Justine Wong-Orantes

07/18/24 • 35 min

Justine Wong-Orantes has persevered through cuts, bench roles and more throughout her career, but she’s overcome each obstacle en route to the top of the volleyball world. How did playing on the beach help this 5-6 former setter become Best Libero at the 2020 Olympic Ganes? Why did Justine pick up a volleyball in the first place? What future does the LOVB Omaha star see for the sport in the United States? She and Tiffany Oshinsky dive into that and more during episode four of Serving Pancakes.

Chapters include:

Volleyball: a family affair
The benefits of beach
Different jersey color, same Justine
Transitioning to to the international game
Making (and making of) the 2020 Olympic team
LOVB and legacy

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Host: Tiffany Oshinsky

Senior Producer: Anya Alvarez is our Senior Producer

Executive Producers: Carrie Stett, Tamara Deike, and Lindsay Hoffman

Theme Music: Pancakes by Eric W. Mast, Jr

Sound Designer: Max Lorenzen

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Chapters include:

Volleyball: a family affair
The benefits of beach
Different jersey color, same Justine
Transitioning to to the international game
Making (and making of) the 2020 Olympic team
LOVB and legacy

Follow Justine on Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).

Become a LOVB Insider to stay up-to-date on when tickets will go on sale, team info, venue announcements and more!

Host: Tiffany Oshinsky

Senior Producer: Anya Alvarez is our Senior Producer

Executive Producers: Carrie Stett, Tamara Deike, and Lindsay Hoffman

Theme Music: Pancakes by Eric W. Mast, Jr

Sound Designer: Max Lorenzen

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Previous Episode

Annie Drews

Opposite hitter Annie Drews may have been a latecomer to volleyball, but that hasn’t stopped her from a pro career that’s sent her to Puerto Rico, Italy, Japan and more. The Elkhart, Indiana, native overcame that slow start to earn a spot on the U.S. National Team, and she powered the squad to the gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. After yet another nudge along her path, she’s coming home to play in front of family and friends with LOVB Madison Volleyball. Alongside host Tiffany Oshinsky, Annie reflects on her path from aspiring dancer to being part of the foundation of a new era in volleyball.

Chapters include:

The growth spurt that helped Annie rediscover volleyball
Being a late bloomer in the game
Nudged toward a pro career
Day-to-day as a professional athlete
From Tokyo to the altar
Mapping out the road to LOVB

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Host: Tiffany Oshinsky
Senior Producer: Anya Alvarez is our Senior Producer
Executive Producers: Carrie Stett, Tamara Deike, and Lindsay Hoffman
Theme Music: Pancakes by Eric W. Mast, Jr
Sound Designer: Max Lorenzen

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Next Episode

Jordan Larson

Fifteen-year pro Jordan Larson is one of the most decorated American volleyball players of all time. And she’s not done yet. The three-time Olympic medalist, NCAA champion, world champion and winner of 15 professional titles is back with Team USA to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. That’s not all; this winter, The Governor will return to her home state of Nebraska to play with LOVB Omaha. From being a leader to establishing a Team USA culture to starting her coaching career, Jordan talks everything volleyball (and everything Nebraska) on the latest episode of Serving Pancakes.

Chapters include:

Staying home at Nebraska
Becoming Governor
Premonitions of being a pro
Building a golden culture
Jordan’s development as a leader
Golf and other hobbies
The changing volleyball landscape in the U.S.
Coming home with LOVB Omaha

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Become a LOVB Insider to stay up-to-date on when tickets will go on sale, team info, venue announcements and more!

Host: Tiffany Oshinsky
Senior Producer: Anya Alvarez is our Senior Producer
Executive Producers: Carrie Stett, Tamara Deike, and Lindsay Hoffman
Theme Music: Pancakes by Eric W. Mast, Jr
Sound Designer: Max Lorenzen

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Serving Pancakes - Justine Wong-Orantes

Transcript

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Hi, I'm Tifney Oshinsky, and this is serving pancakes. Nope, not a podcast about food. This is a podcast about volleyball and more to you. A pancake is a fluffy, syrup drenched breakfast food button volleyball. A pancake is a high effort move when a player flattens her hand against the ground to keep the ball in play. And that's us digging into high efforts that are moving sports forward. Listen in as I talk with the people making the biggest imp