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Jordan Larson Shares Her Stories from the Road

by Brynn Murphy on January 30, 2012

Happy New Year!! This year is a big year for everyone involved in the Olympics!! Can't believe it's already here. However, there are still many events that occurred in 2011 that I would like to tell you about. First, is our trip to Zurich, Switzerland. This was my second trip to Switzerland this year as I went to Montreux earlier this summer with the National team and needless to say it was beautiful. We were going to Zurich to play a champions league match against Volero Zurich. We arrived a couple days before the match so we were able to walk around a bit.&...

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USAV Athlete Brian Thornton: A New Year, A New Blog

by Brynn Murphy on January 16, 2012

It's a new year. 2012. The year in which the world will end according to what I hope is an unpopular social interpretation of the Mayan calendar. But John Cusack was the bomb in that flick yo…not to mention his other numerical masterpiece, 1408, naturally. Will he ever outdo himself in High Fidelity or Being John Malkovich? Minus a time traveling hot tub…I think not. Enough cinematic babel. It's a new year and this is a new blog. My first blog ever and I'm certain to take some heavy fire from a particular blogging friend of mine who I have constantly ridiculed for ...

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Blog Post from USAV & Mizuno athlete Ryan Millar

by Brynn Murphy on January 12, 2012

It has been a great December and beginning of January for my club team here in Russia. Over the holiday season, we won for the second time in a row the coveted Russian Cup. With this win, we automatically qualify for a spot in next seasons Champions League. For a team that is playing in its first Champions League this season, the opportunity to play two years in a row is quite the accomplishment. I want to congratulate all my teammates and coaching staff on playing so well and working so hard. We had a nice Christmas dinner (you have to realize that Christmas i...

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Blog Post from USAV Athlete Alisha Glass

by Brynn Murphy on January 9, 2012

Hello from Poland friends!!! I am currently playing professionally in Sopot, Poland. I've just gotten settled in and I'm getting to know my coaches and teammates. We have girls from all over, Megan Hodge from USA is on my team, two German players, a girl from Spain, and a girl from Turkey. Our coaches are Italian and it's amazing how much English everyone knows. I am trying to learn a little Polish to meet the girls halfway, but I can tell you it's a very complicated language. We're in Champions League which means we play teams outside...

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Jordan Larson Shares Her Stories from the Road Pt. 4

by Brynn Murphy on January 4, 2012

Greetings from Kazan, Russia. I am currently playing on my professional team Dinamo-Kazan. Kazan is located about half way between Moscow and Siberia (See if you can find us on the map below). I have a lot to update everyone on...So here comes my book.After getting that nice break at home, we all reported back to California to begin our next training block. This next tournament we were about to play in, the World Cup, was the first qualification for the Olympics. Little did I know that t...

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