It was only for one day but it has already captivated fans in PyeongChang, Korea where the Winter Olympics is currently taking place and also volleyball fans from around the world.
The FIVB and CEV successfully hosted “Snow Volleyball Night” last February 14th at the Austria House. The event was attended by some of the world’s biggest names in volleyball like Olympic Champions Vladimir Grbic, Giba and Emanuel Rego. Volleywood superstar Kim Yeon Koung also joined the event in front of her home fans.
Prince Albert of Monaco, an International Olympic Committee member, also joined the well publicized event.
According to this article by cev.lu:
The FIVB and CEV have recognised Snow Volleyball as one of their disciplines and the two organisations hope that all affiliated Volleyball governing bodies will do the same in their countries. This will contribute to the growth of the sport at the grassroots and international level.
As many as 17 European Federations are hosting a Snow Volleyball national championship this winter while the 2018 edition of the European Tour includes six stops in four countries. The 2018 season will be reaching its climax with the first-ever Snow Volleyball European Championship due to take place in Wagrain-Kleinarl and Flachau, Austria from March 23 to 25, 2018.
The ultimate goal is to have a full-fledged World Tour from the 2018/2019 season (with minimum three stops within the territory of three different Confederations), a World Championship in 2020 and a demonstration event at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.
In case you didn’t know, Snow Volleyball was started by Martin Kaswurm ten years ago in Wagrain, Austria. He set up a volleyball court outside a restaurant before his concept was picked by various Austrian ski resorts. “It caught on and, and here we are.” -Kaswurm.
