Press release

Sergey Ovhinnikov, Russia coach: "I'm very happy for this result. We had problems in the second and third sets, but we solved them. I thank the players for this important victory."

Kim Hyung-Sil, Korea coach: "Russia has height and power. We could not perform as we should have. I have a bitter feeling about that. The next match we will have to perform as we are supposed to. Our players were intimidated by their size and power in the first set."

Ekaterina Gamova, Russia player: "I'm very glad for this result. We did what we needed to. We had problems in the match, but we solved them. I focused on my game and my team, not on my matchup with Miss Kim (Yeon-Koung). I am thinking only about the next match now. The Olympics are an important event for us. We always try to win. It is a special task."

Kim Sa-Nee, Korea captain: "Yesterday we won. Today we could not. We will try out best in the next match."