there are 6 competitive teams.

Players to Look Out For

Watch out for ALL the "Crazy Ivans"

Team's Best Receiver

Watch out for our team rookie, recently named most valuable player in his first ever tournament at the All Russia, Moscow Frisbee Festival, May 2004. Won't tell you who it is; you'll have to guess at the end of games.

Team's Favorite Spike or Non-Spike

Our favorite spike would have to be the hedgehog with the fruit punch running a close second, and our least favorite the tent-spike.

The Best Thing About Ultimate Is

Indoor layouts into the cast-iron radiators at the sides of the gym in the depths of winter. Layouts in deep snow on the ice of frozen lakes for a white disc that disappears until spring thaw. Layouts on astroturf for a disc that just got blown by swirling winds from one side of the field to the other and back again. Layouts in the rain and the mud for a disc that was already out of bounds anyway. Layouts in the sand for a flashlight disc in the dead of night in the summertime at a nudist beach. In short, layouts on any surface except grass. It's illegal to layout on the nice grass in Russia.

Roster Size

21 players (including captain/coach George "Yegor" Fedorov)

Team Colors

White-Blue-Red (our flag's colors in that order from top to bottom)

Team Captain

George "Yegor" Fedorov #11

Co-Captains

Sergey "Mikhalich" Mikhailov #22 Eric "Air-Wick" Reppun #42 Anatoly "Tolya" Vasilyev #18

Website

www.frisbee.ru

Written by George Fedorov