Coach Stefano Lavarini of Italy's second Olympics stopped at the quarterfinals. He sought to advance to the semifinals for the second consecutive time following the Tokyo Olympics, which led Korea to fourth place, but fell short.

Poland lost to the U.S. by a set score of 0-3 in the women's volleyball quarterfinal at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Arena 1 in South Paris on the 7th. Poland, which lost the first and second sets in a row, led until the middle of the third set but was eliminated after showing a lack of hindsight.

Lavarini, who assumed the post in January 2022, led Igor Gorgonzola Novara of Italy and Fenerbahce of Turkiye, but managed the Polish team well. Poland, which was ranked 12th in the world when the new coach was appointed, has emerged as a strong team, rising to the top three.

Poland, which easily qualified for the Paris Olympics, advanced to the tournament by ranking second in the group two wins and one loss following Brazil three wins by beating Japan and Kenya in the group league. Japan was eliminated from the preliminary round after losing to Lavarini's team just as it was three years ago. However, Poland failed to overcome the U.S. barrier in the quarterfinals. Nevertheless, it successfully achieved the highest record sixth since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

"I am not satisfied with the result. The U.S. certainly played better volleyball than us. The mentality of American players who had a lot of experience in big games showed better performance," Lavarini said after the match. "I could play better volleyball, but I couldn't." He added, "I had to perform better. I was not surprised to achieve a quarterfinal or higher result because I had good performance over the past few years. However, realistically, I think it is a good result of the quarterfinals."

As the coach, Lavarini guided the Korean team to the semifinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As the first foreign leader, he displayed cool-headed analysis of his capabilities and warm leadership, and succeeded. He also participated in his second Olympics as a Polish coach.

"I sometimes felt similar to the last Tokyo Olympics. What I would do to make my team in a better situation is important and I had to run it. I had to fight in a new experience and situation," he said. "I don't think we need to compare ourselves too much to the last Olympics. The past has passed, and we should enjoy the present."

Kim Yeon-koung, who created the Tokyo myth with Lavarini, visited Paris at the invitation of the International Volleyball Federation. "I was very happy to meet you. I knew you came yesterday 5th, and I really wanted to meet you before the game, but I came to the stadium," Lavarini said with a smile.

They have always been good partners. Lavarini said, "It's always good to see each other. I thought it was a good sign for us to win the quarterfinals when we met before the game…"It was really nice to meet you. It reminded me of the feelings we shared in the last Olympics," he said.

Lavarini's contract with the Polish Volleyball Association was signed through this year's Olympics, but he is expected to continue taking the helm. When asked about his next plan, he said, "I will take a few days off to prepare for the season of the club Vero volleyball, Milan. And I will make plans with the Polish national team for the next Olympics."