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Raphaela Folie’s American Dream | Inside the Life of an Italian Volleyball Star | Sports Illustrated

From championship glory in Italy to a bold new chapter in Texas, Italian volleyball star Raphaela Folie opens the doors to her life - both on and off the court. From intense training sessions and gym workouts to quiet moments at home revisiting her medals, this story captures the full spectrum of an elite athlete’s life. Watch Raphaela’s journey unfold — from her first spark with volleyball in Caldaro, climbing through the Italian leagues and earning her Serie A1 debut as a teenager, to dominating at the sport’s highest levels with Imoco Volley Conegliano and beyond. Relive her success — four Italian league titles, multiple Coppa Italia and Supercoppa victories, a Champions League crown, and a Club World Championship etched into her legacy. Triumph and adversity — how injuries tested her mind and body, how she fought back to return to peak form. The American Dream — What made Raphaela trade Italy’s historic leagues for the sun-soaked courts of Texas. She now brings her elite experience to LOVB Houston, helping ignite a brand-new professional volleyball movement in the U.S. Home comforts — Raphaela shows us her favorite local restaurant in Monza, savoring Italian comfort food while embracing everything that the future will hold.