DRough observers would not doubt that Justine Wong-Orantes might be too big for VC Wiesbaden at first glance. After all, the 25-year-old American is only 1.68 meters tall, and is easily overlooked among tall volleyball players.
However, her performance on the field as a traditional Libera in the last Bundesliga season led to the idea that she may be overrated, and this team did not even enter the postseason in the 11 clubs. The best 8 clubs of the game it. Nevertheless, the little American with a big warrior heart extended another season before bidding farewell to the long summer vacation-of course, there are many tasks during the summer vacation and there is almost no free time for her.
When the new VCW coach Benedikt Frank is looking for new players for the VCW Bundesliga team, the team has been reduced to three, but his most reliable support is probably the American volleyball team. National League Wide open. Due to the pandemic, in the Mammoth Championship held in the corona bubble in Rimini, the Americans won all 17 games and finally defeated Brazil 3-1. Personally, this game is a victory for the residents of Wiesbaden. He must first prove that he is the starting Libera in the US team, and then he was rated as the second best “digger” in the championship.
She tried to prevent the ball from hitting the ground with her “dredge art”, which was considered a model. After another six weeks, VCW started the first preparatory phase of the Bundesliga season with a three-quarter lineup on October 6, and Justin Huang-Orantes is facing the biggest success of her career so far: In the Olympic final tournament, against Brazil again (Sunday at 6.30am CET) FAZ Olympics live broadcast, On ARD and Eurosport).
In the unexpected 3-0 victory over Serbia in the semifinals, Huang Orantes once again played the best wiping action in the backcourt, allowing the US attackers to play their full strength and talent on the Internet. Previously, the team trained by volleyball legend Karchi Kilari suffered setbacks in the preliminary rounds in the 3-0 draw with Russia, but won the other four games in the group stage. In the 3-0 quarter-finals, they did not give the Dominican Republic a chance.
After the Tokyo finals, Wong-Orantes will first spend time with her family in the United States. “After this busy summer, this is very important to me,” she said in an interview on the VCW website. Then she will “come to Wiesbaden with a clear head” and “ready” to play with VCW this season. She is very excited about her new teammate and Frank’s concept. As a souvenir and motivational help to future colleagues, she will bring a special piece of jewelry with her. Your Olympic medal. colour? “Hope is made of gold”.
