About GILLIAN
“One of the premiere experts on Russian hockey in North America.” — The Athletic
Gillian Kemmerer is an international hockey correspondent, former Ivy League athlete and the first American to serve as a locker room reporter in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). As a trusted and creative storyteller with a strong track record on a number of competitive beats—from finance to sports—her social media following tops 120,000 worldwide. Gillian logged time in China’s 2022 Olympic sites as a locker room reporter and video producer for Kunlun Red Star, the KHL’s Beijing expansion team, and has appeared on both CCTV and KHL TV. She currently hosts Icecast 2.0, the KHL official podcast, and is the author of The Faceoff and Ice Diaries, two English-language series on the league official platforms. Prior to sports, Gillian was a financial journalist and lead anchor for Asset TV, where her assignments took her from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to the World Economic Forum in Davos. She was a recipient of the 2018 Alfa Fellowship, a prestigious language and professional development program in Moscow. Gillian holds a Master’s in International Management with distinction from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s in Economics with honors from Columbia University. Her insights have appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, Forbes, NHL.com, Sportsnet, The New York Post and other outlets around the globe.
WRITING PORTFOLIO
COVER STORIES
“I’m angry with Krikunov. I don’t respect him at all.”
Alexei Kovalev's big interview [EN, RU]
"The feeling that we are living in the 18th century."
Sergei Fedorov against critics of Malkin's American citizenship [EN, RU]
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LONG-FORM FEATURES
The Kids Are Alright
View from the Top
A Return to Tarasov
A Matter of Possession
My Least Favorite Goal
China Hockey Diaries
Notes on a Championship
Like Fathers, Like Sons
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SELECT interviews
Scotty Bowman on Soviet Hockey and The Russian Five
Slava Fetisov on Sport to Fight Climate Change [Podcast]
Michael Bapis on Athlete Financial Literacy
Alexei Yashin on the Evolution of the KHL
Kirill Kaprizov for “The Faceoff”
Five Minutes with Vladislav Tretiak
Inside SKA Development Camp with Daniel Bochner
Alexi Lalas from the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Ilya Sorokin for “The Faceoff”
Noora Raty for “Ice Diaries”
Soviet Hockey’s Secret Weapon with Elena Segal
Iceast 2.0 — the khl official podcast
select VIDEO PORTFOLIO
SELECT PODCAST APPEARANCES
Up In The Blue Seats with Ron Duguay [The New York Post]
Ron Duguay opens the show explaining why Artemi Panarin should win the Hart Trophy. He then welcomes in the hockey journalist who broke the Alexei Kovalev head coaching story, Gillian Kemmerer. She talks about how she got into Russian hockey, working at the KHL, the Igor Shesterkin-Ilya Sorokin friendship, Shesterkin's confidence level, playing in Russia arenas vs. here and women's hockey. NY Post Rangers beat writer Larry Brooks drops by to talk about what he's seen at practices, the goaltending situation, Brendan Lemieux's two-game suspension and Panarin being up for league MVP. 1994 Rangers Stanley Cup champion and NHL great Alexei Kovalev then joins Ron and Gillian. Kovalev discusses getting drafted by the Rangers, the difference between the 1994 championship team and seasons prior, coaching in the KHL and flying a plane with Panarin.
The Full 60 with Craig Custance [The Athletic]
Gillian Kemmerer is a global hockey reporter who covers the KHL and hockey in Russia. She joins the pod to discuss her experiences in the region and interacting with some of the personalities in a league that North American fans hear little about, including insight on players making the adjustment to playing overseas, the league's focus on modernization and the growth of the women's game in Russia and China, as well as getting to know prospects like Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov and Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin. Plus, Gillian discusses her journey from growing up as a Flyers fan in Philadelphia, and working in financial journalism before becoming one of the premiere experts on Russian hockey in North America.