Janine Alder (born 5 July 1995) is a Swiss ice hockey goaltender and member of the Swiss national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Thurgau Ladies of the Swiss Women's League. She has represented Switzerland at many international tournaments, including at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and 2018. At the 2014 Games, she won the bronze medal after Switzerland defeated Sweden in the bronze medal game.[1]

Janine Alder
Born (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 28)
Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SWHL A team
Former teams
HT Thurgau Ladies
St. Cloud State Huskies
EV Dielsdorf
EHC Winterthur
ZSC Lions Frauen
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2009–present
Website janinealder.com
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team

Alder played four years of college ice hockey with the St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I.[2]

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  1. ^ "Athletes – Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes". 14 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: SUI - Switzerland" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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