Salute to KYK

[ironhammer]

KYK has said Tokyo was her last Olympics and she will be leaving the Korean NT afterwards:



She hasn't quite quit volleyball just yet though, as she intends to play one more pro season in the Chinese league at least. But anyhow, I just want to take the opportunity to salute her achievement. She has, in many cases, single-handedly brought Korea up from a somewhat second-tier team to be in a position to at least be in contention to beat top-level teams once in a while:



Despite not winning at medal in Tokyo, a Korean poll shows Korean themselves find her the most impressive athlete in Tokyo:

koreabizwire.com/volleyball-icon-kim-yeon-koung-most-impressive-s-korean-athlete-at-tokyo-olympics-poll/196761

So, what is your most memorable match of KYK, whether playing for Korean NT or the various pro clubs in Turkey or China?

[Hawk Attack]

She took the twins out and that is a service to the world volleyball community as a whole.

[ironhammer]

Aug 15, 2021 2:48:39 GMT -5 Hawk Attack said:

She took the twins out and that is a service to the world volleyball community as a whole.

Haha, were the twins really that bad? 

[Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan]

Ugh I will always remember just how absolutely dominant she was in London. Hands down the best offensive OH at that Olympics. I remember not really following international ball and when I saw her in that opener against the US I was actually shocked lol

[ironhammer]

Aug 15, 2021 13:52:59 GMT -5 Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan said:

Ugh I will always remember just how absolutely dominant she was in London. Hands down the best offensive OH at that Olympics. I remember not really following international ball and when I saw her in that opener against the US I was actually shocked lol

Yup. Korea is not going to be the same without KYK. I don't see any obvious successor to KYK from Korea at the moment, in terms of anyone having the potential talent and power like KYK. Or is there...we'll just have to wait and see.