2024 Paris Olympic Games

  • Am I the only one that finds Italy’s OH rotation unimpressive?


    I like Pietrini way more than the rest combined.

    That rotation won the VNL and both OHs ranked among the best attackers of the tournament.

    People love to trash talked my girl Sylla but when she puts on the blue shirt she almost always delivers. Degradi is playing well and Cate is a good alternative too. Gaia is a good back row sub and passes well.

    Pietrini would've been on the team if she hasn't injured but it is what it is.

  • That rotation won the VNL and both OHs ranked among the best attackers of the tournament.

    People love to trash talked my girl Sylla but when she puts on the blue shirt she almost always delivers. Degradi is playing well and Cate is a good alternative too. Degradi is a good back row sub and passes well.

    Pietrini would've been on the team if she hasn't injured but it is what it is.

    I feel like the people that trash talk Sylla only remember the old her and don't give enough credit to the current player she is and all the work she's done to improve. She's been making solid strides into one of the top outsides that are well rounded.

  • I feel like the people that trash talk Sylla only remember the old her and don't give enough credit to the current player she is and all the work she's done to improve. She's been making solid strides into one of the top outsides that are well rounded.

    People dont realize that although she is not the best passer she almost always holds up and knows how to attack smartly, not to mention that she is the passing target with almost more than 50% of the serves. Her defense is world class and she has a good blocking.

    On top of that she has great energy, and although sometimes I feel like she could try to save up her energy so doesn't end up drained by the end of the match, but it's just her way of fueling herself and the team.

  • Sarina Koga is retiring after Paris Olympics!


    I expected this to come but it’s still sad when reading the official announcement from her;(

    She’s at her prime and playing better than ever in her career, including her leadership shown on court. Wish all the best to team Japan to fight for a medal in Paris<3<3

  • Sarina Koga is retiring after Paris Olympics!


    Same age when Saori K. retired 😭 it's just sad how japanese players retire early (relatively), especially that they are all healthy and is just so fun to watch. Hoping the best for her and Nishida, and i guess this is the perfect time to start a family as well, as they aren't getting any younger 🫡🫡

  • Giovanni Guidetti announced list of Serbian players for the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris 2024. The coach stated that, taking advantage of all the time allowed by the Olympic regulations, the list is still subject to changes and the final list will be known later the friendlies in Italy and Poland.


    S: MAJA OGNJENOVIĆ, BOJANA DRČA.

    O: TIJANA BOŠKOVIĆ.

    L: ALEKSANDRA JEGDIĆ.

    MB: JOVANA STEVANOVIĆ, MAJA ALEKSIĆ, HENA KURTAGIĆ.

    OH: BIANKA BUSA, SARA LOZO, KATARINA LAZOVIĆ, BOJANA MILENKOVIĆ, ALEKSANDRA UZELAC.

    13th: ANA BJELICA

  • Not really. The number of changes doesn't mean that he can change his final entry just because he wants to do changes. If that was the case why to send it until yesterday?

    It's called "Late Athlete Replacement"...

    Between 9 July and 26 July it can be done for medical reasons and also force majeure by any team, as long as the incoming athletes are among the 25 on the Long List...

    It is obvious that this cannot be justified with a simple "technical choice" of the coach but is subject to a solid justification and which must be ratified by the Olympic committee: it would seem that there is no limit on how many athletes can be changed...



  • I was wrong only about the number of changes not about the rest. I read the regulations some time ago and knew that there was something about 2 changes. It was about wide roster and not final roster. The rest is as I said. If the players from his 12+1 won't get injured or get sick he can't make any changes

  • NOOOO. I did not see this coming. She so powerful and good. She could play in top level teams in Europe. Japan system based on her. I do not know how they will make it without her. The team will be much weaker the next season.

    she wants to be a doting wife and probably a mom. She got married to Yuji and they have not really been in the same area of the country because he is in Osaka and she was in Kawasaki. After doing that for two years and she knows that Yuji is going to need the support if he goes overseas, etc. She mentioned that she started playing as a 2nd grader in elementary school, so she’s be playing for 20 years (probably 21) and she may have just said, it is time. She doesn’t need the stress of being captain, team leader and being a playing wife anymore. It is easier to leave on top. Saori Kimura was someone that Koga looked up to and she can see Saori having fun as a mom. Not saying it was the complete influence, but they probably talked.