“You showed a lot of emotions after this victory in the final over the Czech Republic (3-0).
Ah yes, we let go of everything we had. It’s been a month and a half since we went home, we worked like crazy to get to this final and win this title. We work for a reason: to bring back a title to France. In addition, it is the first, it is really only happiness.
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“There is progress, the group is working really hard, we have this goal of the 2024 Olympics in mind”
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A year ago, you were dominated by the Netherlands in this same Palais des sports in Orléans (2-3). Do you measure the path traveled?
Of course, we see the following results. There is progress, the group is working really hard, we have this goal of the 2024 Olympics in mind. We don’t look for excuses, when we’re tired we go all out. This evening (sunday)we were qualified for the Challenger Cup (qualifying event for the League of Nations, from July 28 to 31 in Croatia), but we really wanted to win this title and we did it, 3-0. It wasn’t our best game but it wasn’t the main thing, we’re super happy.
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How is this medal?
She is really beautiful and we hope to have others even more beautiful.
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We saw you teasing coach Emile Rousseaux after the victory. What does he represent in the progression of this team?
He succeeded in a few years (since 2018) to help us win a title when not long ago we were just staying in the European League. We see that we work a lot and it pays off. He deserves it and he can be proud of the work accomplished. We really thank him for what he brought to this France team. And yes, he is very playful!
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” We don’t give up. Even when we made mistakes at bad times, we didn’t give up.
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How would you describe this France team?
We don’t give up. Even when we made mistakes at bad times, we didn’t give up. Until 27-25 in the second set, we were always present, it was hard and yet we held on mentally. It’s also due to the work we did with our mental trainer.
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Personally, you hold a leadership role in this team.
We expect that from a captain and I like that. Even if tonight (sunday) it was hard, I miss my game a bit (11/27 in attack)I gave everything and I held up well in reception (72 %)I knew that I was needed in this sector.
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“For all the girls here, it’s a dream to participate in the Olympics. But we have to keep our feet on the ground, we have a lot of work to do. »
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The French team is qualified for the Challenger Cup (July 18-31), the winner of which will join the League of Nations in 2023. How are you going to approach this new stage?
Already, we are super happy because we have fulfilled our two objectives: to qualify for the Challenger Cup and to win the European League. Now, we are going to do as from the beginning, take the tournament match after match. We are capable of creating surprise. Above all, we will enter the field with the same mentality, regardless of the opponent.
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You mentioned Paris 2024. What does this Olympic tournament mean to you as the host country?
For all the girls here, it’s a dream to participate in the Olympics. But we have to keep our feet on the ground, we have a lot of work to do. There’s no point skipping the steps. We had a great competition, we deserve our title and we’ll take advantage of it, but we’ll have to do a “reset” in July to get back on a good footing. »
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