A set of postcards with 10 autographs of Soviet Olympic hockey champions

A set of postcards with 10 autographs of Soviet Olympic hockey champions Igor Romishevsky, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Viktor Kuzkin, Evgeny Mikhakov, Grigory Mkrtychan, Vladimir Shadrin, Vitaly Davidov, Boris Mikhailov, Boris Mayorov, Evgeny Zimin.

The postcards were signed in 1995 at the Olympic ball held in the Kremlin. The event was timed to coincide with the end of the XVII Winter Olympic Games held in Lillehammer (Norway).

Igor Romishevsky is a Soviet hockey player, defender, Olympic champion. He played 350 matches in the USSR championships and scored 50 goals.

Vyacheslav Starshinov is a Soviet hockey player, two-time Olympic champion, 9-time world champion, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of the RSFSR. In Spartak and in the USSR national team, Starshinov played in a link with brothers Evgeny and Boris Mayorov, this trio was one of the strongest in Soviet hockey in the 1960s.

Viktor Kuzkin is a Soviet hockey player, defender of CSKA, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. He spent his entire playing career with CSKA. The country's record holder in the number of championship titles won in the USSR championships is 13 times (the co—owner of the record is Vladislav Tretyak). He was the captain of the USSR national team for a long time.

Evgeny Mishakov is a Soviet ice hockey player and football player, striker. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. He was always released on the ice in difficult moments of the game, appreciating his assertiveness, character, and toughness.

Grigory Mkrtchan is a Soviet hockey player and coach, nine—time USSR champion, three-time European champion, two-time world champion, Olympic champion, one of the founders of the Soviet hockey goaltending school.

Vladimir Shadrin is a Soviet hockey player (center forward), Soviet and Russian hockey coach. During the 1972 USSR—Canada Super Series, Vladimir Shadrin took second place in the USSR team in terms of performance.

Vitaly Davidov is a Soviet hockey player, defender. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, played for HC Dynamo all his life. Three-time Olympic champion, world champion. Recognized by the Russian Hockey Federation as one of the six best defenders of the country in history.

Boris Mikhailov is a Soviet hockey player, Soviet and Russian coach. For a long time he was the captain of the USSR national team. Under his leadership, the Russian national team won the gold medals of the World Championship in 1993 for the first time in its history, and in 2002 became the vice-champion of the planet.

Boris Mayorov is a Soviet ice hockey player, forward. Two—time Olympic champion, multiple world and European champion, now a sports commentator and journalist. In Spartak and in the USSR national team, Boris Mayorov played in a link with Evgeny Mayorov and Vyacheslav Starshinov, this trio was one of the strongest in Soviet hockey in the 1960s.

Evgeny Zimin is a Soviet hockey player, striker, coach and commentator. Two-time Olympic champion, three-time world champion. He scored the first goal in the 1972 USSR—Canada Super Series.

The XVII Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer proved to be very successful both organizationally and athletically. The games touched upon important issues of environmental cleanliness, peaceful coexistence and culture, and the spirit of mutual understanding and goodwill prevailed in Lillehammer. Thanks to this, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, at the closing ceremony of the Games, rated this Olympics as the most successful in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.