losing 7–3. Nabokov finished the Olympics with a record of two wins and one loss as the Russians placed sixth overall. His final appearance in an international tournament was at the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Nabokov played four games for Russia, winning two and losing one, before a groin injury forced him to leave the tournament; Russia would finish fourth. Personal life Nabokov, an only child, was born in Ust-Kamenogorsk (now called Oskemen), in the Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan). His father, Viktor, was a former professional hockey goaltender who played 18 years in both Russia and Kazakhstan before he retired in 1987. After his playing career ended, Viktor established a goaltending school in the city, which Nabokov later attended. His mother, Tatyana, worked as an engineer in a local factory. Nabokov first played hockey when he was six years old, taking up the same position his father had played. When he moved to North America in 1997, Nabokov initially went by the name "John", fearing that English speakers might have difficulty pronouncing his name. Nabokov met his wife, Tabitha Eckler, shortly after he began playing in Kentucky. She was a college student and waitress at the time. They were married in 2001. They have two children together, daughter Emily (born in January 2004), and son Andrei (born on February 12, 2007). Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards NHL San Jose Sharks References External links 1975 births Living people Calder Trophy winners Cleveland Lumberjacks players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Kazakhstani ice hockey goaltenders Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Kazzinc-Torpedo players Kentucky Thoroughblades players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League goaltenders who have scored in a game New York Islanders players Olympic ice hockey players of Russia Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Russian ice hockey goaltenders San Jose Sharks coaches San Jose Sharks draft picks San Jose Sharks players SKA Saint Petersburg players Sportspeople from Oskemen Tampa Bay Lightning players Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Kazakhstani expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate ice hockey people