Tag: volleyball
The Finnish duo already advanced to the quarterfinals of the Beach Volleyball Junior World Championships | Sports in a nutshell
Veeti Viljamaa and Konsta Viljamaa have already secured fifth place in the under-19 beach volleyball World Championships in Shangluo, China. Finnish brothers Pulled and Konsta Viljamaa won the Beach Volleyball…
The women’s volleyball players face a fierce challenge – can Finland shake Germany in the European Championship qualifiers? EPN follows moment by moment | Sport
Germany is a strong preliminary favorite for the match Finland lost its first match of the EC qualifiers against Switzerland in Turku 2–3. Today the team plays in Schwerin and…
The Swedish giants in volleyball – first victory in five years
PHOTO: Bildbyrån Things are going well for Swedish volleyball.First the Olympic gold in beach volleyball – and now a bang from the national team, which has just been resurrected.Sweden’s men’s…
Volleyball: Sweden’s giant shock: European Championship qualifier beat Spain in three straight sets
Barely two weeks ago, Sweden’s men’s national volleyball team played its first match in three years. It was a heavy loss against Switzerland. Tonight it was time for the next…
Decisions made in volleyball put top sport first – “Motivated athletes cannot be bought with money” | Sport
The men’s national volleyball team’s place in next year’s World Championships did not come as a surprise to the team. Finland’s ranking was good enough throughout the summer that it…
Jessica Kosonen decided to invest in her studies alongside her professional volleyball career, which led to a summer job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Sport
Finland’s women’s national volleyball team opens its European Championship qualifier against Switzerland on Sunday in Turku. shows the matches live on TV2 and Areena, the broadcast starts at 14:45. Few…
Volleyball: Sweden collapsed against Switzerland in the first match in three years
But it didn’t look like Sweden hadn’t played a game since May 2021, when they opened with a 6-0 lead straight away in the European Championship qualifier against Switzerland. Sweden…
Lahti-Liukkonen and Ahtiainen finish ninth in the EC beach volleyball tournament | Sports in a nutshell
The Finnish pair won two matches and suffered three losses in the games. Aino Paloniemi, Petri Sjöblom Finnish couple Taru Lahti-Liukkonen / Niina Ahtiainen finished ninth in the beach volleyball…
Robert Meeuwsen ends career with loss in semi-final at European Beach Volleyball Championship
The 35-year-old Nieuwegeiner had already decided in January to stop after this summer, regardless of the outcome of their Olympic qualification. “Even if we had made it to the Games,…
Finland’s volleyball women crushed Estonia | Sports in a nutshell
Finland, which is preparing for the EC qualifiers, convincingly beat Estonia 3–0 in Tallinn. The Finnish women’s national volleyball team, which is preparing for the European Championship qualifiers, was in…