Chinese star comes to Beijing as US coach
Updated: 2008-08-05 22:46:19

The scene of the Press Conference
(BEIJING, Aug. 5) — Though Team China will be first in the hearts of Chinese fans at the Olympic Women’s Volleyball tournament, the United States may rank a close second. The reason? US Coach Lang Ping. Widely considered one of the best volleyball players in the history of China, the beloved star has returned to her home country as the coach of the US Women’s Volleyball team.
“I think that’s such a rare thing to see Chinese fans support our country because of Lang Ping,” said Nicole Davies, a US volleyball player who joined her coach at a press conference at the Main Press Center in Beijing on Tuesday, August 5.

Lang Ping
During the 2005 World Grand Prix in Ningbo, China, Chinese fans held up “Lang Ping” signs in one hand while holding the US flag in the other.
Lang, a former Chine
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