While the Soviet Union routinely came away with the gold medal at the Olympics , in the era of best - on - best play , Russia has been entirely shut out .
No team enters the 2014 Winter Olympics under more pressure than the Russian Federation .
While the Soviet Union routinely came away with the gold medal at the Olympics , in the era of best - on - best play , Russian Federation has been entirely shut out .
No team enters the 2014 Winter Olympics under more pressure than the Russian Federation .