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Russia on the rise
- Updated: May 27, 2016
Lausanne, Switzerland, May 27, 2016 – Twelve teams will compete to qualify for the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 1 Finals in Bangkok, Thailand from July 6 to 10. As the competition approaches, we feature Russia in the 11th of a 12-part series.
Russia on the rise
Russia have moved back to the top of the women’s volleyball charts after successful performances in last year’s edition of the World Grand Prix and their qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. And the Russian team’s chances of winning titles this year are certainly strong.
Russia have won the World Grand Prix title three times, but it has been 14 years since they topped the competition’s podium for the last time. They won silver in 2009, and also earned bronze in the 2014 edition. Last year, their solid performance earned silver, before the team went on to cap their season with gold at the EuroVolley.
Russia may have finished fifth in the preliminary round with a 5-4 win-loss record, but they raised their game in the Final Six in Omaha with a 3-2 win-loss card to finish second to the United States.
In the preliminary round, they recorded two consecutive wins over Germany and the Dominican Republic, but they were not able to sustain that momentum against China. The Asian side won 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-13, 25-23) in the first week. Russia opened the second week with a loss …
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