After all the rumors of her return, we can now confirm that Russian volleyball superstar and one of the world’s best players Lioubov Sokolova is back with the Russian National Team.
Coach Marichev has released his 15 player roster for the upcoming European Olympic Qualification next month in Turkey.
Setters:
Kosianenko
Startseva
Outside Hitters:
Sokolova
Kosheleva
Scherban
Ilchenko
Hudonova
Midde Blockers:
Shyliakovaya
Zaryazhko
Lyubushkina
Fetisova
Opposite Hitters:
Goncharova (Obmochaeva)
Malykh
Liberos:
Malova
Yezhova
One more player will be cut to make the final roster.
One player is obviously missing on the roster and it’s none other than Ekaterina Gamova.
“Coach Yuri feels that Gamova is NOT in the best shape so he has replaced her with the young and talented Malykh. There’s also a rumor that Gamova does NOT want to be a bench player but we all know that Goncharova is in a much better shape than Gamova.” a source tells Volleywood.
Good luck to Russia!
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(images: FIVB)