Beijing, August 11th.
Paris Olympics
The women's volleyball final has come to an end.
Italian women's volleyball team
Defeated the defending champions by an emphatic 3-0 margin
USA women's volleyball
The Italian women's volleyball team made their debut at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 victory that not only marked a historic breakthrough for the Italian women's volleyball team, but also heralded their rise to the top of the world's volleyball rankings. After 24 years since their Olympic debut in 2000, the Italian women's volleyball team will finally fulfill their dream in Paris in 2024, breaking the record of their best-ever finish of fifth place.
Before the match, the Italian women's volleyball team, as the world's No. 1, faced off with the world's No. 3 U.S. women's volleyball team, and despite the obvious difference in the rankings of the two teams, the Italian women's volleyball team did not get too much bonus points for their chances of winning the match. However, they proved their strength with practical actions, not only completely suppressed their opponents in the match, but also continued the momentum of 13 consecutive victories since the 2024 Women's Volleyball World League, and after the victory in the final, their winning streak has been refreshed to 14 matches, with a new record in the team history of the points, which shows the hard power of the Italian women's volleyball team.
The Italian women's volleyball team's top player, Egnu, played well in the final, contributing 22 points with 18 successes in 40 dunks, plus 4 blocks, and despite 4 errors, her 45% dunking success rate was enough to prove her dominance on the court. Egnu not only helped her team win the title, but also locked up the honor of MVP of this year's Olympics, which is well deserved. In addition, Serra and Possetti contributed 10 and 9 points respectively to add to the Italian women's victory.
On the other hand, the US women's volleyball team didn't have a single player with double-digit scores in the whole match, and the highest scorer Thompson only scored 8 points, while Drews and Larson contributed 6 and 5 points respectively. The U.S. women's offensive line was completely contained by the Italian women's defense, which was in stark contrast to their strong performance in the group and knockout stages.
The final ranking of the women's volleyball program of the Paris Olympics was released, Italy, the United States, Brazil, Turkey, China, Poland, Serbia, Dominican Republic, Japan, the Netherlands, France, Kenya ranked from 1 to 12, showing the competitive level of women's volleyball in the current Olympic Games.
