The women’s squad coached by the legendary Karch Kiraly won the 2014 World Championship and is on track to continue their success this year and of course at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil (if USA qualifies which is very possible).
For the third consecutive year, the USA Volleyball Cup will bring in a top-tier opponent as No. 3 China has agreed to play in the 2015 event against the No. 1 U.S. Women’s National Team.
Christian Taylor, triple jump gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has travelled to Italy to follow his girlfriend, Kelly Murphy, at the FIVB Women’s World Championship.
Destinee Hooker’s career with Team USA takes another bump with her name missing on the preliminary roster for the upcoming 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship.