oach Alekno has recently revealed his roster for the upcoming World Cup. Leading the squad is the 39 year old Sergey Tetyukhin and he will be joined by his 2012 Olympic gold medal teammates.
2015 World Cup
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After 3 matches, the USA vs Serbia still remains as the MOST EXCITING match so far at the ongoing FIVB World Cup in Japan. Both teams displayed great volleyball for more than 2 hours.
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In case you’re wondering why 2012 Olympian and outside hitter Hui is NOT in Japan for the World Cup, it’s due to a SERIOUS HEART PROBLEM.
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7 of our favorite American players did NOT make the cut like 2014 World Champions Kelly Murphy & Courtney Thompson plus Pan Am Games MVP Krista Vansant.
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THE GREAT NEWS is that Canada has finally won against USA in a long time. THE GOOD NEWS is that both teams have qualified for the 2015 FIVB World Cup in Japan with the top 2 teams winning a spot in the 2016 Olympics.
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Hosts Japan will be joined by the world champions and two teams from each of the five continental confederations for both the women’s event & the men’s competition. The winners & runners-up will qualify for the 2016 Olympics.