Criciúma Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Criciúma, is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947.
Lorenzo Bernardi is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver medallist at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, two–time World Champion, and a two–time European Champion.
Virna Cristine Dantes Dias is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team.
Elena Tyurina-Batukhtina is a retired female volleyball player from Russia who made her debut for the Soviet national team in 1989. She competed consecutively in four Olympic Games. She was part of the Soviet and Russian national teams and became European Champion in 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997 and 2001. On club level she played with Uralochka Ekaterinburg
Regla Torres Herrera, more commonly known as Regla Torres, is a Cuban former volleyball player who won three Olympic gold medals with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She began playing on the international circuit at the age of 14. As a middle blocker, she was a key player in the dominance of the Cuban national team of the 1990s.
Kenny Moreno Pino is a volleyball player and coach from Colombia, who won with her team the bronze medal at the 2005 Bolivarian Games.
Imoco Volley is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Conegliano in Northern Italy and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Annamaria Quaranta is an Italian female former volleyball player. She was part of the Italy women's national volleyball team.
Ana Flávia Chritaro Daniel Sanglard, also known as Ana Flávia, is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player and two-time Olympian.
Sonia Beatriz Ayaucán Ciudad, also known as Sonia Ayaucán, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who was part of the Peruvian women's national volleyball team.
Chiara Dall'Ora is a retired Italian female volleyball player, playing as a middle blocker. She was part of the Italy women's national volleyball team.
The Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1, is the highest women's volleyball league in Italy. It is organized and administered by the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV). It is considered one of the oldest women's top national leagues in European volleyball, being established in 1946, and its clubs have achieved significant success in the continental European club competitions.
Vera Helena Bonetti Mossa is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player. She was part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Rosamaria Montibeller is a Brazilian volleyball player. She usually plays as an opposite spiker and occasionally as a wing spiker. She won the silver medal while making her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The Italian Women's 2 Volleyball League, is the second highest professional women's volleyball league in Italy. The league run under the Italian Volleyball Federation rules and promotion to the Serie A1 is awarded.
Isabelle Haak is a Swedish volleyball player, who plays as an opposite for the Italian club Imoco Volley Conegliano and the Swedish national team.
Kathryn Rose Plummer is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team and the Italian club Imoco Volley.
The Italian Women's Volleyball Cup in is an Italian women's volleyball competition organized every year since 1979 by the Lega Volley Femminile. The top eight ranked teams of the Serie A1 at the end of the first half of the regular season are qualified for this single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals the 1st ranked team plays against the 8th ranked team, the 2nd ranked team plays against the 7th ranked team, the 3rd ranked team plays against the 6th ranked team and the 4th ranked team plays against the 5th ranked team. The winners advance to the final four which is played on a single weekend with the semi-finals on the Saturday and the final on the Sunday.
The Italian Women's Volleyball Super Cup is an Italian women's volleyball competition organized since 1996 by the Lega Volley Femminile. The Supercoppa Italiana is played between the winners of the Serie A1 and the Coppa Italia from the previous season. If the winners are the same team it's played between the winner of the Serie A1 and the runner-up of the Coppa Italia.
