Millage, Flood to Join U.S. Paralympic Sitting Team in Tokyo

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 25, 2021) – Two players and a member of team support will join the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this week. Alternates Nichole Millage and Annie Flood will join the team in Tokyo and will be on the U.S. roster for the Paralympic Games along…

Paralympic Games Schedule for U.S. Sitting Team Revealed

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 13, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team will play Rwanda, China and the team from the Russian Paralympic Committee, in that order, at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The U.S. Women’s Sitting Team is ranked No. 1 in the world and is the defending Paralympic champion. It will…

2018 World ParaVolley Sitting World Championships

U.S. Schedules/Results Women Pool Play in Arnhem July 15: USA def. Hungary 25-7, 25-3, 25-8 July 16: USA def. Russia 25-14, 25-16, 25-23 July 17:USA def. Japan, 25-14, 25-13, 25-12 Rotterdam July 19: Quarterfinal: USA def. Ukraine 25-17, 25-12, 25-13 July 20: Semifinal: USA def. Italy, 25-8, 25-11, 25-6 (USA qualifies for 2020 Paralympics) July…

Kari Miller-Ortiz Goes from Court to Booth for Paralympic Games

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 18, 2021) – Three-time Paralympian and gold medalist Kari Miller-Ortiz may have retired from the U.S. Women’s Sitting National Team, but she has not left her sport behind. NBCUniversal announced Monday that Ortiz would be the color commentator for its Tokyo sitting volleyball broadcast. She will work with retired ice dancer…

Sitting Teams Have Different Views as Paralympic Games Draw Closer

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 16, 2021) – With 100 days to go until the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which begin Aug. 24, the U.S. Women’s and Men’s Sitting National Teams are in two different places. The U.S. WSNT, ranked No. 1 in the world, goes into Tokyo as the defending gold medalist. The team qualified in…

Women’s Sitting Team Hosts Canada in Paralympic Preview

EDMOND, Okla. (June 17, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Sitting Team is preparing for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 with an exhibition match on Saturday against Canada at 7 p.m. at the Wellness Center at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Spectators are welcome at the matches and admission is free. Masks are encouraged….

USA Volleyball Signs MOUs with Japanese Training Sites

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 24, 2021) – USA Volleyball signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on Tuesday with three groups in Japan that will host U.S. teams preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mishima City, Japan plans to host the U.S. Men’s National Team for training prior to the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games,…

Paralympians Step Forward to Represent Fellow Athletes

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 22, 2021) – Two USA Volleyball Paralympians have accepted leadership roles to represent their fellow athletes. Paralympian Nicky Nieves has been elected as the women’s sitting volleyball representative to the USA Volleyball Board of Directors. Paralympian Eric Duda has been elected as USA Volleyball’s representative to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic…

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USAV Sitting Players, Coaches Recognized by WPV

Seven recognized by World ParaVolley