why ? American volley Maxwell Holt had a meldonium case yet if Markin gets banned he should have been too, his case would have been overturned anyways by CAS like Efimova or Klishina, anyways I guess it was more psychological, if he had to appeal then the team would have been stuck training thinking in their heads if they will even compete or will be a distraction psychologically.
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why ? American volley Maxwell Holt had a meldonium case yet if Markin gets banned he should have been too, his case would have been overturned anyways by CAS like Efimova or Klishina, anyways I guess it was more psychological, if he had to appeal then the team would have been stuck training thinking in their heads if they will even compete or will be a distraction psychologically.
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useless info (just for fun)
teams who reached the semifinals in the last 20 years (6 Olympics) are:
1996: Netherlands, Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia
2000: Yugoslavia, Russia, Italy, Argentina
2004: Brazil, Italy, Russia, USA
2008: USA, Brazil, Russia, Italy
2012: Russia, Brazil, Italy, Bulgaria
2016 (in alphabetical order): Brazil, Italy, Russia, USA
teams who reached the semifinals in the last 20 years (6 Olympics) are:
1996: Netherlands, Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia
2000: Yugoslavia, Russia, Italy, Argentina
2004: Brazil, Italy, Russia, USA
2008: USA, Brazil, Russia, Italy
2012: Russia, Brazil, Italy, Bulgaria
2016 (in alphabetical order): Brazil, Italy, Russia, USA
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It's time for Italy to win
ssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :shock2:
Even after the good first round, I still don't believe we have "that something" to win. It's also a way to not raise too many expectations, after so many disillusions :sad14:
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That's true. I hate when media does all the hype and then an athlete/team fails, and everybody is unhappy. But I'll keep my fingers crossed tomorrow!
this is possible but didn't USA beat Serbia in group stage
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You know... the President of our National Olympic Committee said, before the beginning of Rio, that the most wanted gold was the one from our men's volleyball team.....
I think that was NOT fair because the team was NO WAY among the favourites and everyone should have been aware of that (the President first of all). Especially to avoid what you call the "hype and fail" feelings.
If you have been a "protagonist" in the past, that doesn't mean that automatically you HAVE TO win something. Too many things change and happen during the years.
And that brings to what they have done till now, that is something REALLY unpredictable and then it's something to ALREADY appreciate no matter what the final result will be.
We have lived something totally unexpected after the last two troubled years. And at the end, if we won't win, we will have to show respect to this team and not think that, since we're Italy, we had the duty to earn a medal.
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I think I said it like ten times, but I will say one more time. Group stage doesn't matter. You just need to advance to QF, that's all. That's why alebi is worried USA will take revenge on Italy in Men. Different day, different match. It's not a rare case that after loss in Groups Stage you win in Knock Out Stage, when it really matters.
I know that, I was saying that psychologically it will be easier if you beat that team already and will put pressure on the other.
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Not necessarily. The team that won once is expected to win second time, so there's pressure. The other team can only play better. And since at this stage you cannot lose, there's pressure to advance for both teams.
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Especially when differences between teams are not so evident.
Anyway, in female I think USA is slightly favourite, especially because they have a "deep bench". Their substitutes are at the same level of the starting six.
That's the beauty of the sport: you always have a second chance
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Not like anybody has doubts who you mean
But Serbia won anyway. Told ya Group Stage doesn't matter.... To be fair, it was very close.
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Not like anybody has doubts who you mean
can say it loudly now, SERBIA !!!!!
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can say it loudly now, SERBIA !!!!!
I'm curious, do you watch Volleyball other than Olympics? I rarely watch Ladies since the coverage in TV has much lessened ever since Polish Ladies stopped playing well...
Serbia has won with their heads. The Ladies kept it cool in tie break. I think they have chances in Final
I'm curious, do you watch Volleyball other than Olympics? I rarely watch Ladies since the coverage in TV has much lessened ever since Polish Ladies stopped playing well...
Serbia has won with their heads. The Ladies kept it cool in tie break. I think they have chances in Final
sometimes I watch World League and Grand Prix
but you know at the Olympics, teams get sort of magical powers and everything is possible
like in other sports, the Olympics is where the shocker comes.
