International Play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2010 Germany | |
| Gold | 2009 Switzerland | |
| Gold | 2008 Canada | |
| Bronze | 2007 Russia | |
| Bronze | 2005 Austria | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| Gold | 2001 Finland | |
| Silver | 2000 Switzerland | |
Kovalchuk won his first medals with Russia in a major international event at the IIHF World U18 Championships, earning silver and gold medals in 2000 and 2001, respectively. He also competed for Russia at the World Junior Championships in 2001, but finished seventh.
The following year, Kovalchuk made his senior international debut with Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, during his rookie NHL season with the Atlanta Thrashers. He recorded three points in six games to help Russia to a bronze medal finish. He then made his World Championships debut in 2003, but failed to medal.
Kovalchuk made his second straight Winter Olympics appearance in 2006 in Turin. He had a four-goal game on February 19 in a 9–2 win over Latvia, but returned to Atlanta without a medal, losing in the bronze medal game.
In 2008 Kovalchuk played in the IIHF World Championship, held in Quebec City, Canada. He scored his only two goals of the tournament in the gold medal game against Team Canada – once to force the game into overtime, then the game-winner to give Russia the championship. The following year, he led Russia to a second straight gold medal over Canada in the 2009 IIHF World Championship and was named the tournament MVP.
In May 2010, Kovalchuk played for Russia in the 74th IIHF WC in Germany, finishing second.
Played for Russia in:
- 2002 Winter Olympics (bronze)
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- 2005 World Championships (bronze)
- 2006 Winter Olympics
- 2007 World Championships (bronze)
- 2008 World Championships (gold)
- 2009 World Championships (gold)
- 2010 Winter Olympics
- 2010 World Championships (silver)
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