In recent days she changed her mind, and Lioubov Sokolova will returno to the team and play in the Yeltsin Cup. She will come to Ekaterinburg to replace Kosheleva who stayed in Germany, but the strong attacker/receiver should recover for the Olympics.
These are the teams that will play against Italy in the Yeltsin Cup:
Brazil: Ana Tiemi, Claudinha, Joycinha, Ju Nogueira, Sassa, Priscila Daroit, Gabi, Elllen Braga, Natasha, Andressa, Leticia Hage, Suelen Pinto.
Poland: Joanna Wolosz, Ewelina Tobiasz, Zuzanna Czyznielewska, Ewelina Sieczka, Kinga Kasprzak, Aleksandra Wójcik, Paulina Glaz, Iga Chojnacka, Maja Tokarska, Agnieszka Kakolewska, Aleksandra Sikorska, Krystyna Strasz.
Russia: Evgenia Startseva, Marina Akulova, Anna Matienko, Ekaterina Gamova, Natalia Goncharova-Obmochaeva, Nelli Alisheva, Lioubov Sokolova-Shashkova, Evgenia Artamonova-Estes, Lesya Makhno, Victoria Chaplina, Daria Stolyarova-Isaeva, Maria Borisenko, Maria Perepelkina, Regina Moroz, Yulia Merkulova, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Ekaterina Kabeshova-Ulanova.
Cuba: Yanelis Santos, Ana Lidia Cleger, Yusidey Sillie, Yoana Palacios, Wilma Salas, Sulian Matienzo, Alena Orta Rojas, Rosanna Giel, Gyselle Silva, Daymara Lescay, Leanny Castañeda Simon, Emily Borrel.