Micah Christenson | Genius Among Volleyball Setters | 270 IQ
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Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson (born May 8, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player. He is part of the US national team, and is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship, the 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Zenit Kazan.
Personal life
Christenson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Robert and Charlene Christenson. His parents both attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where his father, Robert, played basketball and his mother, Charlene, won three volleyball national championships and was named a two-time All-American. His sister, Joanna, played volleyball at Southern Utah University. Christenson began playing club volleyball in 2005 with Asics Quicksilver; he also played basketball and was two time Gatorade Player of the year in Hawai'i.
Christenson is married to Brooke Christenson. They have two sons together. Christenson is a Christian.
Career
Christenson was a basketball and volleyball player for Kamehameha Schools Kapālama in Honolulu, graduating in 2011. He led his teams to three state championship titles (basketball in 2009 and 2011, and volleyball in 2011) and played in six state championship games. He attended the University of Southern California and played for the USC Trojans men's volleyball team. He was a starter on the U.S. Junior National Team that won a gold medal in the 2010 NORCECA Junior Championship in Canada and also played the FIVB 2009 Boy's Youth World Championship in Italy. In 2011 he played for the U.S. Junior National Team during the 2011 FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship in Brazil where the team placed fourth. He captained the U.S. Junior National Team to win a gold medal at the 2012 NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship in Colorado Springs.
He was supposed to play on the 2013 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team but got called up to the senior team instead. He debuted with the U.S. national team at the NORCECA Championship, which USA won; Christenson was named Best Server and Best Setter in this tournament. He also competed in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. In 2014 he won the gold medal at the World League, held in Florence, Italy. He began senior-level competition at age 20. He is the youngest starting setter to ever compete for the U.S. on a national team for both junior level and senior level.
At club level, he played on the team that won 2016-2017 Superlega, Italy's top championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova.
As of 2021, he signed a two-year contract to play in the Russian club, Zenit Kazan. Suffering only one loss in the entirety of the 2020 Russian SuperLeague in their first match against Dynamo Moscow , Kazan was able to win the first season of the Superleague.
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What Position do you Play? 🤔🏐
@luongtrieu4086
Жыл бұрын
Simeniuk, pls
@user-jp1ef8oz2v
Жыл бұрын
outside hitter
@tritokadavb25
Жыл бұрын
I'm a 5'4 Lefty olaying opposite
@elitelegostudios
Жыл бұрын
Front row setterrr
@BelderTheBlender
Жыл бұрын
setter 👑
Micah understands the team and the team understands him. Brilliant connection 👏 👌 👍
He really enjoys in the club and his connection with the players absolutely 100% )))
великолепная техника, высочайший игровой интеллект: видение площадки, чтение игры, взаимодействие со своими нападающими. майка - один из лучших пасующих в мире, и точно - самый зрелищный
@TitansVolleyball
Жыл бұрын
Согласен на 100%
This guy is the complete package! Block, spike, oh yeah and an intelligent unpredictable setter! 🔥👏
The US is blessed to have him. Creative freedom is his greatest asset 😮💨
Thanks to him alexander volkov & volvich plays like their young selves.
It’s a magical to watch him play. Genius indeed. He makes everybody brilliant and enjoyable to watch. Can never get boring .
Además que es un genio, también habla ruso. Un crack 👏
Athlete best talents well done sport men's volleyball
This setter is simply wonderful ❤
00:23 Goddamit Mikhailov in 3, now i've seen everything
If they ask me who is the best setter, I would say Chirstenson. Giannelli is second.
@fvckcoriander
Жыл бұрын
Those two are definitely rulling as the brain guru of volleyball.
@nathancerbo7050
Жыл бұрын
Rn Christenson, Giannelli, and Bruno are the top setters currently. Those guys are literal geniuses when it comes to big brain plays 😮💨
@clovisjr1229
Жыл бұрын
Do Bruno play basketball?
@nilsauzou8941
Жыл бұрын
You Forget Brizard.
Просто гений
Omg! The smirk at 5:40!! Iloveyou Micah!!!!!! ❤❤❤
Magical Cristian 🥰
Ele é um levantador completo... bloqueia e saca super bem
Только здоровья и спортивного долголетия!!! И всегда держать такой же уровень.
Ай да Майка)
My idol
The back-to-back VNL best setter! 💪🏻 VNL 2022 Best Setter 💪🏻 VNL 2023 Best Setter 💪🏻 The only Micah Christenson 🙌🏻
I really idolize him
if you havent gotten it already - he is right handed
Brabo demais
Muy completo , además de guapo .
5:40 Damn, Micah 😍😘☺️
Love him 3,000!
спасибо за хронику.в мыслях не было, что Мака играл за российские клубы.Он гений,талант!
@com_wzmi0579
Жыл бұрын
Он и сейчас играет за росийских клуб
@user-sw1hv9kp5l
Жыл бұрын
@@com_wzmi0579 😳 за какой?
@kot_na_camry
Жыл бұрын
Вообще то он сейчас играет за Зенит-Казань
これはありがてぇ ロシアリーグのクリステンソン去年から見てなかったから新鮮
❤❤❤
Кристенсон он мастер своего дело.
A=2π?
4:56 psicopata inteligente
Покажите какие пасы он дает, с не скидывает
If he has an I.Q. of 270, he's not gonna play sports. 😂 He's an amazing setter, but stop exaggerating your titles.
I wish the Russian team get the chance to play against the Italian ones
@tomekesak9186
Жыл бұрын
Disagree. No tolerance for the savage murders.
@RassGildyai
Жыл бұрын
@@tomekesak9186 aha, seen Volkov yesterday kill poor Polish guys. Oh, sorry it was Nations league in 2019.
@TitansVolleyball
Жыл бұрын
@@tomekesak9186 Sports outside politics
@franciscodelacruz840
Жыл бұрын
@@tomekesak9186 what!!!???, Players come on
@well9179
Жыл бұрын
@@tomekesak9186 don't worry dude...
Russia must be paying their players well if foreigners are still playing for them even with all the stuff currently happening.
@nathancerbo7050
Жыл бұрын
Most def they are. Christenson just signed another year with them. Cha Ching 💰
@fvckcoriander
Жыл бұрын
Put aside the fat bank account and politics, i think Micah's really enjoy playing at Kazan. If you really follow russian superleague, you can tell Micah is definitely blending well within the team and playing more effective and efficient than ever. His connection with Mikhaylov and Volkov is crazy.
@Felipe_Andre_
Жыл бұрын
For sure they pay very well. The problem is that the american government recently recommended that all americans leave Russia due to possible arrest and illegal detention. I hope nothing happens to Christenson
@well9179
Жыл бұрын
@@Felipe_Andre_ yes...like U.S. did to Maria Butina.
@jeremygonchakhailov
Жыл бұрын
Uhm russian clubs pay their foreign players with huge amount of money for sure but i think players stay there because they treat their foreign players with much respect & like a family member too. That’s why most of the foreign players stay there. Bednorz didn’t want to go cause he loves kazan. But he didn’t have a choice /
Как можно так играть, зная что Майка так любит скидывать мяч и не пытаться его блокировать. Центры, что в клубах зря свои деньги получают? Просто позорище. Я вспоминаю, матч США Россия на ОИ в Токио. Дима Волков не спал и блокировал Майку.
@user-izbukvizifr228
Жыл бұрын
тут важно понимать, что у них нет времени для прыжка, решение принимается за полсекунды... если только заранее прыгать при каждой передаче от Майки)
Bruno Rezende is more amazing!! 🔥🇧🇷
@fvckcoriander
Жыл бұрын
He is but his age is slowly eating him up.
@gissneric
Жыл бұрын
Come on, Bruno has his time. This is not about him.
@clashcoachYT
Жыл бұрын
@@fvckcoriander True...
@clashcoachYT
Жыл бұрын
@Will_ 19 For me, Bruno is the best of all times.. Legend!!!
@franciscodelacruz840
Жыл бұрын
@@gissneric correcttttt.
Эстетика волейбола, кайф. Он лучший в своём амплуа.