The 2007 Holiday Cup

Holiday Cup

The Holiday Cup is a water polo competition held in the United States since 1998.It was established as a competition between four countries held in summer, and was expanded to six countries and moved to December.-History:-Medal Summary:-References:*...

was the ninth edition of the women's water polo

Water polo

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 competition, held in the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach

Long Beach, California

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, United States

United States

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. The tournament took place from December 5 to December 9, 2007. The tournament served as a preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

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 qualifiers (with the exception of the United States and the Netherlands who had already qualified).

• Victoria Brown
  Victoria Brown
  Victoria Brown is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. She finished sixth in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:*...
  
  
• Nikita Cuffe
  Nikita Cuffe
  Nikita Cuffe is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Katie Finucane
• Kate Gynther
  Kate Gynther
  Kate Gynther is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was educated at Brisbane State High School.-References:...
  
  
• Fiona Hammond
  Fiona Hammond
  Fiona Hammond is an Australian water polo player, who joined the Women's National Team in 2006. She was a member of the side that won the gold medal at the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.-References:*...
  
  

• Bronwen Knox
  Bronwen Knox
  Bronwen Knox is an Australian water polo player, who joined the women's national team in 2005. She was a member of the side that won the silver medal at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia.-References:*...
  
  
• Alicia McCormack
  Alicia McCormack
  Alicia McCormack is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :...
  
  
• Sarah Mills
• Jane Moran
• Melissa Rippon
  Melissa Rippon
  Melissa Rippon is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics....
  
  

• Rebecca Rippon
  Rebecca Rippon
  Rebecca Rippon is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics....
  
  
• Jenna Santoromito
  Jenna Santoromito
  Jenna Santoromito is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• Mia Santoromito
  Mia Santoromito
  Mia Santoromito is an Australian water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :...
  
  
• Sophie Smith

Head Coach: Greg McFadden

• Krystina Alogbo
  Krystina Alogbo
  Krystina Alogbo is a Canadian water polo player. She was a member of the Women's Nation Team, that claimed the bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Québec.-References:*...
  
  
• Johanne Begin
  Johanne Bégin
  Johanne Bégin is a Canadian water polo player.Bégin was a member of the fifth-placed women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and of the bronze-medal-winning team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.-References:*...
  
  
• Joëlle Békhazi
  Joëlle Békhazi
  Joëlle Stephanie Békhazi is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
  
  
• Alison Braden
  Alison Braden
  Alison Braden is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
  
  
• Cora Campbell
  Cora Campbell
  Cora Campbell is a Canadian water polo player. She is a graduate of the University of Calgary. She was part of the 5th place women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics and was part of the bronze medal winning women's water polo team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan...
  
  

• Tara Campbell
  Tara Campbell
  Tara Campbell is a Canadian water polo player. She is a member of the Women's National Team that claimed the bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Québec, and the silver medal at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy...
  
  
• Emily Csikos
  Emily Csikos
  Emily Csikos is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
  
  
• Whynter Lamarre
  Whynter Lamarre
  -References:*Whynter Lamarre was a Canadian water polo goaltender. She began playing water polo at age 14, and graduated from McGill University. She was part of the bronze medal winning women's water polo team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan....
  
  
• Sandra Lizé
  Sandra Lizé
  Sandra Lizé is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
  
  
• Katrina Monton

• Dominique Perreault
  Dominique Perreault
  Dominique Perreault is a Canadian water polo player. She was a member of the Women's Nation Team, that claimed the bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in her native town.-References:*...
  
  
• Rachel Riddell
  Rachel Riddell
  Rachel Riddell is a Canadian water polo goaltender.Riddell is a student at Loyola Marymount University. She was part of the 4th place women's water polo team at the 2003 world championships in Barcelona, Spain...
  
  
• Christine Robinson
  Christine Robinson
  Christine Robinson is a Canadian water polo player. She is a student at McGill University. She was part of the 7th place women's water polo team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:***...
  
  
• Rosanna Tomiuk
  Rosanna Tomiuk
  Rosanna Tomiuk is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
  
  

Head Coach: Patrick Oaten

• Annalisa Bosello
• Silvia Bosurgi
  Silvia Bosurgi
  Silvia Bosurgi is a female water polo forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  
• Elisa Casanova
• Marta Colaiocco
• Teresa Frassinetti

• Eleonora Gay
• Elena Gigli
  Elena Gigli
  Elena Gigli is a female water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.She also won silver medal in European championship in Belgrado 2006.Her club team is Fiorentina Waterpolo Giotti and she won Len Champions...
  
  
• Tania di Mario
  Tania di Mario
  Tania di Mario is a female water polo forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  
• Martina Miceli
  Martina Miceli
  Martina Miceli is a female water polo defender from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  
• Maddalena Musumeci
  Maddalena Musumeci
  Maddalena Musumeci is a female water polo defender from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  

• Francesca Pavan
• Cinzia Ragusa
  Cinzia Ragusa
  Cinzia Ragusa is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she won a gold medal.She was born in Catania.-Reference:* *...
  
  
• Erzsebet Valkai
• Manuela Zanchi
  Manuela Zanchi
  Manuela Zanchi is a female water polo forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  

Head Coach: Mauro Maugeri

• Iefke van Belkum
  Iefke van Belkum
  Iefke van Belkum is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Gillian van den Berg
  Gillian van den Berg
  Gillian van den Berg is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Daniëlle de Bruijn
  Daniëlle de Bruijn
  Daniëlle de Bruijn is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Mieke Cabout
  Mieke Cabout
  Mieke Cabout is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Cabout was part of the team that finished 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal...
  
  
• Rianne Guichelaar
  Rianne Guichelaar
  Rianne Guichelaar is a waterpolo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  

• Biurakn Hakhverdian
  Biurakn Hakhverdian
  Biurakn Hakhverdian is a Dutch water polo player who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. She is of Iranian Armenian descent....
  
  
• Marieke van den Ham
  Marieke van den Ham
  Marieke van den Ham is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Noeki Klein
  Noeki Klein
  Noeki Klein is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Klein was part of the team that became 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal...
  
  
• Lana Mandjes
• Ilse van der Meijden
  Ilse van der Meijden
  Ilse van der Meijden is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  

• Meike de Nooy
  Meike de Nooy
  Meike de Nooy is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Alet Sijbring
• Yasemin Smit
  Yasemin Smit
  Yasemin Smit is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Nienke Vermeer

Head Coach: Robin van Galen

• Olla Belyaeva
• Olga Botynov
• Yulia Gaufler
• Evgenia Ivanova
• Sofia Konukh

• Ekaterina Kyznestova
• Ekaterina Pantyulina
• Ekaterina Prokofyna
• Evgenia Protsenko
• Natalia Shepelina

• Elena Smurova
  Elena Smurova
  Elena Yurievna Smurova is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was the topscorer of the 2005 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, scoring a total number of 31 goals.-External links:**...
  
  
• Evgenia Soboleva
• Valentina Vorontsova
• Alena Vylegzhanina

Head Coach: Aleksandr Kleymenov

• Betsey Armstrong
• Patty Cardenas
  Patty Cardenas
  Patty Cardenas is an American water polo player. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics....
  
  
• Kami Craig
  Kami Craig
  Kami Craig is an American water polo player. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Craig attended Santa Barbara High School and the University of Southern California...
  
  
• Erika Figge
  Erika Figge
  Erika Figge is a water polo player from the United States, playing as an attacker. She was a debutant at the US Women's Water Polo Team that won the silver medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Canada.-Career:In June, 2009, Figge was named to the USA Water Polo Women’s Senior...
  
  
• Molly Hayes
  Molly Hayes
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• Jamie Hipp
• Natalie Golda
  Natalie Golda
  Natalie Golda is an American water polo player. Considered one of the greatest women's water polo players of all time, her senior leadership helped guide the 2005 UCLA Bruins to their seventh national championship. In May 2005 Golda received the Peter J...
  
  
• Alison Gregorka
  Alison Gregorka
  Alison Gregorka is an American water polo player. She started playing at the age of 14. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is now coaching High school Water polo in Lake Oswego, Oregon...
  
  
• Heather Petri
  Heather Petri
  Heather Petri is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal with the US women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics and also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Jessica Steffens
  Jessica Steffens
  Jessica Steffens is an American water polo player. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
  
  

• Moriah van Norman
  Moriah van Norman
  Moriah van Norman is an American water polo player for the University of Southern California, who won the Peter J. Cutino Award in 2004, recognized as the best female collegiate player in the nation...
  
  
• Brenda Villa
  Brenda Villa
  Brenda Villa is an American world-class water polo player for the US National and Olympic teams....
  
  
• Lauren Wenger
  Lauren Wenger
  Lauren Wenger is an American water polo player for the University of Southern California, who received the 2006 Peter J. Cutino Award as the best collegiate water polo player among Division I NCAA teams...
  
  
• Elsie Windes
  Elsie Windes
  Elsie Windes is an American water polo player. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Career:...
  
  

Head Coach: Guy Baker

Guy Baker

Guy Baker was the head coach for the United States women's national water polo team competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. He is now the Director Of Olympic Development of USA Water Polo...

Preliminary round

• December 5, 2007

  	11–10
  	10–12
  	10–7

• December 6, 2007

  	10–7
  	10–8
  	5–8

• December 6, 2007

  	9–13
  	16–15
  	12–8

• December 7, 2007

  	15–12
  	14–15
  	5–6

• December 8, 2007

  	7–12
  	8–11
  	12–13

Standings

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.		11	5	4	0	1	55	52
2.		11	5	3	0	2	61	53
3.		10	5	4	0	1	64	57
4.		7	5	2	0	3	44	42
5.		6	5	2	0	3	44	47
6.		0	5	0	0	5	43	57

5th / 6th Place Match

• December 9, 2007

  8–6

Bronze medal match

• December 9, 2007

  17–7

Gold Medal Match

• December 9, 2007

  10–9

Final ranking

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