Elena Baranova, Russia

National Team Experience: Baranova has been a member of the Russian and Soviet Union National Teams since 1989 and has represented her nation in two Olympics. Baranova Joined the Soviet National Team for the first time in 1989. She also played for the Soviet National Team which won the gold medal at the 1991 European Championship, the last event in which the Soviet Union competed. In 1992, Baranova played for the Unified Team that won gold at the Olympics in Barcelona. She captured the bronze as a member of the Russian team at the 1995 European Championship, finishing second on the team in scoring (12.7 points per game) and first in rebounds (7.7 per game). Baranova played for Russia for the 1996 Olympics where she was the top rebounder (13.1 per game) and second-leading scorer (20.3 points per game). She also represented Russia in the 1998 FIBA Women’s World Championship in Germany and was named tournament MVP as she led Russia to the silver medal. Baranova helped lead Russia to the finals of the 2001 European Championships, averaging 12.3 points, 9.6 rebounds 1.8 blocks in eight games.